Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 29, 1948
Place of Birth:
Paris, France
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Gérard Darmon
Biography
Gérard Darmon (born 29 February 1948) is a French-Moroccan actor and singer. He has been nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for his roles in Betty Blue (1987) and Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2003).
He was the second husband of actress Mathilda May (mother of his two youngest children). He has three children: Virginie (born 1968) and, by May, daughter Sarah (born 17 August 1994) and son Jules (born 4 March 1997).
Darmon also did a cover of "Mambo Italiano".
Darmon is of Sephardic Jewish (Algerian-Jewish) descent. In July 2012, he was naturalised Moroccan by a decree from King Mohamed VI.
Source: Article "Gérard Darmon" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | It Takes Two To Tango | Antoine Toussaint |
| 2025 | Une situation délicate | Philippe |
| 2025 | Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés | Self (archive footage) |
| 2024 | The Lies We Tell Ourselves | Gérard |
| 2024 | Neuilly-Poissy | Le juge |
| 2024 | The Scammers | Henri |
| 2024 | Present Perfect | Michel Stein |
| 2024 | Start Me Up | Jean-Pierre Savarrin |
| 2024 | Pimp My Bride | Roland |
| 2023 | Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom | Le narrateur (voice) |
| 2023 | Petit Jésus | Bernard |
| 2023 | 214, rue de Rivoli : Le dîner spécial 20 ans | Self |
| 2022 | Love Is Better Than Life | Gérard Prat |
| 2022 | King | Grand-père Inès |
| 2022 | Boner Blues | Gaëtan |
| 2022 | Employee of the Month | Roselyn Bacheron , ministre de la Fonction publique |
| 2020 | Home Stretch | Dominique |
| 2020 | Brutus vs Cesar | Cassius |
| 2020 | Family Feud | Roberto |
| 2019 | Vous êtes jeunes, vous êtes beaux | Lucius Marnant |
| 2018 | Rolling to You | Max, Jocelyn's friend |
| 2018 | Brillantissime | Georges |
| 2017 | Everyone's Life | Paul Richer |
| 2015 | Bis | Le Père de Eric |
| 2015 | Robin Hood: The True Story | Le Shérif de Nottingham |
| 2015 | All Three of Us | Father of Fereshteh |
| 2014 | Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui | |
| 2014 | Méditerranée, notre mer à tous | Narrateur |
| 2013 | The Ultimate Accessory | le médecin |
| 2012 | Départ immédiat | Self |
| 2012 | My Best Holidays | Bernard |
| 2012 | The End | Self |
| 2011 | Low Cost | Jean-Claude |
| 2011 | Welcome Aboard | Richard Morena |
| 2011 | Le Client | Fred Fondary |
| 2010 | The Great Restaurant | Gérard - un client du restaurant |
| 2009 | The one I love | Jean |
| 2008 | Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés | |
| 2008 | The American Trap | Paul Mondolini |
| 2007 | Frenchmen 2 | Jeff |
| 2007 | Two Lives Plus One | Sylvain Weiss |
| 2005 | The Do-Gooders | henri |
| 2005 | Emmenez-moi | Jean-Claude Meunier |
| 2005 | Callas & Onassis | Aristotele Onassis |
| 2005 | Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés | |
| 2004 | Mixed Marriage | Max Zagury |
| 2004 | Pédale dure | Loïc |
| 2003 | Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? | Phil Canon |
| 2003 | The Good Thief | Raoul |
| 2003 | Frenchmen | Jeff |
| 2003 | The Car Keys | Actor who refuses to film with Laurent |
| 2002 | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | Amonbofils |
| 2002 | Dead Weight | Kowalski |
| 2002 | Shooting Stars | Oscar Marbello |
| 2002 | How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | Self - Actor |
| 2001 | Granturismo | Jean-Michel |
| 1999 | Les Grandes Bouches | Lamar |
| 1999 | Jamel Show | Self |
| 1998 | Un flic presque parfait | Michel Blanev |
| 1997 | Love & Confusions | Simon |
| 1996 | Les Victimes | Bleche |
| 1996 | Let's Hope It Lasts | Victor Brulin |
| 1994 | The Tit and the Moon | Maurice |
| 1994 | Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy | Commissioner Patrick Bialès / Maurice Bialès / Alicia Lampéro |
| 1993 | Le Voleur et la menteuse | Paul Salomon |
| 1993 | All That... for This?! | Henri Poncet |
| 1993 | Pas d'amour sans amour! | Bruno |
| 1992 | The Big Pardon 2 | Roland Bettoun |
| 1992 | The Beautiful Story | Le motard |
| 1992 | Vagabond | Quentin Christiani |
| 1991 | For Sasha | David Malka |
| 1990 | The Passport | Merab Papashvili/Yasha Papashvili |
| 1990 | There Were Days... and Moons | Le motard lunatique |
| 1990 | Gaspard and Robinson | Gaspard |
| 1990 | Mais qui arrêtera la pluie ? | |
| 1988 | Obsession: A Taste for Fear | Georges |
| 1988 | Preuve d'amour | Martin Fresnel |
| 1988 | Sans peur et sans reproche | Jacques de Mailles |
| 1987 | Le Beauf | Serge |
| 1986 | Betty Blue | Eddy |
| 1986 | Follow My Gaze | Le patron du cinéma porno |
| 1986 | The Way Out | Inspector |
| 1985 | He Died with His Eyes Open | Jean-Loup Soeren |
| 1985 | Liberté, égalité, choucroute | Mirabeau |
| 1985 | Among Wolves | La Cavale |
| 1984 | Our Story | Duval |
| 1983 | Les Princes | Nara |
| 1983 | Cap Canaille | Nino Baretto |
| 1983 | Le Grand Carnaval | Gaby Atlan |
| 1982 | La Baraka | Julien |
| 1982 | The Big Pardon | Roland Bettoun |
| 1981 | Diva | L'Antillais |
| 1979 | We Forget Everything! | Brahim |
| 1975 | The Phoney | Blumenfeld |
| 1973 | The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob | Farès henchman |
| 1972 | Vagabond Humor | André Rouyer |
| 1972 | The Bar at the Crossing | Le valet |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Le Monde magique de Jérôme Commandeur | |
| 2023 | LOL: Last One Laughing... or Screaming France | Self |
| 2023 | Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma | Self - Guest |
| 2022 | The Torch | Pathoche (Philippe) |
| 2022 | Le Late avec Alain Chabat | Self |
| 2021 | LOL : Qui rit, sort ! | Self |
| 2020 | La Flamme | Phlippe |
| 2020 | We're Live | Self |
| 2019 | Family Business | Gérard Hazan |
| 2018 | The Secret Song | Self |
| 2017 | Crimes parfaits | Frank |
| 2015 | Capitaine Marleau | Frédéric Lefranc |
| 2015 | Top Gear France | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Duel au soleil | Ange Renucci |
| 2013 | Casting(s) | Self |
| 2009 | C à vous | Self |
| 2006 | Salut les Terriens ! | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Callas & Onassis | Aristotele Onassis |
| 2003 | Samedi soir en direct | Self - Surprise Guest |
| 2001 | Burger Quiz | Self |
| 2000 | La Cape et l'épée | Ménestrel |
| 1990 | Les Nuls, l'émission | Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysées | Self |
| 1975 | Midi Première | Self |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma | Self |