Gilles Cohen
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Gilles Cohen | |
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| Born | Gilles Victor Cohen August 15, 1963 Paris, France |
| Nationality |  France |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Director |
Gilles Cohen,[1][2] 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.[3] He is known in particular for his roles in The Beat That My Heart Skipped[4] (2005), A Prophet[5] (2009) and the TV series The Bureau[6] (2015).
Early life
[edit]Gilles 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
[edit]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.
Filmography
[edit]Cinema
[edit]Feature Films - Role
[edit]- 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
[edit]Television
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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[7]
- 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
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Gilles Cohen is married to Karine Paschal. He has two sons, Raphaël and Samuel Cohen from his previous marriage to actress Emmanuelle Devos.
References
[edit]- ^ Cohen, Gilles. "LES GENS DU CINEMA ©". www.lesgensducinema.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "Biographie". Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "Gilles Cohen Movies and Shows - Apple TV". Apple TV. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (2005-07-01). "Amid the Pulp, a Meditation on Fathers, Sons and the Ties That Choke". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ Schager, Nick (2010-02-22). "Review: A Prophet". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ Assouline, Par Pierre-Simon. "Gilles Cohen du Bureau des Légendes : « Je suis beaucoup plus sensible que Moule à Gaufre »". fr.timesofisrael.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ "Mon dîner avec Winston : l'ami imaginaire de Gilles Cohen - Sceneweb" (in French). 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
- ^ "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres – hiver 2021". www.culture.gouv.fr (in French). 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
External links
[edit]- Gilles Cohen. AlloCiné (in French).
- "Gilles Cohen". Les Archives du Spectacle (in French). 15 August 1963.
- Gilles Cohen at IMDb