Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor , author and filmmaker.
Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz 's 1983 film City of Pirates . He met Raul Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupaud, who was a well-known press relations officer in the French cinema world.
He starred in François Ozon 's Time to Leave , and co-starred with Parker Posey in Zoe Cassavetes ' Broken English .
He also appeared in films such as Eric Rohmer's A Summer's Tale , Arnaud Desplechin 's A Christmas Tale , and François Ozon's The Refuge .
He co-starred with Suzanne Clément in Xavier Dolan 's Laurence Anyways .
Having led a selective career, grown in a family having close links with the cinema world, he has been close to figures of the Parisian intelligentsia during the seventies and eighties, such as Marguerite Duras or Jacques Lacan .
1998: Berlin International Film Festival - Shooting Stars Award Actor
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Dans l'ombre (TV Mini Series) (filming) as
Paul Francoeur
2023
Coup de chance (post-production) as
Jean
2023
Just the Two of Us as
Grégoire Lamoureux
2023
Jeanne du Barry as
Comte du Barry
2022
À mon seul désir as
L'acteur connu
2021
OVNI(s) (TV Series) as
Didier Mathure
2022
Brother and Sister as
Louis Vuillard
2022
One Fine Morning as
Clément
2022
15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour as
Jean-Claude
2021
The Young Lovers as
Pierre Escande
2020
Summer of 85 as
Monsieur Lefèvre
2019
An Officer and a Spy as
Maître Labori
2019
Golden Youth as
Hubert / Lucille's husband
2018
By the Grace of God as
Alexandre Guérin
2018
Insoupçonnable (TV Series) as
Paul Brodsky
- Épisode 10 (2018) - Paul Brodsky
- Épisode 9 (2018) - Paul Brodsky
- Épisode 4 (2018) - Paul Brodsky
- Épisode 3 (2018) - Paul Brodsky
- Épisode 8 (2018) - Paul Brodsky
- Épisode 7 (2018) - Paul Brodsky
- Épisode 6 (2018) - Paul Brodsky
- Épisode 5 (2018) - Paul Brodsky
- Épisode 2 (2018) - Paul Brodsky
- Épisode 1 (2018) - Paul Brodsky
2018
When Margaux Meets Margaux as
Marc
2017
The Lady in the Portrait as
Frère Jean-Denis Attiret
2017
La pimbêche à vélo (Short) as
Melvil
2016
Victoria as
Vincent Kossarski
2015
Le grand jeu as
Pierre Blum
2014
Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey as
Gaël
2012
Lines of Wellington (TV Mini Series) as
Marechal Massena
- Torres Vedras (2012) - Marechal Massena
- Terra Queimada (2012) - Marechal Massena
- Depois da Batalha (2012) - Marechal Massena
2012
Lines of Wellington as
Marechal Massena
2012
Laurence Anyways as
Laurence Alia
2011
The Argument (Short) as
Man
2011
The Orphan Girl Without an Arm as
Robinson
2011
Mysteries of Lisbon (TV Mini Series) as
Ernest Lacroze
- Blanche de Monfort (2011) - Ernest Lacroze
2010
Mysteries of Lisbon as
Coronel Ernest Lacroze
2010
The Counterfeiters (TV Movie) as
Edouard
2009
Lucky Luke as
Jesse James
2009
44 Inch Chest as
Loverboy
2008
Crime Is Our Business as
Frédéric Charpentier
2008
A Christmas Tale as
Ivan Vuillard
2008
Speed Racer as
Johnny 'Goodboy' Jones
2008
The Broken as
Stefan Chambers
2007
Towards Zero as
Guillaume Neuville
2007
Un homme perdu as
Thomas Koré
2004
Qui a tué Johnny Mac? (Short) as
Johnny Mac
2004
Monde extérieur (Short) as
Régis
2003
Pronobis (Short) as
Philippe / son jumeau
2003
Les sentiments as
François
2003
Le divorce as
Charles-Henri de Persand
2000
La chambre obscure as
Bertrand
2000
Love Torn in a Dream as
Paul / Fils de Mariani / Loup / ...
2000
A Raiz do Coração as
Vicente Corvo
1999
Quelque chose (Short)
1999
Marcel Proust's Time Regained as
Le Prince de Foix
1998
Les kidnappeurs as
Armand Carpentier
1997
Genealogies of a Crime as
René
1996
A Summer's Tale as
Gaspard
1996
Three Lives and Only One Death as
Martin
1996
Diary of a Seducer as
Gregoire
1995
Hillbilly Chainsaw Massacre (Short)
1995
La vie de Marianne (TV Series) as
Valville
- Part 1 (1995) - Valville
1995
Those Were the Days as
Axel
1995
Innocent Lies as
Louis / Jeremy's friend
1995
3000 scénarios contre un virus (TV Series) - Bavardages en SIDA mineur (1995)
1995
Élisa as
Pharmacist's Son
1994
Boulevard Mac Donald (Short)
1994
Fado, Major and Minor as
Antoine
1993
Under the Stars as
Mathieu
1993
Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional as
Germain
1992
The Lover as
The younger brother
1989
The 15 Year Old Girl as
Thomas
1988
3 jours... (Short) as
Melvil
1986
Richard III as
Le jeune prince de Galles
1986
Treasure Island as
Jim Hawkins
1985
Ces jours où les remords vous font vraiment mal au coeur (Short)
1985
L'éveillé du pont de l'Alma as
Michel
1984
Qui es-tu Johnny Mac? (Short) as
Johnny Mac / Le tueur
1983
City of Pirates as
Malo, the boy
Director
2004
Qui a tué Johnny Mac? (Short)
1999
Quelque chose (Short)
1994
Boulevard Mac Donald (Short)
1985
Ces jours où les remords vous font vraiment mal au coeur (Short)
1984
Qui es-tu Johnny Mac? (Short)
Writer
2004
Qui a tué Johnny Mac? (Short)
2003
Pronobis (Short) (writer)
1999
Quelque chose (Short) (writer)
1994
Boulevard Mac Donald (Short)
1988
3 jours... (Short) (writer)
1985
Ces jours où les remords vous font vraiment mal au coeur (Short)
1984
Qui es-tu Johnny Mac? (Short)
Cinematographer
2004
Qui a tué Johnny Mac? (Short)
1999
Quelque chose (Short)
Composer
1994
Boulevard Mac Donald (Short)
1993
Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional
Editor
2009
Crossdresser (Documentary)
Soundtrack
2016
Victoria (performer: "Suzanna")
Self
2019
C à vous (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 23 May 2023 (2023) - Self
- Episode dated 17 May 2022 (2022) - Self
- Episode dated 31 January 2022 (2022) - Self
- Episode dated 15 January 2019 (2019) - Self
2023
Cannes Film Festival (TV Series) as
Self - Audience member
- Cérémonie d'ouverture du 76e Festival de Cannes 2023 (2023) - Self - Audience member
2023
Beau geste (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 7 May 2023 (2023) - Self
2022
Quan arribin els marcians (TV Series) as
Self - Interviewee
- El Festival de Canes 2022 (2022) - Self - Interviewee
2022
Passage des arts (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Spécial Cannes (2022) - Self
2022
En aparté (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode dated 10 February 2022 (2022) - Self
2016
L'invité (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 2 February 2022 (2022) - Self
- Episode dated 24 February 2016 (2016) - Self
2022
Tchi tcha (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 28 January 2022 (2022) - Self
2009
La boîte à questions (TV Series short) as
Self
- Episode dated 11 January 2021 (2021) - Self
- Episode dated 19 October 2009 (2009) - Self
2021
Rencontres de cinéma (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 3 January 2021 (2021) - Self
1994
La nuit des Césars (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee
- 45e cérémonie des César (2020) - Self - Nominee
- 33ème nuit des Césars (2008) - Self - Presenter
- 24ème nuit des Césars (1999) - Self - Presenter
- 22ème nuit des Césars (1997) - Self - Presenter
- 19ème nuit des Césars (1994) - Self - Nominee
2019
Días de cine (TV Series) as
Self - Interviewee
- Episode dated 12 April 2019 (2019) - Self - Interviewee
2018
Quotidien (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 18 February 2019 (2019) - Self
- Episode dated 13 September 2018 (2018) - Self
2016
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2016
Raoul Ruiz, Drama Against Ignorance! (Documentary) as
Self
2015
Au fil de la nuit (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 14 December 2015 (2015) - Self
2012
Janela Indiscreta (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.143 (2012) - Self
- Episode #1.136 (2012) - Self
- Episode #1.109 (2012) - Self
2012
Au Field de la nuit (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 9 January 2012 (2012) - Self
2011
Ballet aquatique (Documentary)
2005
Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode dated 17 May 2010 (2010) - Self
- Episode dated 16 October 2009 (2009) - Self
- Episode dated 17 May 2008 (2008) - Self
- Episode dated 16 May 2005 (2005) - Self
2006
Les contes secrets ou les Rohmériens (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2005
La Fabrique du Conte d'été (Documentary) as
Self
2005
On a tout essayé (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 24 November 2005 (2005) - Self
2005
Comme au cinéma (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode dated 22 November 2005 (2005) - Self
2005
Vivement dimanche (TV Series) as
Self
- Jeanne Moreau (2005) - Self
2005
Tout le monde en parle (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 19 November 2005 (2005) - Self
2003
Arrêt spectacles (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 1 November 2003 (2003) - Self
1993
Le cercle de minuit (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 24 March 1997 (1997) - Self
- Episode dated 27 February 1996 (1996) - Self
- Episode dated 16 March 1993 (1993) - Self
1996
Neuf filles, neuf garçons et un chien (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1996
Taratata (TV Series) as
Self
- Lenny Kravitz (1996) - Self
1979
Arcana, connaissance de la musique (TV Series) as
Self
- Enfance musique (1979) - Self
Archive Footage
2022
Astronogeek (TV Mini Series) - Je m'incruste dans la série OVNI(s) (2022)