Patrick Chesnais

Personal Info

Birthday

March 18, 1947

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Also Known As

Patrick Chesnay

Patrick Chesnais

Biography

Patrick Chesnais (born 18 March 1947) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Patrick Chesnais was born in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine.

He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen. In 1989, he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the film La Lectrice directed by Michel Deville. In 1994, he starred in Harold Pinter's Le Retour, and in 1992, in La Belle Histoire by Claude Lelouch.

Known For

Scene of the Crime

HIP - High Intellectual Potential

Kaamelott

Chez Maupassant

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Emperor of Paris

Missing Angel

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Filmography

2025
La Tournée
as Marius De Villeduc
The Islanders
as Pierre
2024
Another Alice
as La Chenille
2023
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
as Lui-même
2022
Tous Inconnus
as ("Cinéma Cinémas" segment)
Chroma
as Jacques Rénier
2021
We are Red Star
as Voiceover
Like Thunder in a Cloudless Sky
as Père de Paul
Him
as Priest
When Granny Meets Grandpa
as Papy
2019
Tant qu'il y a de l'amour
as Jean
Sweetheart
as Jules
Adopt a Daddy
as Vigo
2018
The Emperor of Paris
as Henry
My Mother Is Crazy
as Alvaro
School Is Over
as Gilbert
Me and El Che
as Go
Demi-sœurs
as Le notaire
2017
Noir Enigma
as Commissaire Rousseau
The Exes
as Didier
2016
The Summer of All My Parents
as Michel Lanoy
Lost in Armenia
as Bolzec
2015
The Roommates Party
as Le voisin excentrique
Nevermore
as Rousseau
2014
Où es-tu maintenant ?
as le commandant Brosky
The List of My Desires
as Le père de Jocelyne
La Braconne
as Danny
Bleu Catacombes
as Commissaire Rousseau
2013
60 Going On 12
as Pierrot
Bright Days Ahead
as Philippe
2012
Welcome Aboard
as Taillendier
2011
Hiver rouge
as Commissaire Rousseau
You Will Be My Son
as François Amelot
The Great Restaurant II
as The prostitute costumer
2010
Je vous ai compris : De Gaulle, 1958-1962
as Général de Gaulle
In Gold We Trust
as Georges
Vieilles canailles
as Martin
Feu la mère de Madame
as Lucien
All Girls Cry
as Bob
2009
Climax
as Gérard
Blame It on Mum
as Henry Celliers
Change of Plans
as Erwann
2008
Home Sweet Home
as Gédéon
Melodrama Habibi
as Bruno Caprice
The Maiden and the Wolves
as Léon Amblard
2007
Héros
as Clovis Costa
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
as Dr. Lepage
The Price to Pay
as Grégoire
2006
J'invente rien
as Armand
Cheating Love
as Le détective
2005
Not Here to Be Loved
as Jean-Claude
Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte
as Norbert
2004
Casablanca Driver
as Coll Murray, le journaliste
Mixed Marriage
as Jean-Yves Dupreux, père de Jean-Christophe
Totally Nuts
as Lieutenant Lescaro
2002
Le ventre de Juliette
as Abel
The Landlords
as Gérard
Sexes très opposés
as Fernand
Irène
as Gazet
2001
Fool's Game
as Commissaire Aguerre
Te quiero
as Franck
Charming Fellow
as Octave
1999
Kennedy et moi
as Paul Gurney
Man of My Life
as Charles
The Children of the Century
as Gustave Planche
1997
After Sex
as Philippe Clovier
Sidecar
as Julien Dessales
1994
Life's Little Treasures
as Bertrand
1993
Pas d'amour sans amour!
as Michel
Drôles d'oiseaux
as Commissaire Voitot
1992
The Beautiful Story
as Pierre Lhermitte
1991
La Pagaille
as Jean-Jacques
Triplex
as Nicolas Montgerbier
Netchayev is Back
as Marc Leloy
1990
Promotion canapé
as André
Le Sixième Doigt
as Simon
The Austrian
as Herman
Feu sur le candidat
as Jean-Marcel Mazzetti
There Were Days... and Moons
as Le docteur
1989
Thank You Satan
as Alain Monnier
Kiss Me
as Pierre - le père
Chère canaille
as Paul
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
as Jérémie
1988
La Lectrice
as le P.D.G.
1985
Blanche and Marie
as Germinal
1983
Les Sacrifiés
as Gino
Cap Canaille
as Wim
1981
Snow
as First inspector
1980
First Voyage
as Yan Lambert
The Imprint of Giants
as Martial Dromner
L'Œil du maître
as Marc Dumas
Cocktail Molotov
as Rucker
1979
Out of Whack
as Jeffy / L'inspecteur Lujon / M. Poitronneau
Make Room for Tomorrow
as Billy
1978
Dossier 51
as Hadès
1976
The Castaways of Turtle Island
as Gérard
Monsieur Albert
as François