Yvan Attal
Acting
Born: January 4, 1965 (age 61) · Tel-Aviv, Israel
Highest Rated
Biography
Yvan Attal is an acclaimed French-Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter who has built a distinguished decades-long career in European and international cinema. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Algerian-Jewish parents, Attal moved to France with his family while he was a child, growing up in the suburbs of Paris. He launched his acting career in the late 1980s and achieved instant recognition with his feature film debut in Eric Rochant’s acclaimed thriller Un monde sans pitié (A World Without Pity, 1989), a breakout performance that earned him the prestigious César Award for Most Promising Actor. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Attal established himself as a versatile leading man in French cinema through standout roles in films like Amor Cello, The Little Thief, and Alissa. He also successfully expanded into Hollywood and international productions, appearing in notable English-language films such as Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005), Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006), and the action thriller The Interpreter (2005) alongside Nicole Kidman. In addition to his acting achievements, Attal has proven himself as a talented filmmaker, directing and starring in critically praised projects such as the romantic comedy My Wife Is an Actress (2001)—co-starring his long-time partner, actress Charlotte Gainsbourg—as well as Happily Ever After (2004), Yvan Attal's Do Not Disturb (2014), and the gripping courtroom drama The Accusation (Les Choses humaines, 2021).
Photos (2)
Movies (61)
Rush Hour 3
George
The Interpreter
Philippe
Munich
Tony
R.A.I.D. Special Unit
Viktor
Freedom
George Moréas
Happily Ever After
Vincent
Squad 36
Charles Balestra
Seberg
Romain Gary
Breaking Point
Mathieu
Anthony Zimmer
François Taillandier / Anthony Zimmer
My Dog Stupid
Henri Mohen
The Snake
Vincent
Do Not Disturb
Ben Azuelos
La Syndicaliste
Luc Oursel
Sweetheart
Franck
Leaving
Samuel
The Jews
Yvan
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen...
David
It's Easier for a Camel...
Man in Park
Bon Voyage
Raoul
Stuck Together
Jean-Paul
Love After Love
Romain
The Last Diamond
Simon
Maestro(s)
Denis Dumar
My Wife Is an Actress
Yvan
Shadow Play
Yves
Brothers
Michel (adulte)
Rock'n Roll
Producer Yvan
All About Actresses
Yvan Attal
With or Without You
Benoit
The Patriots
Ariel Brenner
Manhunt
Serge Klarsfeld
Being Maria
Daniel Gélin
Saraka Bo
Taïeb
The Car Keys
Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
Lover
Paul
Love, etc.
Benoît
Le Prof
Hippolyte
Heaven Will Wait
Yvan Thenot
Love Without Pity
Halpern
Regrets
Mathieu Lievin
The Candidate
Michel Dedieu
An Innocent Little Game
Bruno
The Sunrise File
Serge Klarsfeld (voice)
One Night
Pierre Morvand
His Wife
Joseph de Rosa
White Nightmare
René
In the Eyes of the World
Bruno
L’autre
SDF
Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0
Un monsieur
Melody for a Hustler
Gaston
Research in the Interest of Families
Stéphane Monnereau
Alissa
Luc Kaufmann
Dans la tourmente
Max
Rapt
Stanislas Graff
Sitcom, A Movie
Eric
Mauvaise fille
Vincent
En moi
Director
Les rafles d'août 1942 en zone libre, un crime de l'État Français
Narrator (voice)
The Criminal
Mason
Délicate gravité
2013
TV Shows (6)
Capitaine Marleau
Paul Vignelli · 1 eps
Of Money and Blood
Zagury · 12 eps
Ad Vitam
Darius · 6 eps
Bardot
Raoul Levy · 6 eps
Sur la dalle
Commissaire Adamsberg · 2 eps
Collection Fred Vargas
commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg · 9 eps
Self / Appearances (12)
Clique
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Through the Night with...
Self · 1 eps
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest · 1 eps
28 minutes
Self · 1 eps
Beau geste
Self · 1 eps
Salut les Terriens !
Self - Guest · 1 eps
On n'est pas couché
Self - Guest · 1 eps
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
Jane Birkin by Friends
Self
The Family
Self
La folle histoire de Sophie Marceau
Self
Cinéma par... Yvan Attal
Self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (9)
Happily Ever After
Director
New York, I Love You
Director
Breaking Point
Director
The Accusation
Director
My Dog Stupid
Director
Do Not Disturb
Director
The Jews
Director
Le Brio
Director
My Wife Is an Actress
Director
