Patrick Chesnais
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1947-03-18 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Also known as
- Patrick Chesnay
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (22)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Anders Etchegoyen
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Kaamelott
2005
as Lucius Sillius Sallustius
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Télématin
1985
as Self
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
2021
as Serge Alvaro
The Unexpected Getaway
2012
as Self
Chez Maupassant
2007
as Ernest Dufour
The Wagner Method
2020
as Gilles Weiss
Folie passagère
2015
as Self
Regards d'enfance
1993
as Le Père
Missing Angel
2022
as Paul Varan
Insoupçonnable
2018
as Damien Moreau
Les Saisons meurtrières
2012
as le commissaire Rousseau
Le Grand Charles
2006
as Général Giraud
Duel
2009
as Philippe Dellas
Eldorado
Marjorie
2014
La Guerre des insectes
1981
as Michel Servin
Le Génie du faux
1985
as Johann Gelder
Movies (105)
Drôles d'oiseaux
1993
as Commissaire Voitot
La Pagaille
1991
as Jean-Jacques
Les Sacrifiés
1983
as Gino
The Emperor of Paris
2018
as Henry
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
as Dr. Lepage
Irène
2002
as Gazet
The Austrian
1990
as Herman
The Landlords
2002
as Gérard
First Voyage
1980
as Yan Lambert
La Braconne
2014
as Danny
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
2023
as Self
Chroma
2022
as Jacques Rénier
Snow
1981
as First inspector
La Tournée
2025
as Marius De Villeduc
Bright Days Ahead
2013
as Philippe
Hiver rouge
2011
as Commissaire Rousseau
Héros
2007
as Clovis Costa
After Sex
1997
as Philippe Clovier
Te quiero
2001
as Franck
L'Œil du maître
1980
as Marc Dumas
Charming Fellow
2001
as Octave
Feu la mère de Madame
2010
as Lucien
Climax
2009
as Gérard
Welcome Aboard
2012
as Taillendier
La Lectrice
1988
as le P.D.G.
The Children of the Century
1999
as Gustave Planche
Promotion canapé
1990
as André
In Gold We Trust
2010
as Georges
J'invente rien
2006
as Armand
Lost in Armenia
2016
as Bolzec
Demi-sœurs
2018
as Le notaire
Sexes très opposés
2002
as Fernand
Change of Plans
2009
as Erwann
Chère canaille
1989
as Paul
Regarde-moi quand je te quitte
as Pierre
Charlotte Rampling, le cinéma comme un essentiel
2022
as Lui-même
le mariage de figaro
1981
as figaro
Le Sixième Doigt
1990
as Simon
Pas d'amour sans amour!
1993
as Michel
60 Going On 12
2013
as Pierrot
Not Here to Be Loved
2005
as Jean-Claude
Monsieur Albert
1976
as François
Cap Canaille
1983
as Wim
Casablanca Driver
2004
as Coll Murray, le journaliste
Tant qu'il y a de l'amour
2019
as Jean
Dossier 51
1978
as Hadès
Blame It on Mum
2009
as Henry Celliers
Mixed Marriage
2004
as Jean-Yves Dupreux, père de Jean-Christophe
All Girls Cry
2010
as Bob
The Summer of All My Parents
2016
as Michel Lanoy
Netchayev is Back
1991
as Marc Leloy
The Maiden and the Wolves
2008
as Léon Amblard
Triplex
1991
as Nicolas Montgerbier
The Castaways of Turtle Island
1976
as Gérard
The Price to Pay
2007
as Grégoire
There Were Days... and Moons
1990
as Le docteur
You Will Be My Son
2011
as François Amelot
The List of My Desires
2014
as Le père de Jocelyne
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
1989
as Jérémie
The Exes
2017
as Didier
Adopt a Daddy
2019
as Vigo
My Mother Is Crazy
2018
as Alvaro
Sweetheart
2019
as Jules
We are Red Star
2021
as Voiceover
Cheating Love
2006
as Le détective
When Granny Meets Grandpa
2021
as Papy
Noir Enigma
2017
as Commissaire Rousseau
Laval, le collaborateur
2021
as Pierre Laval
Fool's Game
2001
as Commissaire Aguerre
The Imprint of Giants
1980
as Martial Dromner
Le ventre de Juliette
2002
as Abel
Kennedy et moi
1999
as Paul Gurney
Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte
2005
as Norbert
The Roommates Party
2015
as Le voisin excentrique
Him
2021
as Priest
Home Sweet Home
2008
as Gédéon
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Like Thunder in a Cloudless Sky
2021
as Père de Paul
Make Room for Tomorrow
1979
as Billy
Blanche and Marie
1985
as Germinal
School Is Over
2018
as Gilbert
Man of My Life
1999
as Charles
The Islanders
2025
as Pierre
Life's Little Treasures
1994
as Bertrand
The Great Restaurant II
2011
as The Prostitute Costumer
The Beautiful Story
1992
as Pierre Lhermitte
Feu sur le candidat
1990
as Jean-Marcel Mazzetti
Melodrama Habibi
2008
as Bruno Caprice
Tous Inconnus
2022
as ("Cinéma Cinémas" segment)
Bleu Catacombes
2014
as Commissaire Rousseau
Planter les Choux
2014
as André
Vieilles canailles
2010
as Martin
Sidecar
1997
as Julien Dessales
Out of Whack
1979
as Jeffy / L'inspecteur Lujon / M. Poitronneau
Thank You Satan
1989
as Alain Monnier
Totally Nuts
2004
as Lieutenant Lescaro
Me and El Che
2018
as Go
Kiss Me
1989
as Pierre - le père
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
2013
J'irai cracher sur vos tongs
2005
Cocktail Molotov
1980
as Rucker
Another Alice
2024
as La Chenille
Je vous ai compris : De Gaulle, 1958-1962
2010
as Général de Gaulle
Nevermore
2015
as Rousseau
Où es-tu maintenant ?
2014
as le commandant Brosky
About Patrick Chesnais
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 Stol… With 127 credits spanning from 1970 to 2025, Patrick Chesnais has appeared in 105 films and 22 TV shows.
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- Drôles d'oiseaux (1993) — as Commissaire Voitot
- La Pagaille (1991) — as Jean-Jacques
- Les Sacrifiés (1983) — as Gino
- The Emperor of Paris (2018) — as Henry
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) — as Dr. Lepage
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