---
name: "Léa Drucker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lea-drucker"
fi1m_id: "lea-drucker"
imdb_id: "nm0238475"
tmdb_id: 19360
wikidata_id: "Q441676"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 January 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-22T02:14:39.250104+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."
---

# Léa Drucker

## Identity

Léa Drucker

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lea-drucker
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lea-drucker
- **IMDb ID:** nm0238475
- **TMDB ID:** 19360
- **Wikidata ID:** Q441676
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9a_Drucker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q441676, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0238475/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19360

Actor. Born 23 January 1972 in Caen, Calvados, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 January 1972, Caen, Calvados, France
- **Active:** 2015–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 88 (1), 2020s 76 (2)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9a_Drucker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q441676, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0238475/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19360

## Coming up

- *Secondes chances* (2027-01-13)
- *Blaise* (2027-01-27), as Carole (voice)
- *And Now It's Over* (2027-03-24), as Élodie

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Bureau*](https://film.one/tv/the-bureau.md) (88)

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## Fi1m on Léa Drucker

> Léa Drucker's trade is stillness. Cast again and again as women under pressure at home or in an office, she plays them by watching rather than showing, and in a good film the watching is the drama.

In *The Bureau* (2015) she is Docteur Balmes, the service psychologist, and her job is to read faces. Mathieu Kassovitz's Malotru has to sit opposite her and lie. Éric Rochant shoots these scenes the way he shoots everything in that series, grey partitions and strip lighting and nothing to look at but two people, and we found that we were watching her, not him. She listens and she waits, and the not-doing is what makes the liar work harder. It is the whole Drucker method in a few minutes of screen time.

She came to it slowly. Theatre first, through the 1980s and 1990s, then a film debut in 1991 and the better part of two decades in supporting parts. The turn came with Xavier Legrand's *Custody* (2017), a drama about domestic abuse in which she plays Miriam Besson, and it made her a lead in her mid-forties. Since then she has moved between French auteur cinema and television: *War of the Worlds* (2019–2022), her first major English-language series role, then *Close* (2022), then Dominik Moll's *Case 137* (2025), in which she is Stéphanie Bertrand, an internal affairs investigator. Legrand and Moll have each now made two films with her, which tells you the sort of director she suits: the patient kind, more interested in law and family than in spectacle.

She works by taking things away. Critics have noticed the same thing since *Custody*: an actor who barely moves, whose face does the work, and who lets the tension in a scene come from what she notices rather than what she does. She has said as much herself. "Surjouer le moins possible, jouer la scène avec du recul, sans occuper l'espace de trop de gestes, ça m'a pris du temps dans ma carrière," she said in 2025: to overplay as little as possible, to stand back from the scene and not fill it with gestures, took her a long time to learn. You can see the lesson taken.

Films do not always know what to do with this. In *Close*, as Léo's mother Nathalie, she is given less than Émilie Dequenne, whose Sophie is the best thing in the second half, and Drucker is good with what she has; good with what she has is a phrase we suspect she has read about herself too often. *Case 137* has drawn the opposite complaint: a performance that holds while the procedure around it turns generic and the film says its themes out loud. That is the hazard for an actor who works by subtraction. A careless film can borrow her stillness and pass it off as its own seriousness.

Put her in a room with someone who has something to hide, and wait. She will not do much. She has never needed to.

## Biography

Léa Drucker is a French actress. She was born on 23 January 1972 in Caen and trained at the École de la rue Blanche and the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre (ENSATT) in Paris. Her early career included stage work in classical and contemporary plays, with Molière Award nominations for Best Female Revelation in 2001 and 2004.

She is known for her film roles as Miriam Besson in *Custody* (2017), Nathalie in *Close* (2022), and Stéphanie Bertrand in *Case 137* (2025). Drucker has also appeared in the television series *War of the Worlds* (2019–2022) as Catherine Durand and provided the voice of Aline Ruby in *Mars Express* (2023). She won the César Award for Best Actress for *Custody* and *Case 137*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Case 137* (2025), Fi1m 77, as Stéphanie Bertrand — [page](https://film.one/film/case-137.md)
- *Close* (2022), Fi1m 75, as Nathalie — [page](https://film.one/film/close.md)
- *The Bureau* (2015), Fi1m 88, as Docteur Balmes — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bureau.md)

## Complete filmography (101)

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

- *And Now It's Over* (2027), as Élodie
- *Blaise* (2027), as Carole (voice)
- *Secondes chances* (2027), Actor
- *A Woman's Life* (2026), as Gabrielle
- *Case 137* (2025), as Stéphanie Bertrand — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/case-137.md)
- *Adam's Sake* (2025), as Lucy
- *Not All Men, But...* (2025), as Simone
- *The Darwinners* (2024), as Loren (voice)
- *Chasing Johnny* (2024), as Anna Werner
- *Auction* (2024), as Bertina
- *Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024* (2024), as Léa Drucker
- *Mars Express* (2023), as Aline Ruby (voice)
- *Under Control* (2023), series, as Marie Tessier
- *Last Summer* (2023), as Anne
- *Out of the Fog* (2023), as Annie Scheffer
- *The Nannies* (2022), as Hélène
- *The Colors of Fire* (2022), as Madeleine Péricourt
- *Close* (2022), as Nathalie — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/close.md)
- *Incredible But True* (2022), as Marie
- *The World of Yesterday* (2022), as President of the Republic
- *Little Solange* (2022), as Aurélia Maserati
- *Adieu Paris* (2022), Actor
- *The Love Letter* (2021), as Harriet
- *Vulnérables* (2021), as Elsa
- *Labor Day* (2020), as Manon Laval
- *La Dame de chez Maxim* (2020), Actor
- *Two of Us* (2020), as Anne
- *The Holy Family* (2019), as Marie
- *War of the Worlds* (2019), series, as Catherine Durand
- *Lost and Found* (2019), as Sybille
- *Roxane* (2019), as Anne-Marie Leroux
- *Synonyms* (2019), as French Teacher
- *50 Nuances de Grecs* (2018), series, as Thétis
- *Place publique* (2018), as Nathalie
- *Custody* (2018), as Miriam Besson
- *The Consolation* (2017), as Flavie's Mother
- *The Teacher* (2017), as Caroline, sister of François
- *Blaise* (2016), series, as Carole (voice)
- *News from Planet Mars* (2016), as Myriam
- *Stop Me Here* (2016), as Louise Lablache
- *Pierre Brossolette ou les passagers de la lune* (2015), as Gilberte
- *The Bureau* (2015), series, as Docteur Balmes — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bureau.md)
- *Au nom des fils* (2014), as Odile Chasseuil
- *Des roses en hiver* (2014), as Elsa
- *The Blue Room* (2014), as Delphine Gahyde
- *Jeudi 15h* (2013), Writer, Director
- *The Big Bad Wolf* (2013), as Patricia
- *Je suis supporter du Standard* (2013), as Martine
- *Just Before Losing Everything* (2013), as Miriam
- *... à la française !* (2013), Actor
- *Low Profile* (2012), as Ariane
- *Crapuleuses* (2012), as Pascale
- *Would I Lie to You? 3* (2012), as Muriel Salomon
- *Jeanne Devère* (2011), as Jeanne Devère
- *À vos caisses !* (2010), as Marie-Jo
- *Pauline et François* (2010), as Catherine
- *Best Friends Forever* (2010), as Mathilde
- *Jeanine (ou mes parents n'ont rien d'exceptionnel)* (2010), as La mère
- *The Wedding Cake* (2010), as Hélène
- *Suite noire – Envoyez la facture* (2009), as Nora
- *Cyprien* (2009), as Helena
- *Coluche* (2008), as Véronique Colucci
- *Le Système Ribadier* (2008), as Angèle Ribadier
- *Sunny Spells* (2008), as Kate
- *Divine Émilie* (2007), as Émilie du Châtelet
- *Teen Spirit* (2007), as Alice
- *The Man of My Life* (2006), as Frédérique
- *The Tiger Brigades* (2006), as Léa
- *Virgil* (2005), as Margot
- *Akoibon* (2005), as The tourist
- *In Your Dreams* (2005), as Jenny
- *Kaamelott* (2005), series, as la fée Morgane
- *Narco* (2004), as La jumelle patineuse
- *Du bois pour l'hiver* (2004), as La femme de Paul
- *Bed and Breakfast* (2003), as Agnès
- *Concours de circonstance* (2003), as Le professeur
- *In My Skin* (2002), as Sandrine
- *Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted)* (2002), as Coraline
- *Shooting Stars* (2002), as Debby
- *Papillons de nuit* (2002), as Roberta
- *Fabien Cosma* (2001), series, as Valérie
- *Chaos* (2001), as Nicole
- *Un pur moment de rock'n roll* (1999), as Florence
- *Peut-être* (1999), as Clotilde
- *Life Doesn't Scare Me* (1999), Actor
- *Sitcom, A Movie* (1999), as Gilda
- *Avocats et Associés* (1998), series, as Maître Martine Mérieux, Maître Castor
- *Le château d'eau* (1998), Actor
- *L'Annonce faite à Marius* (1998), as Brigitte
- *Bouge !* (1997), as Nathalie
- *Assassin(s)* (1997), as Léa (sitcom)
- *2 minutes 36 de bonheur* (1996), as The girl
- *Anne Le Guen* (1995), series, as Louise Le Guen
- *Rai* (1995), Actor
- *Ah, les femmes !* (1995), as Emmanuelle
- *Tableau d'honneur* (1992), as Solange
- *Chien et Chat* (1992), series, as La caissière
- *La thune* (1991), as Meilleure amie d'Edwige
- *Kung-Fu Master!* (1988), as Girl at Lucy's Party (uncredited)
- *La vie obstinée*, as Alice
- *Les Neiges de Grenade*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Léa Drucker](https://film.one/media/person/21652/gallery-1af28b31af2c.jpg) Léa Drucker — Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/L%C3%A9a_DruCker_1518642_Reims_polar.jpg/1280px-L%C3%A9a_DruCker_1518642_Reims_polar.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tournage du film " La Chambre bleue au restaurant Les Mouettes le 15 juillet 2013.Avec Mathieu Amalric et Léa Drucker.](https://film.one/media/person/21652/gallery-1eada9e257b9.jpg) Tournage du film " La Chambre bleue au restaurant Les Mouettes le 15 juillet 2013.Avec Mathieu Amalric et Léa Drucker. — Gouess, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Film_la_chambre_bleue.JPG/1280px-Film_la_chambre_bleue.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Avant-première du "Tableau volé" à l'UGC Ciné-Cité Les Halles, en avril 2024.](https://film.one/media/person/21652/gallery-ae4970fc2bcd.jpg) Avant-première du "Tableau volé" à l'UGC Ciné-Cité Les Halles, en avril 2024. — ManoSolo13241324, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Le_Tableau_vol%C3%A9_avant-premi%C3%A8re_1.jpg/1280px-Le_Tableau_vol%C3%A9_avant-premi%C3%A8re_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Avant-première du "Tableau volé" à l'UGC Ciné-Cité Les Halles, en avril 2024.](https://film.one/media/person/21652/gallery-86bf766df1e7.jpg) Avant-première du "Tableau volé" à l'UGC Ciné-Cité Les Halles, en avril 2024. — ManoSolo13241324, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Le_Tableau_vol%C3%A9_avant-premi%C3%A8re_2.jpg/1280px-Le_Tableau_vol%C3%A9_avant-premi%C3%A8re_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Léa Drucker](https://film.one/media/person/21652/gallery-02fb659d24f9.jpg) Léa Drucker — Image via TMDB
- ![Léa Drucker](https://film.one/media/person/21652/gallery-dc6d6b6e1923.jpg) Léa Drucker — Image via TMDB
- ![Léa Drucker](https://film.one/media/person/21652/gallery-77f2c2b1db0b.jpg) Léa Drucker — Image via TMDB
- ![Meeting with Zabou Breitman and Léa Drucker at Fnac des Halles (Paris, France). (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/21652/gallery-aa4c6c855f86.jpg) Meeting with Zabou Breitman and Léa Drucker at Fnac des Halles (Paris, France). (2006) — Georges Seguin (Okki), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Lea_Drucker_20060926_Fnac_01.jpg/1280px-Lea_Drucker_20060926_Fnac_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rendezvous with Zabou Breitman and Léa Drucker at Fnac des Halles (Paris, France). (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/21652/gallery-fbf27672b4ec.jpg) Rendezvous with Zabou Breitman and Léa Drucker at Fnac des Halles (Paris, France). (2006) — Georges Seguin (Okki), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Lea_Drucker_20060926_Fnac_02.jpg/1280px-Lea_Drucker_20060926_Fnac_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Léa Drucker](https://film.one/media/person/21652/gallery-9973e85100f2.jpg) Léa Drucker — Image via TMDB
- ![Léa Drucker](https://film.one/media/person/21652/gallery-810159969807.jpg) Léa Drucker — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won

- César Award for Best Actress 2026: César Award for Best Actress (won), for *Case 137*
- César Award for Best Actress 2019: César Award for Best Actress (won), for *Custody*
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 2019: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (won)

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

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