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name: "François Cluzet"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/francois-cluzet"
fi1m_id: "francois-cluzet"
imdb_id: "nm0167388"
tmdb_id: 33161
wikidata_id: "Q600051"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 September 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-05T00:02:00.686841+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# François Cluzet

## Identity

François Cluzet

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/francois-cluzet
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** francois-cluzet
- **IMDb ID:** nm0167388
- **TMDB ID:** 33161
- **Wikidata ID:** Q600051
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Cluzet, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q600051, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167388/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33161

Actor. Born 21 September 1955 in Paris, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 September 1955, Paris, France
- **Active:** 1995–2011
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 55 (1), 2010s 72 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Cluzet, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q600051, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167388/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33161

## Coming up

- *Mystik* (2027-02-17)

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Intouchables*](https://film.one/film/the-intouchables.md) (72)

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## Fi1m on François Cluzet

> François Cluzet gives quiet characters enough alertness to hold their own beside louder company. We like him best when that restraint allows room for humour, as it does opposite Omar Sy in *The Intouchables*.

At the opera in *The Intouchables* (2011), François Cluzet lets Omar Sy supply the energy without giving him all the work. His Philippe stays alert to Driss, ready to respond rather than simply receive another helping of good spirits. We laughed because their timing makes the clash of tastes feel spontaneous. Cluzet is particularly good company here: he gives a quieter character enough humour and attention to make the partnership feel equal.

That international familiarity followed years of dramatic work with directors including Claude Chabrol, Bertrand Tavernier and Claire Denis through the 1980s and 1990s. Chabrol's *L'Enfer* (1994) explores jealousy and psychological tension, a useful reminder of the troubled characters elsewhere in Cluzet's work. Guillaume Canet's *Tell No One* (2006) brought major recognition for a leading role. He returned to Canet for *Little White Lies* (2010), playing an irritable character.

Cluzet has said he prefers acting silently, and Philippe is a good place to see what he means. Small movements and changes of gaze let us follow a character whose physical activity is limited. He also values parts that allow vulnerability or ridicule, which helps explain why his restraint does not feel solemn. Philippe can enjoy the joke, and Cluzet keeps our attention on the exchange with Sy rather than on the difficulty of the acting.

Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache lean hard on the contrast between Philippe, a wealthy aristocrat, and Driss, his carer. Their tidy handling of class and race is a real weakness, however agreeable the company becomes. Cluzet and Sy make the friendship convincing, but they cannot give the story risks the script will not take. It is worth an evening with that reservation, and Cluzet deserves his share of the credit for keeping the exchanges lively. Start here for the comic timing, then try *Tell No One* for the dramatic work that preceded it.

## Biography

François Cluzet is a French film and theatre actor. He was born on 21 September 1955 in Paris.

Cluzet has worked with directors including Claude Chabrol, Bertrand Tavernier, Claire Denis and Robert Altman. He won the César Award for Best Actor in 2007 for his performance as Alexandre Beck in *Tell No One* (2006). He is best known internationally for playing Philippe in *The Intouchables* (2011).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Intouchables* (2011), Fi1m 72, as Philippe — [page](https://film.one/film/the-intouchables.md)
- *French Kiss* (1995), Fi1m 55, as Bob — [page](https://film.one/film/french-kiss.md)

## Complete filmography (95)

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

- *Mystik* (2027), Actor
- *Good Vibes Only* (2026), as Thomas
- *Prime Rush* (2025), as Lionel Perrin
- *A Real Job* (2023), as Pierre
- *Masquerade* (2022), as Simon Laurenti
- *Canailles* (2022), as Antoine
- *Promises* (2022), Thanks
- *Kitchen Brigade* (2022), as Lorenzo
- *The Man in the Basement* (2021), as Jacques Fonzic
- *Rose Island* (2020), as Jean Baptiste Toma'
- *Poly* (2020), as Victor
- *Little White Lies 2* (2019), as Max Cantara
- *The Red Collar* (2018), as Lantier
- *Through the Mill* (2018), as Pierre Baud
- *Normandy Nude* (2018), as Georges Balbuzard
- *School of Life* (2017), as Totoche
- *The Other Me* (2017), as Marcel de Chaffe
- *Scribe* (2016), as Duval
- *The Country Doctor* (2016), as Jean-Pierre Werner
- *One Wild Moment* (2015), as Antoine
- *Quantum Love* (2014), as Pierre
- *Turning Tide* (2013), as Yann Kermadec
- *11.6* (2013), as Toni
- *Do Not Disturb* (2012), as Jeff
- *The Art of Love* (2011), as Achille
- *The Intouchables* (2011), as Philippe — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-intouchables.md)
- *A Monster in Paris* (2011), as Le préfet Maynott (voice)
- *My Father Is a Cleaning Lady* (2011), as Michel
- *Little White Lies* (2010), as Max Cantara
- *White Snow* (2010), as Maxime
- *In the Beginning* (2009), as Philippe Miller
- *One for the Road* (2009), as Hervé Chabalier
- *Paris* (2008), as Philippe Verneuil
- *Rivals* (2008), as Gabriel
- *True Enough* (2007), as Marc
- *My Place in the Sun* (2007), as Paul
- *Game of Four* (2007), as Lionel
- *The Besieged Fortress* (2006), as Napoléon III
- *Tell No One* (2006), as Alexandre Beck
- *Quatre étoiles* (2006), as René
- *La cloche a sonné* (2005), as Jean
- *The Lost Domain* (2005), as Antoine
- *The Hook* (2004), as Ben Castelano
- *France Boutique* (2003), as Olivier
- *Janis and John* (2003), as Walter Kingkate
- *Quand je vois le soleil* (2003), as Pierre
- *Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?* (2003), as Gibson
- *The Adversary* (2002), as Luc
- *La Famille Guérin* (2002), series, as Julien Guérin
- *L'Algérie des chimères* (2001), series, as Père Enfaintin
- *La Cape et l'épée* (2000), series, as Ménestrel
- *Les Enfants du printemps* (2000), series, as François
- *Sweet Idleness* (1999), as Stendhal
- *Late August, Early September* (1999), as Adrien
- *Midnight Exam* (1998), as Antoine
- *La voie est libre* (1998), as Jules
- *The Swindle* (1997), as Maurice
- *The Silence of Rak* (1997), as Rak
- *Le Déménagement* (1997), as Claude
- *Enfants de salaud* (1996), as Sandro
- *Dialogue au sommet* (1996), as Moser
- *The Apprentices* (1995), as Antoine
- *The Horseman on the Roof* (1995), as Doctor
- *French Kiss* (1995), as Bob — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/french-kiss.md)
- *Prêt-à-Porter* (1994), as Nina's Assistant
- *Wind from Wyoming* (1994), as Chester Celine
- *Torment* (1994), as Paul Prieur
- *Angel's Wing* (1993), as Ernest Devrines
- *See You Tomorrow* (1992), as Gilles
- *Olivier, Olivier* (1992), as Serge Duval
- *Sexes faibles !* (1992), as Sébastien Sebastian
- *The French Revolution* (1989), series, as Camille Desmoulins
- *Too Beautiful for You* (1989), as Pascal Chevassu
- *Deux* (1989), as Louis
- *The French Revolution* (1989), as Camille Desmoulins
- *Uncontrollable Circumstances* (1989), as Daniel
- *Once Around the Park* (1989), as Al
- *Story of Women* (1988), as Paul Latour
- *Chocolat* (1988), as Marc Dalens
- *Jaune revolver* (1988), as Jean-Claude Wielzky
- *Top Managers* (1987), as Thierry Deroc de Plebelecq
- *The Way Out* (1986), as Paul Triana
- *'Round Midnight* (1986), as Francis Borler
- *États d'âme* (1986), as Pierrot
- *Elsa, Elsa* (1985), as Ferdinant (adult)
- *Les enragés* (1985), as Marc
- *Manipulations* (1984), as Julien
- *Vive la sociale !* (1983), as Maurice Decques
- *One Deadly Summer* (1983), as Mickey, brother of Pin-Pon
- *Entre Nous* (1983), as Un militaire
- *The Hatter's Ghost* (1982), as Jeantet
- *Le Boulanger de Suresnes* (1981), as Richard Roux
- *The Horse of Pride* (1980), as Pierre-Alain, le père
- *Cocktail Molotov* (1980), as Bruno
- *Le Journal* (1979), series, as Hubert

## Gallery

- ![François Cluzet](https://film.one/media/person/102404/gallery-11b4faf59743.png) François Cluzet — Studio Harcourt., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/FrancoisCluzet-StudioHarcourt-1987.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Avant-première du film "L'école buissonnière" : François Cluzet, Jean Scandel, Nicolas Vanier, François Berléand, Éric Elmosnino. (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/102404/gallery-32b8df05907d.jpg) Avant-première du film "L'école buissonnière" : François Cluzet, Jean Scandel, Nicolas Vanier, François Berléand, Éric Elmosnino. (2017) — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/AVP_L%27%C3%A9cole_buissonni%C3%A8re.jpg/1280px-AVP_L%27%C3%A9cole_buissonni%C3%A8re.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![0266-Vendée 2012 (Ponton)](https://film.one/media/person/102404/gallery-35d3a15cad01.jpg) 0266-Vendée 2012 (Ponton) — jakez29120 from PONT L'ABBE, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Armel_Le_Cl%C3%A9ach_VG2012.jpg/1280px-Armel_Le_Cl%C3%A9ach_VG2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![0270-Vendée 2012 (Ponton)](https://film.one/media/person/102404/gallery-4db994a72cfe.jpg) 0270-Vendée 2012 (Ponton) — jakez29120 from PONT L'ABBE, FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Armel_Le_Cl%C3%A9ach_VG2012_%281%29.jpg/1280px-Armel_Le_Cl%C3%A9ach_VG2012_%281%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![François Cluzet](https://film.one/media/person/102404/gallery-29d72117dd05.jpg) François Cluzet — Image via TMDB
- ![François Cluzet](https://film.one/media/person/102404/gallery-8f0b4a4412ad.jpg) François Cluzet — Image via TMDB
- ![François Cluzet](https://film.one/media/person/102404/gallery-c8526c1706af.jpg) François Cluzet — Image via TMDB
- ![Pierre Niney, François Cluzet, Marine Vacth et Nicolas Bedos lors de l'avant-première du film Mascarade à Paris (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/102404/gallery-1151e06d48ce.jpg) Pierre Niney, François Cluzet, Marine Vacth et Nicolas Bedos lors de l'avant-première du film Mascarade à Paris (2022) — Speculos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Avant-premi%C3%A8re_film_Mascarade.jpg/1280px-Avant-premi%C3%A8re_film_Mascarade.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![François Cluzet à l'avant-première du film "L'école buissonnière" (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/102404/gallery-81fd3f6f41e2.jpg) François Cluzet à l'avant-première du film "L'école buissonnière" (2017) — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Fran%C3%A7ois_Cluzet_avp_L%27%C3%A9cole_buissonni%C3%A8re.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Actor 2012: European Film Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *The Intouchables*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2011: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Little White Lies*
- César Award for Best Actor 2007: César Award for Best Actor (won), for *Tell No One*

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

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