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name: "Dominique Besnehard"
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roles: ["Producer"]
born: "5 February 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T14:16:22.812224+00:00"
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# Dominique Besnehard

Producer. Born 5 February 1954 in Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 5 February 1954, Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- **Active:** 1981–2015
- **Also known as:** Dominique Besnéhard, 도미니크 베스네하르드
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 writing, 1 producing
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 80 (1), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Besnehard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q346102, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0078712/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21680

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Call My Agent!*](https://film.one/tv/call-my-agent.md) (82)

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## Fi1m on Dominique Besnehard

> Dominique Besnehard spent twenty-two years as a talent agent and turned the job into *Call My Agent*, a comedy that knows exactly how the business works and likes it too much to hurt it. That fondness is its warmth and its limit.

Every week a real French actor walks into a Paris office playing themselves, and four agents lie to them for a living. That is the whole engine of *Call My Agent* (2015), and it runs for four seasons of six episodes without seizing up. The stars are vain, frightened, ageing or all three; the agents are worse, and paid ten per cent for it. Dominique Besnehard did not so much invent this as remember it.

He began in 1975 as assistant and casting director to Jacques Doillon, and spent the following years finding actors before anyone else had, Béatrice Dalle and Juliette Binoche among them. In 1986 he joined Artmedia and represented French stars for twenty-two years, which is where the series comes from. He left around 2007 or 2008, founded Mon Voisin Productions with Michel Feller, and then spent seven years trying to persuade a broadcaster that a comedy about agents was worth making. He has said that most of the storylines around the talent did really happen, but not to the guests in the series, and you can feel it. The panics are too particular to have been made up.

What he brought was the setting and the knowledge; what made it good was Fanny Herrero, who wrote it, and Camille Cottin, who plays the agent you start watching for. Besnehard's contribution is that the pressures, the client relationships and the deals all look like work rather than like a writer's idea of work. We came for the cameos, expecting to tire of them, and instead found by the end of the first season that we minded far more about the agents than about anyone they represented. That is the show's quiet trick, and it is plainly Besnehard's doing. He was one.

The limit is the same as the source. Besnehard loved the business for twenty-two years and evidently still does; he still produces, still runs a festival in Angoulême, still turns up on screen now and then. So the series is accurate about the vanity of actors and never once suggests that the machinery around them might be rotten. Our review put it plainly: it is fond of the business it mocks, which keeps it warm and stops it drawing blood. A former agent who wanted to draw blood would have written a different show, and would probably still be waiting for someone to make it.

Since then he has co-written a history of the agency itself, *Artmedia: Une Histoire Du Cinéma Français* (2021). The series is the affectionate version of that story. If there is a harder one, he is the only person who knows it.

## Biography

Dominique Besnehard is a French actor, producer, casting director and former talent agent. Born on 5 February 1954 in Bois-Colombes, he trained at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre (ENSATT) in Paris.

He began working in film in 1975 as an assistant to director Jacques Doillon and became a casting director, discovering actors including Béatrice Dalle and Juliette Binoche. He later spent over twenty years as an agent at Artmedia, representing stars such as Isabelle Adjani, Sophie Marceau and Nathalie Baye, before founding his production company Mon Voisin Productions in 2008.

Besnehard originated the idea for the series *Call My Agent!* (2015–2020), on which he is credited as producer, and has appeared in more than eighty films and television shows since 1975, including *À nos amours* (1983), *Betty Blue* (1986), *Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra* (2002) and *The Crime Is Mine* (2023).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, screendaily.com, allocine.fr.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Wrote (1)

- *Call My Agent!* (2015), Fi1m 82, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/call-my-agent.md)

### Produced (1) — the average rests on these

- *Diva* (1981), Fi1m 80, Casting — [page](https://film.one/film/diva.md)

## Complete filmography (139)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Call My Agent! The Movie* (2026), Producer
- *La agencia* (2025), series, Original Series Creator
- *Dans l'ombre de Marlow* (2025), as Richard
- *Ça, c'est Paris !* (2024), series, as Régis, Producer
- *La Maman du bourreau* (2024), Producer
- *Escort Boys* (2023), series, as Agent
- *The Next trip* (2023), Producer
- *Goodbye Vinyle* (2023), Producer
- *The Crime Is Mine* (2023), as Head Waiter
- *Constance aux enfers* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Les lendemains de veille* (2022), as Le notaire
- *Behind Every Star* (2022), series, Original Series Creator
- *The King’s Favorite* (2022), series, Producer
- *Ten Percent* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *A Bookshop in Paris* (2021), Co-Producer
- *Spring Blossom* (2021), as Gérard
- *I Love You Coiffure* (2020), as Raoul  (segment "L'Addition")
- *The Agency* (2020), series, Original Series Creator
- *Huguette* (2019), Producer
- *The Dazzled* (2019), Producer
- *Poor Georges* (2019), Producer
- *Cyrano, My Love* (2018), as Renaissance Theater Director
- *Mylène Demongeot, la milady du cinéma* (2018), Director
- *The Fall of the American Empire* (2018), Associate Producer
- *Thomas* (2018), Associate Producer
- *L'Autostoppeuse* (2018), Producer
- *Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit* (2018), Technical Advisor
- *Nos Enfants* (2017), Producer
- *Nobody's Perfect!* (2017), Producer
- *Happy End* (2017), as Marcel the Hairdresser
- *Venise sous la neige* (2017), Acting
- *Foreign Body* (2016), Producer
- *I Am a Soldier* (2015), Producer
- *Call My Agent!* (2015), series, as Paul Granier, Creator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-my-agent.md)
- *The Cowboy of Normandy* (2015), as Serge
- *La Douce Empoisonneuse* (2014), Producer
- *Wild Life* (2014), as La mère de Nora
- *Brèves de comptoir* (2014), as Choriste, Producer
- *Tourist Office* (2014), Producer
- *Chinese Puzzle* (2013), as l'éditeur
- *Taking Off* (2013), Associate Producer
- *Murders in...* (2013), series, Producer
- *Max* (2013), as Le directeur de l’école
- *Anouk Aimée, la beauté du geste* (2012), Director
- *Maddened by His Absence* (2012), Producer
- *Rue des Roses* (2012), Producer
- *Il était une fois... À nos amours* (2012), Acting
- *Big is Beautiful* (2012), as Antoine, Producer
- *Mona Lisa Has Vanished* (2011), Acting
- *Mystery at Moulin Rouge* (2011), as Charles Zidler
- *Mystery in Paris* (2011), series, as Charles Zidler
- *Meeting with an Angel* (2011), Producer
- *The Conquest* (2011), as Pierre Charon
- *The Great Restaurant II* (2011), as The Heterosexual
- *Queen to Play* (2009), Producer
- *A Day at the Museum* (2008), as Visitor, Associate Producer
- *My Stars* (2008), as Durand
- *Empreintes* (2007), series, Director
- *Days of Darkness* (2007), Co-Producer
- *Vatanen's Hare* (2006), as Barman Chibougamau
- *Le Cid* (2006), as (voice)
- *Pédale dure* (2004), as Riki
- *Cause toujours !* (2004), as le droguiste
- *Podium* (2004), as Le psychologue
- *Graffiti* (2004), series, as Sel - Host
- *RRRrrrr!!!* (2004), as Pierre (le Dévoré Oursmouth)
- *The Car Keys* (2003), as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
- *Les filles, personne s'en méfie* (2003), as Producer
- *Leave Your Hands on My Hips* (2003), as Gérald, le patron du Warhol
- *Aurélien* (2003), as Zamora
- *Aurélien* (2003), series, as Zamora
- *Dangerous Liaisons* (2003), series, as Foundation deputy
- *Special Delivery* (2002), as Laurent
- *Blanche* (2002), as Le duc
- *Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra* (2002), as Taster
- *Tomorrow's Another Day* (2000), as Patient 3
- *Les Misérables* (2000), series, as Gueulemer
- *Franck Spadone* (2000), as L'expert
- *Le Prof* (2000), as Julien
- *Balzac: A Life of Passion* (1999), as Werdet - Editor
- *Mookie* (1998), as Le patron du restaurant "Le Gai Paris"
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (1998), series, as The Defense Lawyer
- *Paparazzi* (1998), as Dédé, patron d'un restaurant et boîte de nuit
- *Denis* (1998), Acting
- *Joséphine, Guardian Angel* (1997), series, as Saint Brice
- *Heroines* (1997), as Eddy
- *Didier* (1997), as Kiki
- *What a Drag* (1996), as Riki
- *Beaumarchais the Scoundrel* (1996), as Louis XVI
- *The Liars* (1996), as Casting director
- *The Grand Dukes* (1996), as Le patron de l'agence Atlas
- *Mémoires d'un jeune con* (1996), as The casting director
- *J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites* (1995), as François
- *Little Indian, Big City* (1994), as Maître Dong
- *Dead Tired* (1994), as Michel Blanc's Agent
- *Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy* (1994), as Journalist at the Cameo
- *Mensonge* (1993), as Rozenberg
- *Colpo di coda* (1993), series, as Boucher
- *Nothing But Lies* (1991), as Detective
- *Les Jupons de la révolution* (1989), series, as Louis XVI
- *Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête* (1989), as (uncredited)
- *L'été en pente douce* (1987), as Leval
- *Sale Temps* (1987), as voix
- *The Name of the Rose* (1986), Casting
- *The Secret Wife* (1986), Acting
- *Cent francs l'amour* (1986), as Mr. Kruk
- *Ménage* (1986), as A Nightclub Boy
- *Betty Blue* (1986), as Client de la pizzeria, Casting
- *Family Business* (1986), Casting
- *An Impudent Girl* (1985), Casting
- *Detective* (1985), Casting
- *The Night Wears Suspenders* (1985), as Public Toilets Madman
- *Ave Maria* (1984), as Decarsalade, Casting
- *Marche à l'ombre* (1984), as Coffee boy
- *La Pirate* (1984), Casting
- *The Horsemen of the Storm* (1984), as Capt. Blott
- *A Nos Amours* (1983), as Robert
- *Waiter!* (1983), Casting
- *A Friend of Vincent* (1983), Casting
- *Shadow Dance* (1983), Casting
- *The Moon in the Gutter* (1983), Casting
- *Legitimate Violence* (1982), Acting
- *The Return of Martin Guerre* (1982), Casting
- *The Passerby* (1982), Casting
- *All Fired Up* (1982), Casting
- *Strange Affair* (1981), Casting
- *A Business of Men* (1981), Casting
- *The Prodigal Daughter* (1981), Casting
- *Diva* (1981), Casting — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/diva.md)
- *Un étrange voyage* (1981), as Marc
- *Psy* (1981), as Michel
- *I Love You All* (1980), as Dominique, Casting
- *L'entourloupe* (1980), as (uncredited), Casting
- *The Police War* (1979), as Ballestrat man (uncredited)
- *The Hussy* (1979), L'instituteur, Assistant Director, Casting
- *Graduate First* (1978), Casting
- *A Bag of Marbles* (1975), Casting
- *Ces grappes de ma vigne* (1975), series, Martial, Assistant Director
- *Podium - Version Longue*, as Docteur Dandieu

## Gallery

- ![Dominique Besnehard](https://film.one/media/person/332464/gallery-04a88a236eb0.jpg) Dominique Besnehard — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Dominique_Besnehard_Cannes_2017.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Anouk Aimée, Maidy Teitelbaum, Dominique Besnehard à Cinemania en 2013](https://film.one/media/person/332464/gallery-947a00e588fd.jpg) Anouk Aimée, Maidy Teitelbaum, Dominique Besnehard à Cinemania en 2013 — Cinemania film festival, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Anouk_Aim%C3%A9e%2C_Maidy_Teitelbaum%2C_Dominique_Besnehard.jpg/1280px-Anouk_Aim%C3%A9e%2C_Maidy_Teitelbaum%2C_Dominique_Besnehard.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dominique Besnehard in 2009, during a presentation of the French movie Joueuse, which he produced.](https://film.one/media/person/332464/gallery-930efd580238.jpg) Dominique Besnehard in 2009, during a presentation of the French movie Joueuse, which he produced. — DaffyDuke / Olivier Duquesne, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Besnehard.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![photo Christophe Brachet](https://film.one/media/person/332464/gallery-336cff0af271.jpg) photo Christophe Brachet — Christophe Brachet, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Dominique_Besnehard_.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Dominique Besnehard in 2014](https://film.one/media/person/332464/gallery-6286c6a632d4.jpg) Dominique Besnehard in 2014 — ActuaLitté, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Dominique_Besnehard_2014.jpg/1280px-Dominique_Besnehard_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dominique Besnehard aux obsèques d'Émilie Dequenne à la salle de la Coupole du Père-Lachaise, le 26 mars 2025.](https://film.one/media/person/332464/gallery-b7aa933d966a.jpg) Dominique Besnehard aux obsèques d'Émilie Dequenne à la salle de la Coupole du Père-Lachaise, le 26 mars 2025. — ManoSolo13241324, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Dominique_Besnehard_2025.jpg/1280px-Dominique_Besnehard_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won

- Officer of the Legion of Honour 2017: Officer of the Legion of Honour (won)
- Officer of Arts and Letters 2014: Officer of Arts and Letters (won)
- Knight of the Legion of Honour 2004: Knight of the Legion of Honour (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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