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Jean-Jacques Moreau

Jean-Jacques Moreau

Born: 1947-02-04 • Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Jean-Jacques Moreau is a French actor and screenwriter, born on February 4, 1947, in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis. His artistic career spans both theater and film. He is distinguished by his versatility and the diversity of his collaborations with numerous renowned directors.

In film, Jean-Jacques Moreau has appeared in several notable films, including Gérard Oury's The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, A Few Quiet Gentlemen, Jackal, and Good Kisses, Until Monday. He has also appeared in television productions, playing Leroy-Champier in the miniseries The Big Secret (1989), Duroc in Josephine or the Comedy of Ambitions (1979), and Theo van Gogh in Paul Gauguin (1975). He also appeared in the cult film Diva (1981), where he played the character of Krantz.

His presence on stage has been marked by numerous roles in both classical and contemporary works. He has worked under the direction of such leading figures as Gabriel Garran in Bertolt Brecht's The Visions of Simone Machard, Denis Llorca in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Jacques Echantillon in Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, a role for which he was nominated for a Molière Best Actor Award. He has also appeared in plays such as Jean-Michel Ribes' The Sycamore Tree Must Flow and Jean Genet's The Balcony.

Jean-Jacques Moreau has portrayed a variety of characters, ranging from drama to comedy, both on television and in the theater. His artistic career demonstrates a great adaptability and a pronounced taste for the eclecticism of genres and registers. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with directors and producers both in France and internationally, consolidating his reputation in the world of live performance and audiovisual.

Filmography
L'Affaire Marvin poster
L'Affaire Marvin
2020 • Richard Latour
Black Venus poster
Black Venus
2010 • Henri de Blainville
Douze hommes en colère poster
Douze hommes en colère
2010 • Juré n°10
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas poster
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
2000 • Self
Passion interdite poster
Passion interdite
1998 • Daniel
No Image
Sur un air de mambo
1996 • Gilles
Les Louves poster
Les Louves
1995 • Pierre
Vagabond poster
Vagabond
1992 • François
The Pleasure of Love poster
The Pleasure of Love
1991 • Smallow
La Campagne de Cicéron poster
La Campagne de Cicéron
1990 • Le metteur en scène
The Hostage of Europe poster
The Hostage of Europe
1989 • Marchand
Five Days in June poster
Five Days in June
1989 • le garçon de la brasserie
La Vouivre poster
La Vouivre
1989 • Victor
L'Énigme des sables poster
L'Énigme des sables
1988
Baby Blues poster
Baby Blues
1988 • Michel Lambesque
Spécial police poster
Spécial police
1985 • Pierre Salmon
Urgence poster
Urgence
1985 • Martel
The Seventh Target poster
The Seventh Target
1984 • Bolek
Le retour de Christophe Colon poster
Le retour de Christophe Colon
1983
Hôtel des Acacias poster
Hôtel des Acacias
1982
La vie continue poster
La vie continue
1981 • L'Homme
Diva poster
Diva
1981 • Krantz
Coco-the-Flower, Candidate poster
Coco-the-Flower, Candidate
1979 • Delbois
These Sorcerers Are Mad poster
These Sorcerers Are Mad
1978 • Eugène Tissaigre, director
The Discord poster
The Discord
1978 • Le contremaître
Animal poster
Animal
1977 • Le chauffeur de taxi
The Centipede Is Tap Dancing poster
The Centipede Is Tap Dancing
1977 • Henri
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo poster
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977 • Truck Driver
No Image
Berthe
1976 • Le mari de Berthe
Les Grands Moyens poster
Les Grands Moyens
1976 • Fred Conségude
The Seventh Company Has Been Found poster
The Seventh Company Has Been Found
1975 • L'officier allemand qui s'aperçoit de l'évasion
No Problem! poster
No Problem!
1975 • French customs officer
Act of Aggression poster
Act of Aggression
1975
Let Joy Reign Supreme poster
Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975 • Peasant
The Cold Soup poster
The Cold Soup
1975 • Abel
While There's War There's Hope poster
While There's War There's Hope
1974 • Mercenaro
Kisses Till Monday poster
Kisses Till Monday
1974 • Bob
Cadoudal poster
Cadoudal
1974 • Guillemot
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob poster
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973 • Police biker
Marriage a la Mode poster
Marriage a la Mode
1973
To Be Twenty in the Aures poster
To Be Twenty in the Aures
1972 • Jacques
There Once Was a Cop poster
There Once Was a Cop
1972 • PJ inspector