Patrick Chesnais
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. He starred in Hany Tamba's Melodrama Habibi in 2008. He is married to fellow actor Josiane Stoléru. Source: Article "Patrick Chesnais" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
125
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-03-18 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Acting

2025

The Islanders as Pierre

2025

La Tournée as Marius De Villeduc

2024

Another Alice as La Chenille

2022

Missing Angel as Paul Varan

2022

Chroma as Jacques Rénier

2022

Tous Inconnus as ("Cinéma Cinémas" segment)

2021

Him as Priest

2021

Like Thunder in a Cloudless Sky as Père de Paul

2021

Laval, le collaborateur as Not available

2021

We are Red Star as Voiceover

2019

Sweetheart as Jules

2019

Adopt a Daddy as Vigo

2018

The Emperor of Paris as Henry

2018

Insoupçonnable as Damien Moreau

2018

Demi-sœurs as Le notaire

2018

My Mother Is Crazy as Alvaro

2018

Me and El Che as Go

2018

School Is Over as Gilbert

2017

The Exes as Didier

2017

Noir Enigma as Commissaire Rousseau

2016

The Summer of All My Parents as Michel Lanoy

2016

Lost in Armenia as Bolzec

2015

Folie passagère as Self

2015

The Roommates Party as Le voisin excentrique

2015

Nevermore as Rousseau

2014

The List of My Desires as Le père de Jocelyne

2014

Marjorie as Not available

2014

Où es-tu maintenant ? as le commandant Brosky

2014

Bleu Catacombes as Commissaire Rousseau

2014

La Braconne as Danny

2013

Bright Days Ahead as Philippe

2013

60 Going On 12 as Pierrot

2012

Les Saisons meurtrières as le commissaire Rousseau

2012

Welcome Aboard as Taillendier

2011

You Will Be My Son as François Amelot

2011

The Great Restaurant II as The prostitute costumer

2011

Hiver rouge as Commissaire Rousseau

2010

In Gold We Trust as Georges

2010

Vieilles canailles as Martin

2010

All Girls Cry as Bob

2010

Je vous ai compris : De Gaulle, 1958-1962 as Général de Gaulle

2010

Feu la mère de Madame as Lucien

2009

Duel as Philippe Dellas

2009

Change of Plans as Erwann

2009

Blame It on Mum as Henry Celliers

2009

Climax as Gérard

2008

The Maiden and the Wolves as Léon Amblard

2008

Home Sweet Home as Gédéon

2008

Melodrama Habibi as Bruno Caprice

2007

Chez Maupassant as Ernest Dufour

2007

The Price to Pay as Grégoire

2007

Héros as Clovis Costa

2006

Le Grand Charles as Général Giraud

2006

J'invente rien as Armand

2006

Cheating Love as Le détective

2005

Kaamelott as Lucius Sillius Sallustius

2005

Not Here to Be Loved as Jean-Claude

2005

J'irai cracher sur vos tongs as Not available

2004

Casablanca Driver as Coll Murray, le journaliste

2004

Mixed Marriage as Jean-Yves Dupreux, père de Jean-Christophe

2004

Totally Nuts as Lieutenant Lescaro

2002

Irène as Gazet

2002

The Landlords as Gérard

2002

Sexes très opposés as Fernand

2001

Charming Fellow as Octave

2001

Te quiero as Franck

2001

Fool's Game as Commissaire Aguerre

1999

The Children of the Century as Gustave Planche

1999

Kennedy et moi as Paul Gurney

1999

Man of My Life as Charles

1998

Vivement dimanche as Self

1997

After Sex as Philippe Clovier

1997

Sidecar as Julien Dessales

1994

Life's Little Treasures as Bertrand

1993

Regards d'enfance as Le Père

1993

Drôles d'oiseaux as Commissaire Voitot

1992

The Beautiful Story as Pierre Lhermitte

1991

Netchayev is Back as Marc Leloy

1991

Triplex as Nicolas Montgerbier

1991

La Pagaille as Jean-Jacques

1990

Promotion canapé as André

1990

There Were Days... and Moons as Le docteur

1990

The Austrian as Herman

1990

Feu sur le candidat as Jean-Marcel Mazzetti

1990

Le Sixième Doigt as Simon

1989

Chère canaille as Paul

1989

Kiss Me as Pierre - le père

1989

Thank You Satan as Alain Monnier

1988

La Lectrice as le P.D.G.

1987

Nulle part ailleurs as Self

1985

Télématin as Self

1985

Le Génie du faux as Johann Gelder

1985

Blanche and Marie as Germinal

1983

Les Sacrifiés as Gino

1983

Cap Canaille as Wim

1982

Champs-Elysées as Self

1981

La Guerre des insectes as Michel Servin

1981

Snow as First inspector

1980

Cocktail Molotov as Rucker

1980

The Imprint of Giants as Martial Dromner

1980

First Voyage as Yan Lambert

1980

L'Œil du maître as Marc Dumas

1979

Out of Whack as Jeffy / L'inspecteur Lujon / M. Poitronneau

1978

Dossier 51 as Hadès

NaN

Planter les Choux as André

1976

Monsieur Albert as François

1970

Scene of the Crime as Anders Etchegoyen

NaN

Eldorado as Not available
Crew

2004

Totally Nuts Director

2001

Charming Fellow Director