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name: "Jean-Hugues Anglade"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jean-hugues-anglade"
fi1m_id: "jean-hugues-anglade"
imdb_id: "nm0000767"
tmdb_id: 7037
wikidata_id: "Q690283"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 July 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T21:45:42.451715+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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# Jean-Hugues Anglade

## Identity

Jean-Hugues Anglade

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jean-hugues-anglade
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jean-hugues-anglade
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000767
- **TMDB ID:** 7037
- **Wikidata ID:** Q690283
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Hugues_Anglade, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q690283, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000767/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7037

Actor. Born 29 July 1955 in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 July 1955, Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France
- **Active:** 1990–2008
- **Also known as:** Жан-Юг Англад
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 75 (2), 2000s 81 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Hugues_Anglade, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q690283, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000767/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7037

## Fi1m on Jean-Hugues Anglade

> Jean-Hugues Anglade gives intense men a vulnerable side and supporting roles enough weight to matter. We rate his presence in *Nikita*, though its romance sometimes needs more time than the script allows.

In *Nikita* (1990), Jean-Hugues Anglade holds his own in an assassin thriller built around Anne Parillaud. As Marco, he is part of a supporting cast strong enough to make an impression despite Luc Besson’s emphatic styling. We value that presence, particularly in a film whose writing sometimes takes shortcuts. His strength is playing intense men whose vulnerability remains visible, though good casting cannot make an underwritten relationship wholly convincing.

His breakthrough lead was Henri in Patrice Chéreau’s *L'Homme blessé* (1983), establishing his screen presence early. Besson’s *Subway* (1985), in which he played Le Roller, and Jean-Jacques Beineix’s *Betty Blue* (1986), as Zorg, followed. Chéreau, Besson and Beineix were recurring collaborators. Zorg is one of the emotionally charged parts that explain his reputation, but we would not confine his appeal to leading roles or expect every performance to carry the same pressure.

*Nikita* is useful evidence of what he contributes when the film belongs to somebody else. We enjoyed watching him, because he has the presence to hold his own alongside Tchéky Karyo and Jeanne Moreau without the film having to depend entirely on Parillaud. That pleasure should not become an excuse for Besson’s shortcuts. The romance is meant to make the violence matter more, yet at times the script asks us to be moved before it has given the feeling time to develop. Anglade helps, but it would be unfair to credit him with solving a problem the writing leaves in place.

Charles IX in *Queen Margot* (1994), opposite Isabelle Adjani, is another emotionally charged part, this time in a supporting role. His subsequent work across French and international features, and television including *Braquo*, makes a simple account of him as an intense young lead inadequate. For a first encounter, *Nikita* is worth an evening for the company he keeps, with modest expectations of the romance.

## Biography

Jean-Hugues Anglade is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He was born on 29 July 1955 in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France.

He trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris. Anglade is known for his roles as Zorg in *Betty Blue* (1986), Marco in *Nikita* (1990), and Charles IX in *La Reine Margot* (1994), for which he won a César Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has also appeared in *Léon: The Professional* (1994), *Suburra* (2015) and the series *The Sopranos* (1999).

In 2015 Anglade was a passenger on the Thalys train involved in an attempted attack and sustained a hand injury. He has directed and written the film *Tonka* (1997).

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

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *John Adams* (2008), Fi1m 81, as Comte de Vergennes — [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)
- *Nikita* (1990), Fi1m 76, as Marco — [page](https://film.one/film/nikita.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Léon: The Professional* (1994), Fi1m 74, as Extra (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/leon-the-professional.md)

## Complete filmography (86)

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

- *Les Héros du Louvre* (2026), as Albert Ohen
- *Bistronomia* (2025), series, as Chef Jacques Marchais
- *Hotel Costiera* (2025), series, as Laurent
- *Kwibuka, Remember* (2025), Actor
- *The Deep Dark* (2023), as Berthier
- *Cannes Confidential* (2023), series, as Philippe Delmasse
- *Victory or Death* (2023), as Ruelle
- *Visions* (2022), series, as Gérald Chabasse
- *Dancing On* (2022), as Le maire
- *Superwho?* (2022), as Michel Dugimont
- *Blue Eyes* (2021), as Murena
- *Prise au piège* (2019), series, as Vincent Rivière
- *Quand sort la recluse* (2019), as Jean-Baptiste / Raphaël Adamsberg
- *Quand sort la recluse* (2019), series, as Jean-Baptiste / Raphaël Adamsberg
- *Sink or Swim* (2018), as Simon
- *Maximilian and Marie De Bourgogne* (2017), series, as Ludwig XI.
- *I Am a Soldier* (2015), as Henri
- *The Passenger* (2015), series, as Mathias Freire
- *Suburra* (2015), as Cardinal Berchet
- *Les Trois Silences* (2014), as Philippe
- *The Ninth Cloud* (2014), as Jonny
- *Back in Crime* (2013), as Richard Kemp
- *True Friends* (2013), as Paul · writer
- *Rani* (2011), series, as Philippe de Valcourt
- *A Bad Encounter* (2011), as Loup, adult
- *In Love* (2011), as Martial Verdier
- *Blind Valley* (2011), as Capitaine Descharnes
- *The Marquis* (2011), as Jo
- *A.D. La guerre de l'ombre* (2010), series, as Procureur Mattéi
- *A Dubious Place* (2010), as Commissaire Adamsberg
- *In Their Sleep* (2010), as Le mari de Sarah
- *Seeking Whom He May Devour* (2009), as Commissaire Adamsberg
- *La Double Inconstance* (2009), as The prince
- *The Chalk Circle Man* (2009), as Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
- *Persecution* (2009), as Le désaxé
- *Braquo* (2009), series, as Eddy Caplan
- *Il prossimo tuo* (2009), as Jean-Paul
- *Villa Amalia* (2009), as Georges
- *John Adams* (2008), series, as Comte de Vergennes — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)
- *Collection Fred Vargas* (2008), series, as commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
- *Sous les vents de Neptune* (2008), series, as Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
- *Borderline* (2008), as Tcheky
- *Action Directe : la Guerre de l'Ombre* (2008), as Procureur Mattéi
- *Shake Hands with the Devil* (2007), as Bernard Kouchner
- *La Face cachée* (2007), as Xavier
- *Fata Morgana* (2007), as Der Fremde
- *Gaspard le bandit* (2006), as Gaspard
- *No Sky Limit with Africa* (2005), as Gordon Coburn
- *L'Anniversaire* (2005), as Alberto
- *Taking Lives* (2004), as Duval
- *Leave Your Hands on My Hips* (2003), as Jérôme
- *It's Easier for a Camel...* (2003), as Pierre
- *Sweat* (2002), as Harvey
- *The Best Day of My Life* (2002), as Davide
- *Mortal Transfer* (2001), as Michel Durand
- *Princesses* (2000), as Simon
- *Le Prof* (2000), as Alexandre
- *Across the Road* (2000), as Jean
- *Innocents* (2000), as Gerard Huxley
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Jean-Philippe Colbert — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Tonka* (1997), as the sprinter · Writer, Director
- *Elie Wiesel Goes Home* (1997), as Narrator (voice)
- *Maximum Risk* (1996), as Sebastien
- *Elective Affinities* (1996), as Edoardo
- *The Liars* (1996), as Zac
- *Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud* (1995), as Vincent Granec
- *Tell Me Yes...* (1995), as Stéphane
- *Léon: The Professional* (1994), as Extra (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/leon-the-professional.md)
- *Queen Margot* (1994), as Charles IX
- *The Groundhogs* (1993), as Stéphane
- *Killing Zoe* (1993), as Eric
- *Look to the Sky* (1993), as Max Oberski
- *Especially on Sunday* (1991), as The Biker
- *Gawin* (1991), as Nicolas / Gawin
- *Summer Night in Town* (1990), as Louis
- *Nikita* (1990), as Marco — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/nikita.md)
- *Nocturne Indien* (1989), as Rossignol/Xavier
- *Malady of Love* (1987), as Clément Potrel
- *Betty Blue* (1986), as Zorg
- *Among Wolves* (1985), as Richard Avakian
- *Subway* (1985), as Le Roller
- *Dangerous Moves* (1984), as Miller, l'équipe de Fromm
- *The Wounded Man* (1983), as Henri
- *L'Indiscrétion* (1982), as Jean-François
- *Et son cœur prit le train*, as Gérard
- *Neptunes Thunder*, as Commissaire Adamsberg

## Gallery

- ![Jean-Hugues Anglade](https://film.one/media/person/77626/gallery-00b3a0203210.jpg) Jean-Hugues Anglade — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Jean-Hugues_Anglade_Cannes_2015.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 4ème jour (05/09/2009) Photocall avec avec Romain duris, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Patrice Chéreau (réalisateur) pour le](https://film.one/media/person/77626/gallery-a04a21e3828b.jpg) 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 4ème jour (05/09/2009) Photocall avec avec Romain duris, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Patrice Chéreau (réalisateur) pour le — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_Anglade%2C_Ch%C3%A9reau%2C_Duris1.jpg/1280px-66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_Anglade%2C_Ch%C3%A9reau%2C_Duris1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 4ème jour (05/09/2009) Tapis Rouge avec Romain Duris, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Patrice Chéreau (réalisateur) pour le fi](https://film.one/media/person/77626/gallery-9eaf54d9a752.jpg) 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 4ème jour (05/09/2009) Tapis Rouge avec Romain Duris, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Patrice Chéreau (réalisateur) pour le fi — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_Anglade%2C_Ch%C3%A9reau%2C_Duris2.jpg/1280px-66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_Anglade%2C_Ch%C3%A9reau%2C_Duris2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 4ème jour (05/09/2009) Tapis Rouge avec Jean-Hugues Anglade pour le film : Persécution](https://film.one/media/person/77626/gallery-29fb27906648.jpg) 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 4ème jour (05/09/2009) Tapis Rouge avec Jean-Hugues Anglade pour le film : Persécution — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_Anglade1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jean-Hugues Anglade](https://film.one/media/person/77626/gallery-cc60a132fe7e.jpg) Jean-Hugues Anglade — Image via TMDB
- ![Jean-Hugues Anglade](https://film.one/media/person/77626/gallery-b8defe598e28.jpg) Jean-Hugues Anglade — Image via TMDB
- ![66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 4ème jour (05/09/2009). Photocall avec Jean-Hugues Anglade pour le film : Persécution.](https://film.one/media/person/77626/gallery-0943d14cd421.jpg) 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 4ème jour (05/09/2009). Photocall avec Jean-Hugues Anglade pour le film : Persécution. — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_Anglade2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 4ème jour (05/09/2009) Jean-Huges Anglade sortant d'une interview à l'Hôtel des bains au Lido, quelques minutes ava](https://film.one/media/person/77626/gallery-930d9b50a815.jpg) 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 4ème jour (05/09/2009) Jean-Huges Anglade sortant d'une interview à l'Hôtel des bains au Lido, quelques minutes ava — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_Anglade3.jpg/1280px-66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_Anglade3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2019: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Sink or Swim*
- César Award for Best Supporting Actor 1995: César Award for Best Supporting Actor (won), for *La Reine Margot*

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

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