Emmanuel Courcol | |
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Born | December 25, 1957 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
Emmannuel Courcol (born December 25, 1957) is a French actor and filmmaker. [1]
In 1984, Courcol graduated from the École Nationale des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre, where he had studied acting. [1]
After acting in a number of feature films, Courcol ventured into screenwriting with the 2001 film Mademoiselle directed by Philippe Lioret. [1] In 2010, he was nominated alongside Lioret and Olivier Adam for the César Award for Best Original Screenplay for Welcome . [2]
Courcol's directorial debut, Ceasefire, was released in 2016. [3] His second feature film, The Big Hit , was awarded the 2020 European Film Award for Best Comedy. [1] The Marching Band , Courcol's third directorial effort, premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. [4]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Ref. |
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2001 | Mademoiselle | No | Yes | Yes | Arthuis | [1] |
2004 | The Light | No | Yes | Yes | Parish priest | [1] |
2009 | Welcome | No | Yes | Yes | Supermarket manager | [5] |
2011 | All Our Desires | No | Yes | Yes | Doctor Stroesser | [1] |
2013 | Géraldine je t'aime | Yes | Yes | No | — | [1] |
2015 | Boomerang | No | Yes | No | — | [1] |
Face Down | No | Yes | No | — | [1] | |
2016 | Ceasefire | Yes | Yes | No | — | [3] |
2019 | In the Name of the Land | No | Yes | Yes | Notary | [1] |
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere | No | Yes | No | — | [1] | |
2020 | The Big Hit | Yes | Yes | No | — | [4] |
2024 | The Marching Band | Yes | Yes | No | — | [4] |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1997 | L'histoire du Samedi | No | No | Yes | Sebastien | 1 episode | |
2001 | The Judge is a Woman | No | No | Yes | Alexis | 1 episode | |
2003 | Avocats & associés | No | No | Yes | Robert | 1 episode | |
2004 | Sauveur Giordano | No | No | Yes | Michel Prévin | 1 episode | |
2022 | Boxer les mots | Yes | Yes | No | — | TV movie | [6] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | César Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Welcome | Nominated | [2] |
2020 | European Film Awards | Best Comedy | The Big Hit | Won | [1] |
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