Gérard Darmon

Gérard Darmon

Born 1948-02-29 (age 78) Paris, France
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Biography

Gérard Darmon (born 29 February 1948) is a French-Moroccan actor and singer. He has been nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, for his roles in Betty Blue (1987) and Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2003).

He was the second husband of actress Mathilda May (mother of his two youngest children). He has three children: Virginie (born 1968) and, by May, daughter Sarah (born 17 August 1994) and son Jules (born 4 March 1997).

Darmon also did a cover of "Mambo Italiano".

Darmon is of Sephardic Jewish (Algerian-Jewish) descent. In July 2012, he was naturalised Moroccan by a decree from King Mohamed VI.

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Known For

Betty Blue
Betty Blue

1986

as Eddy

The Tit and the Moon
The Tit and the Moon

1994

as Maurice

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
It Takes Two To Tango
It Takes Two To Tango

2025

as Antoine Toussaint

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom

2023

as Le narrateur (voice)

Diva
Diva

1981

as L'Antillais

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

1973

as Farès Henchman

Dead Weight
Dead Weight

2002

as Kowalski

Les Princes
Les Princes

1983

as Nara

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

1994

as Commissioner Patrick Bialès / Maurice Bialès / Alicia Lampéro

King
King

2022

as Grand-père Inès

Rolling to You
Rolling to You

2018

as Max, Jocelyn's friend

For Sasha
For Sasha

1991

as David Malka

The Good Thief
The Good Thief

2003

as Raoul

Our Story
Our Story

1984

as Duval

Welcome Aboard
Welcome Aboard

2011

as Richard Morena

Liberté, égalité, choucroute
Le Beauf
Le Beauf

1987

as Serge

The Passport
The Passport

1990

as Merab Papashvili/Yasha Papashvili

Brillantissime
Brillantissime

2018

as Georges