Jean-Jacques Moreau

Biography

Jean-Jacques Moreau is a French actor and screenwriter, born on February 4, 1947, in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis. His artistic career spans both theater and film. He is distinguished by his versatility and the diversity of his collaborations with numerous renowned directors.

In film, Jean-Jacques Moreau has appeared in several notable films, including Gérard Oury's The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, A Few Quiet Gentlemen, Jackal, and Good Kisses, Until Monday. He has also appeared in television productions, playing Leroy-Champier in the miniseries The Big Secret (1989), Duroc in Josephine or the Comedy of Ambitions (1979), and Theo van Gogh in Paul Gauguin (1975). He also appeared in the cult film Diva (1981), where he played the character of Krantz.

His presence on stage has been marked by numerous roles in both classical and contemporary works. He has worked under the direction of such leading figures as Gabriel Garran in Bertolt Brecht's The Visions of Simone Machard, Denis Llorca in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Jacques Echantillon in Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, a role for which he was nominated for a Molière Best Actor Award. He has also appeared in plays such as Jean-Michel Ribes' The Sycamore Tree Must Flow and Jean Genet's The Balcony.

Jean-Jacques Moreau has portrayed a variety of characters, ranging from drama to comedy, both on television and in the theater. His artistic career demonstrates a great adaptability and a pronounced taste for the eclecticism of genres and registers. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with directors and producers both in France and internationally, consolidating his reputation in the world of live performance and audiovisual.

Known For

While There's War There's Hope

Mercenaro

Let Joy Reign Supreme

Peasant

There Once Was a Cop

PJ inspector

Marriage a la Mode

The Seventh Company Has Been Found

L'officier allemand qui s'aperçoit de l'évasion

To Be Twenty in the Aures

Jacques

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

Police biker

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

Truck Driver

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2020	L'Affaire Marvin	Richard Latour
2010	Douze hommes en colère	Juré n°10
2000	Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas	Self
1998	Passion interdite	Daniel
1996	Sur un air de mambo	Gilles
1995	Les Louves	Pierre
1992	Vagabond	François
1991	The Pleasure of Love	Smallow
1990	La Campagne de Cicéron	Le metteur en scène
1989	Five Days in June	le garçon de la brasserie
1989	The Hostage of Europe	Marchand
1989	La Vouivre	Victor
1988	L'Énigme des sables
1988	Baby Blues	Michel Lambesque
1985	Spécial police	Pierre Salmon
1985	Urgence	Martel
1984	The Seventh Target	Bolek
1983	Le retour de Christophe Colon
1982	Hôtel des Acacias
1981	La vie continue	L'Homme
1981	Diva	Krantz
1979	Coco-the-Flower, Candidate	Delbois
1978	The Discord	Le contremaître
1978	These Sorcerers Are Mad	Eugène Tissaigre, director
1977	The Centipede Is Tap Dancing	Henri
1977	Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo	Truck Driver
1977	Animal	Le chauffeur de taxi
1976	Les Grands Moyens	Fred Conségude
1976	Berthe	Le mari de Berthe
1975	Act of Aggression
1975	No Problem!	French customs officer
1975	The Cold Soup	Abel
1975	The Seventh Company Has Been Found	L'officier allemand qui s'aperçoit de l'évasion
1975	Let Joy Reign Supreme	Peasant
1974	Kisses Till Monday	Bob
1974	While There's War There's Hope	Mercenaro
1974	Cadoudal	Guillemot
1973	The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob	Police biker
1973	Marriage a la Mode
1972	There Once Was a Cop	PJ inspector
1972	To Be Twenty in the Aures	Jacques

Year	TV Show	Role
1992	Princesse Alexandra	Metternich
1988	Mésaventures
1984	Des grives aux loups	Léon Dupeuch
1976	Police Commissioner Moulin	Cathala
1958	Les Cinq Dernières Minutes	Alain Meneau