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Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Acting·1963·167 films

Denis Podalydès (born 22 April 1963) is a French actor and writer.

As Actor

The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code (2006)Flight Controller
An Officer and a Spy
An Officer and a Spy (2019)Maître Demange
See You Up There
See You Up There (2017)The Minister (voice)
Caché
Caché (2005)Yvon
La Belle Époque
La Belle Époque (2019)François
Neuilly Yo Mama!
Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009)Stanislas de Chazelle
Chocolat
Chocolat (2016)Louis Lumière
All Your Faces
All Your Faces (2023)Paul
Mr & Mme Adelman
Mr & Mme Adelman (2017)Le Psy
Rise
Rise (2022)Henri Gautier
Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
Neuilly sa mère, sa mère ! (2018)Stanislas de Chazelle
Royal Palace
Royal Palace (2005)Titi
La Belle Verte
La Belle Verte (1996)Papapote
Delete History
Delete History (2020)Bertrand
Camille Rewinds
Camille Rewinds (2012)Alphonse Da Costa - le prof de physique
Marie-Francine
Marie-Francine (2017)Emmanuel Doublet
Sorry Angel
Sorry Angel (2018)Mathieu
The Teacher
The Teacher (2017)François Foucault
Nice and Easy
Nice and Easy (2014)Richard
Quiet Chaos
Quiet Chaos (2008)Thierry
The Jews
The Jews (2016)Talmudiste #2
The Most Precious of Cargoes
The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024)Man with the Broken Face (voice)
Skirt Day
Skirt Day (2008)Chief Brigadier Labouret, negotiator
Scribe
Scribe (2016)Clément
Anaïs in Love
Anaïs in Love (2021)Daniel
The President's Wife
The President's Wife (2023)Bernard Niquet
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)The manager (segment "Cinéma de boulevard")
The Sweet Escape
The Sweet Escape (2015)Rémi
Presidents
Presidents (2021)Le psy
Omar Killed Me
Omar Killed Me (2011)Pierre-Emmanuel Vaugrenard
Making Of
Making Of (2024)Simon
The Big Bad Wolf
The Big Bad Wolf (2013)Dr. Stanislas de Lastic
French Tech
French Tech (2021)Alexandre Duveteux
A Village Almost Perfect!
A Village Almost Perfect! (2014)Henri
Fantasies
Fantasies (2021)Vincent Lebrun (sketch 'Ludophilie')
Julia(s)
Julia(s) (2022)Victor Massenet
Love Is the Perfect Crime
Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)Richard
Summer Things
Summer Things (2002)Jérôme
Deception
Deception (2021)Philip
Bloody Oranges
Bloody Oranges (2021)Le ténor du barreau
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003)Joseph Rouletabille
The Dandelions
The Dandelions (2012)Michel Gladstein
The Officers' Ward
The Officers' Ward (2001)Henri
The Conquest
The Conquest (2011)Nicolas Sarkozy
Love Boat
Love Boat (2024)Albin
Disclaimer
Disclaimer (2019)Julien Demaistre
Wow!
Wow! (2023)Le client silencieux
Classico
Classico (2022)Le président de l’OM
Granny's Funeral
Granny's Funeral (2012)Armand
Eleanor's Secret
Eleanor's Secret (2009)Le Père - dad (voice)
Coluche
Coluche (2008)Jacques Attali
Guess Who's Calling!
Guess Who's Calling! (2025)Pierre Chozène
Bécassine !
Bécassine ! (2018)M. Proey-Minans
Park Benches
Park Benches (2009)Aimé Mermot
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012)Antoine
My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument
My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument (1996)Jean-Jacques
For a Woman
For a Woman (2013)Maurice
Nothing About Robert
Nothing About Robert (1999)Martin
Sagan
Sagan (2008)Guy Schoeller
The Children of the Century
The Children of the Century (1999)Sainte-Beuve
Freedom-Oleron
Freedom-Oleron (2001)Jacques Monot
The Assembly Line
The Assembly Line (2023)Junot
The World of Yesterday
The World of Yesterday (2022)Franck L’Herbier
The First Man
The First Man (2011)Professor Bernard
Le passe-muraille
Le passe-muraille (2016)Émile Dutilleul
State Affairs
State Affairs (2009)Flandin
The Great Magic
The Great Magic (2023)Charles
Safe Conduct
Safe Conduct (2002)Jean Aurenche
Welcome to Switzerland
Welcome to Switzerland (2004)Thierry
Jeanne and the Perfect Guy
Jeanne and the Perfect Guy (1998)Julien
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005)Joseph "Rouletabille" Joséphin
In All Innocence
In All Innocence (1998)Martorel
It's Easier for a Camel...
It's Easier for a Camel... (2003)Philippe
Mother
Mother (1991)Soghomon Tehlirian
Grey Souls
Grey Souls (2005)Le policier
The Bridge of Arts
The Bridge of Arts (2004)Guigui, alias l'Innomable
Before What Comes After
Before What Comes After (2025)Fabrice Toussaint
Only God Sees Me
Only God Sees Me (1998)Albert
A Night in Versailles
A Night in Versailles (1992)Arnaud
An Ordinary Execution
An Ordinary Execution (2010)Le concierge
Mortal Transfer
Mortal Transfer (2001)Inspector Chapireau
Homecoming
Homecoming (2023)Marc
8 Times Up
8 Times Up (2010)Mathieu
Maigret and the Dead Lover
Maigret and the Dead Lover (2026)Commissaire Jules Maigret
Comedy of Innocence
Comedy of Innocence (2000)Pierre
Charge!
Charge! (2000)Yvan
A Year in My Life
A Year in My Life (2006)Falmin
The Soeur Brothers
The Soeur Brothers (2000)Jacques Sœur
Almost Peaceful
Almost Peaceful (2002)Charles
The Ordinary People
The Ordinary People (2009)Gilles Bergerat
Max & Co
Max & Co (2007)Martin (voice)
Something Fishy
Something Fishy (1994)Martin
The Rembrandt Syndrome
The Rembrandt Syndrome (2025)Gregory
The Forest
The Forest (2014)Arkadi
De Gaulle, histoire d'un géant
De Gaulle, histoire d'un géant (2020)(voice)
The Gods Must Be Daring
The Gods Must Be Daring (1997)Marc
Conversation with Romy Schneider
Conversation with Romy Schneider (2018)Narrator (voice)
The Field of Enchantment
The Field of Enchantment (2011)Le narrateur (voice)
Marie Antoinette: The Trial of a Queen
Marie Antoinette: The Trial of a Queen (2018)Narrator
Les Damnés de la Commune
Les Damnés de la Commune (2021)Georges Clemenceau (voice)
La Vie d'artiste
La Vie d'artiste (2007)Bertrand
The Conquerors
The Conquerors (2013)Galaad
Diary of a Seducer
Diary of a Seducer (1996)Accompanying Male Nurse
Business is Booming
Business is Booming (2002)Claude Carle
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune (2021)Narrator (voice)
Hitler's Games, Berlin 1936
Hitler's Games, Berlin 1936 (2016)Narrator (voice)
The Screen Illusion
The Screen Illusion (2010)Matamore
Coupable
Coupable (2008)Louis Berger
Napoleon: Destiny and Death
Napoleon: Destiny and Death (2021)Self - Narrator (voice)
Sartre, Years of Passion
Sartre, Years of Passion (2006)Jean-Paul Sartre
C'est pas grave d'aimer le football !
C'est pas grave d'aimer le football ! (2020)Self
Inner City
Inner City (1995)Employé de l'ANPE
Lolita : méprise sur un fantasme
Lolita : méprise sur un fantasme (2021)Self - Narrator (voice)
The Grapes of Wrath: The Ghost of Modern America
The Grapes of Wrath: The Ghost of Modern America (2019)Reciter (voice)
Candidature
Candidature (2001)Jean Dupuis
The Black Book
The Black Book (2020)(voice)
La Mort du Chinois
La Mort du Chinois (1998)Gérard
Les Fourberies de Scapin
Les Fourberies de Scapin (1998)Octave
Marie Curie, une femme sur le front
Marie Curie, une femme sur le front (2014)Narrator (voice)
Meurtre en trois actes
Meurtre en trois actes (2013)Philippe Laclanche
La Comédie-Française - Le Malade Imaginaire
La Comédie-Française - Le Malade Imaginaire (2020)
Apollo 11 : Retour vers la lune
Apollo 11 : Retour vers la lune (2019)Narrator
L'Échappée belle
L'Échappée belle (1996)Sanchez
Sigmund Freud: A Jew Without God
Sigmund Freud: A Jew Without God (2022)Self - Narrator (voice)
Xenia
Xenia (1989)Matthieu
Le misanthrope
Le misanthrope (2000)Alceste
Le 4ème Morceau de la femme coupée en 3
Le 4ème Morceau de la femme coupée en 3 (2006)Dominique, le professeur d'auto-école
PSG : Ce club qui a failli ne pas exister !
PSG : Ce club qui a failli ne pas exister ! (2017)Self
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002)Self
The Unloved
The Unloved (1995)Le jeune père
Green Paradise
Green Paradise (2004)Lucas
Hécube, pas Hécube
Hécube, pas Hécube (2024)
La voleuse de Saint-Lubin
La voleuse de Saint-Lubin (2001)L'avocat
Zaïde, un petit air de vengeance
Zaïde, un petit air de vengeance (2001)Thomas Meils
Malraux, the Daring Dreamer
Malraux, the Daring Dreamer (2001)
Figaro
Figaro (2008)Figaro
Ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça!
Ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça! (2013)Barry
I Am Your Punishment
I Am Your Punishment (1996)The Failed Killer
Un an
Un an (2006)Louis-Philippe
Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman
Life and Fate by Vassili Grossman (2018)Self - Narrator (voice)
L'École de Danse
L'École de Danse (2026)
George et Fanchette
George et Fanchette (2010)Agricol Thiercellin
Les Damnés
Les Damnés (2016)
Drumont, histoire d'un antisémite français
Drumont, histoire d'un antisémite français (2013)Édouard Drumont
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran (2015)Self
Comédie-Française
Comédie-Française (2026)La voix de Radio Molière (voice)
Grand amour
Grand amour (2020)
King Lear
King Lear (2023)Lear
Hamlet (Comédie-Française)
Hamlet (Comédie-Française) (2026)Polonius, seigneur
L'Avare
L'Avare (2009)Harpagon
L'écologie des sentiments
L'écologie des sentiments (2026)
Sarah Bernhardt, With Heart and Soul
Sarah Bernhardt, With Heart and Soul (2023)Self
Architecture
Architecture (2019)
Électre / Oreste
Électre / Oreste (2019)Ménélas
Intrusions
Intrusions (2008)Alexis Taget
Un crime très populaire
Un crime très populaire (2008)André Malraux
L'homme qui a fait de Gaulle
L'homme qui a fait de Gaulle (2026)Paul Reynaud
La Tragédie du roi Richard II
La Tragédie du roi Richard II (2015)Richard II
Céline : les derniers secrets
Céline : les derniers secrets (2021)Self
Le Tartuffe ou l'Hypocrite
Le Tartuffe ou l'Hypocrite (2022)Orgon, mari d’Elmire
120 ans d'inventions au cinéma
120 ans d'inventions au cinéma (2016)Narrator (voice)
La Nuit des Rois ou Tout Ce Que Vous Voulez
La Nuit des Rois ou Tout Ce Que Vous VoulezOrsino

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