Charles Berling

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Charles Berling
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Charles Berling in 2013
Born (1958-04-30) 30 April 1958 (age 65)
Saint-Mandé, France
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active1981–present

Charles Berling (born 30 April 1958) is a French actor, director and screenwriter.

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Life and career

Berling at the 1998 Cesar Awards ceremony. Charles Berling.jpg
Berling at the 1998 César Awards ceremony.

Charles Berling, son of a navy doctor, is also the nephew of the literary critic Raymond Picard. His mother, Nadia, "only daughter of (French) settlers in Morocco" was born in Meknes (Morocco); she died in 2004. [1] [2]

When he was two years old he left Paris for Brest, then Toulon, then, at seven, Tahiti.

He studied acting at the Belgian school INSAS, in Brussels. He is the father of the actor Émile Berling.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1982Meurtres à domicileInspector FocardMarc Lobet
1988Le crépuscule des loupsThe SS soldier Jean Chapot TV movie
Les nouveaux chevaliers du cielJacquierPatrick JamainTV series (1 episode)
1989 Laura und Luis Frank StreckerTV Mini-Series
Condorcet Michel Soutter TV Mini-Series
1990SniperMacetKlaus BiedermannTV movie
Monstre aiméFrédéric CompainTV movie
Also Writer
1992 Salt on Our Skin Roger Andrew Birkin
La femme à l'ombreThe lawyerThierry ChabertTV movie
1993 Just Friends André Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Louis, the Child King Roger Planchon
Couples et amantsJeanJohn Lvoff
1994 Coming to Terms with the Dead François Pascale Ferran Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor
Dernier stadeFrédéric NoillaChristian Zerbib
Consentement mutuelLaurent Bernard Stora
Un dimanche à ParisRomaricHervé Duhamel
1995 Nelly and Mr. Arnaud Jerôme Claude Sautet
Pullman paradisLucien Génin Michèle Rosier
Le fabuleux destin de Madame Petlet Camille de Casabianca
L'âge des possiblesMan at phone Pascale Ferran TV movie
La grande collectionJules Jeanne Labrune TV series (1 episode)
1996 Ridicule Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy Patrice Leconte Lumières Award for Best Actor
Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
Love, etc.Pierre Marion Vernoux
1997 Dry Cleaning Jean-Marie Kunstler Anne Fontaine Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
Les Palmes de M. Schutz Pierre Curie Claude Pinoteau
Obsession Pierre MoulinPeter Sehr
1998 L'Ennui Martin Cédric Kahn Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train Jean-Marie Patrice Chéreau Étoiles d'Or - Best Actor
L'inconnu de StrasbourgJean-Paul Valeria Sarmiento
La clocheCharles BerlingShort
Also Director & Writer
Un dimanche matin à MarseilleRenaudMario FanfaniShort
Une femme à suivreEddyPatrick DewolfTV movie
1999Un pont entre deux rivesMatthiasFrédéric Auburtin & Gérard Depardieu
Fait d'hiverLouis Riquier Robert Enrico
2000 Sentimental Destinies Jean Barnery Olivier Assayas Nominated - César Award for Best Actor
A Question of Taste René Rousset Bernard Rapp
Stardom Philippe Gascon Denys Arcand
Crime Scenes Fabian Frédéric Schoendoerffer
Comedy of Innocence Serge Raúl Ruiz
2001 Savage Souls Reveillard Raúl Ruiz
How I Killed My Father Jean-Luc Anne Fontaine
15 August VincentPatrick Alessandrin
Un jeu d'enfantsJacques Fauvel Laurent Tuel
Fils de zupInspector BoyerGilles Romera
2002 Demonlover Hervé Le Millinec Olivier Assayas
Cravate club BernardFrédéric Jardin
Hypnotized and Hysterical ArnaudClaude Duty
Jean Moulin Jean Moulin Yves Boisset TV movie
2003 Père et fils David Michel Boujenah
I'm Staying! Antoine Diane Kurys
Le soleil assassinéJean SenacAbdelkrim Bahloul
2004 Secret Agents Eugène Frédéric Schoendoerffer
2005 I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed Georges Figon Serge Le Péron & Saïd Smihi
The Art of Breaking Up  [ fr ]Edouard de Bois d'Enghien Michel Deville
Grabuge !Maurice Jean-Pierre Mocky
La maison de NinaMaurice Gutman Richard Dembo
Dalida Lucien MorisseJoyce BuñuelTV movie
Permis d'aimerJean Rachida Krim TV movie
InséparablesAntoine Élisabeth Rappeneau TV series (3 episodes)
2006 The Man of My Life Hugo Zabou Breitman
Je pense à vousWorms Pascal Bonitzer
Marie-AntoinetteThe voice Francis Leclerc & Yves Simoneau TV movie
2007Les murs porteursSimon RosenfeldCyril Gelblat
Notable donc coupableFabien BordaDominique Baron & Francis Girod TV movie
2008 Summer Hours Frédéric Marly Olivier Assayas (3)
Quiet Chaos Boesson Antonello Grimaldi
Par suite d'un arrêt de travail...Vincent Disse Frédéric Andréi
L'abolition Robert Badinter Jean-Daniel VerhaegheTV Mini-Series
Myster Mocky présenteBrad Jean-Pierre Mocky TV series (1 episode)
2009Before SundownThe soldierToby MorrisShort
2010InsoupçonnableHenri SchaefferGabriel Le Bomin
KrachGeorgesFabrice Genestal
2011Propriété interditeBenoîtHélène Angel
Beirut Hotel Mathieu Danielle Arbid TV movie
2012 What's in a Name ? PierreAlexandre de La Patellière & Matthieu Delaporte
Comme un hommePierre Verdier Safy Nebbou
Nos retrouvaillesPhilippe Cabrera Josée Dayan TV movie
Le reste du mondeThe lawyerDamien OdoulTV movie
2013 It Boy Luc ApfelDavid Moreau
2014 The Clearstream Affair Renaud Van Ruymbeke Vincent Garenq
2015On voulait tout casserBilouPhilippe Guillard
Une nuit au GrévinNarrator Patrice Leconte TV movie
Tu es mon filsPaulDidier Le PêcheurTV movie
2016 Elle Richard Paul Verhoeven
Le coeur en braille Michel Boujenah
Le premier coupThe man Caroline Proust & Etienne SaldésShort
TrepaliumParisVincent LannooTV Mini-Series
Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge
2017 The Frozen Dead Martin ServazLaurent HerbietTV series
Capitaine Marleau Carlos Dos Santos Josée Dayan TV series (1 episode)
Reinventing Marvin
2019 Who You Think I Am Gilles Safy Nebbou

Theater

YearTitleAuthorDirectorNotes
1981 The Dybbuk S. Ansky Moshe Leiser
ÇaSabra Ben Arfa & Charles BerlingMarie-Pierre Meinzel
1982Passage HagardCompagnie des MirabellesCompagnie des Mirabelles
1983Dernières Nouvelles de la pesteBernard ChartreuxJean-Pierre Vincent
1984 The Homecoming Harold Pinter Stuart Seide
Entre chiens et loups Christoph Hein Bernard Sobel
Les OrphelinsJean-Luc Lagarce Christiane Cohendy
1985 The School for Wives Molière Bernard Sobel (2)
1986What Remains of a Rembrandt Torn into Four
Equal Pieces and Flushed Down the Toilet
Jean Genet Jean-Michel Rabeux
Der Park Botho Strauß Claude Régy
Les Voisins Michel Vinaver Alain Françon
Succubations d’IncubesA.P.A.Charles Berling
1988Le Public Federico García Lorca Jorge Lavelli
The Green Cockatoo Arthur Schnitzler Michel Didym
1988-89Dear Monster Javier Tomeo Jacques Nichet
1990 The Mother and the Whore Jean Eustache Jean-Louis Martinelli
Conversations d'idiotsDominique DucosWalter Le Moli
1991 Une sale histoire Jean Eustache & Jean-Noël PicqJean-Louis Martinelli (2)
1992The Church Louis-Ferdinand Céline Jean-Louis Martinelli (3)
1993With My Own Hands Pascal Rambert Pascal Rambert
Le Chasseur de lions Javier Tomeo Jean-Jacques Préau
Le Bavard Louis-René des Forêts Michel Dumoulin
1993-94Merchants of Glory Marcel Pagnol & Paul NivoixJean-Louis Martinelli (4)
1995 In a Year of 13 Moons Rainer Werner Fassbinder Jean-Louis Martinelli (5)
1995-96Roberto Zucco Bernard-Marie Koltès Jean-Louis Martinelli (6)
1996La Cour des comédiens Antoine Vitez Georges Lavaudant
Ordure (Dreck) Robert Schneider Charles Berling (2)
1997 L'Histoire du soldat Igor Stravinsky Emmanuel Plasson
1998 Oedipus the King Sophocles Jean-Louis Martinelli (7)
2001 Cravate club Fabrice Roger-Lacan Isabelle Nanty
2002Voyage en Afrique Jacques Jouet Jean-Louis Martinelli (8)
2004 Hamlet William Shakespeare Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier (2)
2005Pour ceux qui restent Pascal Elbé Charles Berling (3)
2006-07 Caligula Albert Camus Charles Berling (4)
2007 L'Histoire du soldat Igor Stravinsky Michael Lonsdale
2008-09 Endgame Samuel Beckett Charles Berling (5)
2009The Walk Bernard-Marie Koltès Michel Didym (2)
2010L'Infâme Roger Planchon Jacques Rosner
Le Donneur de bainDorine HollierDan Jemmett
2011 Ithaka Botho Strauß Jean-Louis Martinelli (9)
2012-13Gould et Menuhin Christiane Cohendy Charles Berling (6)
2013-14Address Unknown Kressmann Taylor Delphine de Malherbe
2014DreckRobert SchneiderCharles Berling (7)
2015 A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller Ivo van Hove Pending - Molière Award for Best Actor

Narrator

Notes and sources

  1. Françoise Dargent, "Charles Berling : les secrets de ma mère", Le Figaro , 11 octobre 2011
  2. Marion Vignal, "Charles Berling: "Rester insolent, c'est vital"", L'Express , 17 septembre 2011

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