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1963-08-15 · Paris, France · Male

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Gilles Cohen, born on August 15, 1963, in Paris, France, is a French actor with over 60 movie credits. Recognized for his versatility, he has taken on roles in a variety of genres, from drama to thrillers, in film, television and theater. He is known in particular for his roles in The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), A Prophet (2009), and the TV series The Bureau (2015).

Early life

Cohen studied at Lycée Voltaire in Paris, where he developed an interest in theater. After obtaining his baccalaureate, he enrolled in the Cours Florent under the direction of Francis Huster.

Career

Cohen began his acting career in theater, working both as an actor and a director. He made his film debut in 1985 and has since appeared in numerous French films and television series.

Cinema

Feature Films – Role

1978: La Clé sur la porte by Yves Boisset – A teenager

1985: Parking by Jacques Demy – The man at Bercy

1985: Three Men and a Cradle (Trois hommes et un couffin) by Coline Serreau – The second thug

1985: L'Affaire des divisions Morituri by F. J. Ossang – The Bentley driver

1989: Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed (Romuald et Juliette )by Coline Serreau – A driver

1992: Un vampire au paradis by Abdelkrim Bahloul

2001: Chaos by Coline Serreau – A doctor

2004: Kings and Queen (Rois et Reine) by Arnaud Desplechin – Simon, the cousin

2005: The Beat That My Heart Skipped (De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté) by Jacques Audiard – Sami

2005: Good Girl (Gentille) by Sophie Fillières – Hugues

2006: Les Ambitieux by Catherine Corsini – Simon

2006: L'École pour tous by Éric Rochant – Jean-Christophe Despalin

2007: Ma place au soleil by Éric de Montalier

2007: Actrices by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – Jean-Luc

2007: Le Temps d'un regard by Ilan Flammer – The pharmacist

2007: The Key (La Clef) by Guillaume Nicloux – Larue

2008: Le Nouveau Protocole by Thomas Vincent – William

2008: The Girl from Monaco (La Fille de Monaco) by Anne Fontaine – Louis Lassalle

2009: La différence, c'est que c'est pas pareil by Pascal Laëthier – Georges

2009: Sweet Valentine by Emma Luchini – Aronne

2009: A Prophet (Un prophète) by Jacques Audiard – Prof

2009: Persécution by Patrice Chéreau – Michel

2010: Sans queue ni tête by Jeanne Labrune – The violent man

2010: Pauline et François by Renaud Fély – Serge

2011: Une pure affaire by Alexandre Coffre – The boss

2011: Légitime Défense by Pierre Lacan – Zamanski

2011: My Wife's Romance (Le Roman de ma femme) by Jamshed Usmonov – The policeman

2011: Les Yeux de sa mère by Thierry Klifa – Antoine

2011: Voir la mer by Patrice Leconte – Max

2011: Les Tribulations d'une caissière by Pierre Rambaldi – Fred

2013: It Boy (20 ans d'écart) by David Moreau – Vincent Kahn

2013: The Nun (La Religieuse) by Guillaume Nicloux – Suzanne's father

2013: Crawl by Hervé Lasgouttes – Jean

2014: Mea Culpa by Fred Cavayé – Pastor

2014: Brèves de comptoir by Jean-Michel Ribes – The anesthesiologist

2015: The Final Lesson (La Dernière Leçon) by Pascale Pouzadoux – Clovis

2015: Stop Me Here (Arrêtez-moi là) by Gilles Bannier – Maître Portal

2015: My Golden Days (Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse) by Arnaud Desplechin – Elie

2016: Parenthèse by Bernard Tanguy – Delalande

2017: La Vie de château by Mody Barry and Cédric Ido – Dan

2018: Le Poulain by Mathieu Sapin – Pascal Prenois

2019: Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 (Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu?) by Philippe de Chauveron – Patrick

2019: Persona non grata by Roschdy Zem – Jérôme

2020: De Gaulle by Gabriel Le Bomin – Georges Mandel

2021: Comment je suis devenu super-héros by Douglas Attal – Commissioner Chairmont

2021: OSS 117: From Africa with Love (OSS 117: Alerte rouge en Afrique noire) by Nicolas Bedos – Roland Lépervier

2021: Lui by Guillaume Canet – The doctor

2022: The New Toy (Le Nouveau Jouet) by James Huth – Monsieur Pouzier

2023: Vaincre ou mourir by Paul Mignot and Vincent Mottez – Jean-Baptiste de Couëtus

2023: The Sitting Duck (La Syndicaliste by Jean-Paul Salomé – Hervé Temime

2024: Six Jours by Juan Carlos Medina

Short films

2005: Comme James Dean

2007: Un bébé tout neuf

2009: Cavalier seul

Television

2008: Vénus et Apollon (Season 2) by Pascal Lahmani – Chassard

2009: Des gens qui passent by Alain Nahum – Ansart

2010: Spiral (Engrenages Season 3) by Manuel Boursinhac – Martin Roban

2015–2020: The Bureau (Le Bureau des légendes – Seasons 1 to 5) by Éric Rochant – Marc Lauré, also known as "Moule à gaufres"

2016: Damoclès by Manuel Schapira – Richard

2017: Robin by Alice Douard – Lawrence

2018: Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent – Episode: Béatrice) – Pascal Birague

2018: Les Fantômes du Havre by Thierry Binisti – Commissioner Maxime Cartier

2019: Le Voyageur by Stéphanie Murat – Raphaël Cesnat

2019: Le Bazar de la Charité by Alexandre Laurent – Prefect Leblanc

2020: Paris-Brest by Philippe Lioret – Éric

2020: Si tu vois ma mère by Nathanaël Guedj – Philippe

2022: Oussekine by Antoine Chevrollier – Maître Garraud

2024: Mercato by David Hourrègue – Alain Cherki

2024: Cat's Eyes by Alexandre Laurent – Thomas Godard

Theater

1985: Le Cid by Corneille, directed by Francis Huster, Théâtre Renaud-Barrault

1989: Richard II (Richard Gloucester) by William Shakespeare, directed by Francis Huster, Théâtre Renaud-Barrault

1988: La Pièce de Chambertin and Un mouton à l'entresol by Eugène Labiche, directed by Gilles Cohen, Théâtre de la Tempête

1990: The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Le Mystère de la chambre jaune) by Gaston Leroux, adapted and directed by Gilles Cohen with Dominique Thomas, Théâtre de la Tempête

1992: Les Petits Marteaux, written and directed by Gilles Cohen, Théâtre de la Tempête

1994: Quisaitout et Grobêta by Coline Serreau, directed by Benno Besson, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin

2007: La Mémoire de l'eau by Shelach Stephenson, directed by Bernard Murat

2011: Mer by Tino Caspanello, directed by Jean-Louis Benoît, Théâtre de l'Atelier

2013: Hughie by Eugene O'Neill, directed by Jean-Yves Ruf, Espace des Arts (Chalon-sur-Saône), touring production

2014: Tartuffe (Le Tartuffe) by Molière, directed by Luc Bondy, Théâtre de l'Odéon

2016: Revenez demain by Blandine Costaz, directed by Laurent Fréchuret, touring production and Théâtre du Rond-Point

2019: Mon dîner avec Winston by Hervé Le Tellier, directed by Gilles Cohen, touring production

2020: Mon dîner avec Winston by Hervé Le Tellier, directed by Gilles Cohen, Théâtre du Rond-Point

2022: Mon dîner avec Winston by Hervé Le Tellier, directed by Gilles Cohen, Théâtre de l'Atelier

2025: Un château de cartes by Hadrien Raccah, directed by Serge Postigo, in touring

Honors

Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (2021)

Personal life

Gilles Cohen is married to Karine Paschal. He has two sons, Raphaël and Samuel Cohen from his previous marriage to actress Emmanuelle Devos.