Jean-Hugues Anglade
Jean-Hugues Anglade (born 29 July 1955) is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter. He has been twice nominated for the César Award for Best Actor, for Betty Blue (1986) and Nocturne Indien (1990), and won Best Supporting Actor for La Reine Margot (1994). In 2010, he was ascended a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Jean-Hugues Anglade

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- Name
- Jean-Hugues Anglade
- Born
- 29 July 1955
- Birthplace
- Thouars, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- Awards
- See list
- Education
- Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique
- Occupation
- Actor, film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- France.
- Honours
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres and César Award for Best Supporting Actor.
- Languages
- French.
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Jean-Hugues Anglade (born 29 July 1955) is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter. He has been twice nominated for the César Award for Best Actor, for Betty Blue (1986) and Nocturne Indien (1990), and won Best Supporting Actor for La Reine Margot (1994). In 2010, he was ascended a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.
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Jean-Hugues Anglade (born 1955) is a French actor, director and film actor, among other activities. The actor was born in Thouars. Jean-Hugues Anglade studied at Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique.
Languages used include French. The actor received César Award for Best Supporting Actor and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.
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Key facts
• Name — Jean-Hugues Anglade • Born — 29 July 1955 • Birthplace — Thouars, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France • Years Active — 1977–present • Awards — See list • Education — Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique • Occupation — Actor, film director, screenwriter
Early life
Early life
Jean-Hugues Anglade was born in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France. His father was a veterinary surgeon and his mother was a social worker. He entered the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris (class of 1980), where he attended classes with Antoine Vitez. This allowed him, in particular, to make his first appearance on television in 1980 in an adaptation by Michel Favart of La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac.
Career
Career
Anglade has acted in many films, TV series and on stage. He plays a major role in the TF1 2022 French TV series Visions, which premiered at Canneseries that year. The series, directed by directed by Akim Isker, also stars Louane Emera, Soufiane Guerrab, and Julien Boisselier. In 2010, he was ascended a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Personal life
Personal life
Anglade was married, from 1996 to 2000, to Mauritian actress Pamela Soo. He is the father of two sons, born in 2001 and 2002, from his union with Mali Lecomte. On the 21st of August 2015, Anglade was a passenger on board the Paris-bound Thalys train that suffered an attempted attack. However, the assailant was subdued by other passengers. The event resulted in injuries to four passengers, including Anglade. He cut his hand while breaking the glass on the emergency alarm.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1977 — Un comique né — TV film • 1980 — La peau de chagrin • La colombe du Luxembourg • 1981 — La randonnée — Jean-Marc • Les amours des années grises — Hervé Le Brézec — 1 episode • 1983 — Par ordre du Roy — Lecocq — TV film • Messieurs les jurés — Gaël Crozet — 1 episode • 2002 — The Sopranos — Jean-Philippe Colbert — Episode: "Everybody Hurts" • 2005 — Under the Dark Sun of Africa — Gordon Coburn — TV film • 2006 — Gaspard le bandit — Gaspard • 2007 — Myster Mocky présente — 1 episode • 2008 — John Adams — Count of Vergennes — TV miniseries • A.D. La guerre de l'ombre — Prosecutor Mattéi • 2008–10 — Collection Fred Vargas — Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg — 4 episodes • 2009 — La double inconstance — The Prince — TV film • 2009–16 — Braquo — Eddy Caplan — 28 episodes • 2011 — La mauvaise rencontre — Loup — TV film • Amoureuse — Martial Verdier • Rani — Philippe de Valcourt — 6 Episodes • 2014 — Les trois silences — Philippe — TV film • Le passager — Mathias Freire — TV miniseries • 2016 — Dans l'ombre du tueur — Prefect • 2018 — Versailles — Man in the Iron Mask — 3 episodes • 2025 — Hotel Costiera — Laurent
Theatre
Theatre
• Year — Title — Director — Venue • 1977 — Marie Tudor — Denise Chalem — CNSAD • 1980 — Berenice — Antoine Vitez — Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers • L'Illusion Comique — Pierre Romans — Théâtre de la Commune • Scènes de chasse en Bavière — Himself — Espace Pierre Cardin • 1984 — Edward II — Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Director — Notes • 1982 — L'indiscrétion — Jean-François — Pierre Lary • Le mur blanc — The Man — Antoine Lacomblez — Short • 1983 — The Wounded Man — Henri — Patrice Chéreau • 1984 — Dangerous Moves — Miller — Richard Dembo • 1985 — Subway — The Roller — Luc Besson • Among Wolves — Richard Avakian — José Giovanni • 1986 — Betty Blue — Zorg — Jean-Jacques Beineix • 1987 — Malady of Love — Clément Potrel — Jacques Deray • 1989 — Nocturne Indien — Rossignol / Xavier — Alain Corneau • 1990 — Nikita — Marco — Luc Besson • Nuit d'été en ville — Louis — Michel Deville • 1991 — Especially on Sunday — Biker Birds — Francesco Barilli • Gawin — Nicolas / Gawin — Arnaud Sélignac • 1993 — Killing Zoe — Eric — Roger Avary • Jonah Who Lived in the Whale — The Father — Roberto Faenza • Les marmottes — Stéphane — Élie Chouraqui • 1994 — La Reine Margot — Charles IX — Patrice Chéreau • Léon: The Professional — Drug Client — Luc Besson — Uncredited cameo • 1995 — Nelly and Mr. Arnaud — Vincent Granec — Claude Sautet • Dis-moi oui... — Stéphane — Alexandre Arcady • 1996 — The Elective Affinities — Edoardo — Paolo and Vittorio Taviani • Maximum Risk — Sebastien — Ringo Lam • The Liars — Zac — Élie Chouraqui • 1997 — Tonka — The Sprinter — Himself — Also director & writer • 2000 — Dark Summer — Gerard Huxley — Gregory Marquette • Princesses — Simon — Sylvie Verheyde • Le prof — Alexandre — Alexandre Jardin • En face — Jean — Mathias Ledoux • Champollion, un scribe pour l'Égypte — Voice-over — Jean-Claude Lubtchansky — Documentary • 2001 — Mortel Transfert — Michel Durand — Jean-Jacques Beineix • 2002 — The Best Day of My Life — Davide — Cristina Comencini • Sueurs — Harvey — Louis-Pascal Couvelaire • 2003 — It's Easier for a Camel... — Pierre — Valeria Bruni Tedeschi • Leave Your Hands on My Hips — Jérôme — Chantal Lauby • 2004 — Taking Lives — Inspector Emil Duval — D. J. Caruso • 2005 — L'anniversaire — Alberto — Diane Kurys • 2007 — Shake Hands with the Devil — Bernard Kouchner — Roger Spottiswoode • Fata Morgana — The Stranger — Simon Groß • La face cachée — Xavier — Bernard Campan • 2008 — Borderline — Tcheky — Lyne Charlebois • Il prossimo tuo — Jean-Paul — Anne Riitta Ciccone • Shanghai 1976 — Paul Xu — Xueyang Hu • 2009 — Villa Amalia — Georges — Benoît Jacquot • Persécution — The Madman — Patrice Chéreau • 2010 — Dans ton sommeil — Sarah's Husband — Caroline & Éric du Potet • 2011 — Le marquis — Jo — Dominique Farrugia • Mineurs 27 — Captain Descharnes — Tristan Aurouet • 2012 — Amitiés sincères — Paul — François Prévôt-Leygonie Stéphan Archinard • 2013 — Back in Crime — Richard Kemp — Germinal Alvarez • 2014 — The Ninth Cloud — Jonny — Jane Spencer • 2015 — Suburra — Cardinal Berchet — Stefano Sollima • I Am a Soldier — Henri — Laurent Larivière • Cafard — Victor — Jan Bultheel • 2017 — The Velvet Gentleman — Erik Satie — Jane Spencer • 2018 — Le Grand Bain (Sink or Swim) — Simon — Gilles Lellouche • 2021 — Super-héros malgré lui — Michel Dugimont — Philippe Lacheau
Awards and nominations
• Institution — Year — Category — Work — Result • César Awards — 1984 — Most Promising Actor — The Wounded Man • 1986 — Best Supporting Actor — Subway • 1987 — Best Actor — Betty Blue • 1990 — Nocturne Indien • 1995 — Best Supporting Actor — La Reine Margot • 1996 — Nelly and Mr. Arnaud • 2010 — Persécution • 2019 — Sink or Swim • Monte-Carlo TV Festival — 2012 — Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series — Braquo • Prix Jean Gabin — 1987

Jean-Hugues Anglade au festival de Cannes.
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- 1.Nominations ou promotions dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2010. Ministry of Culture.
- 2.Evennou, Régis. Utilisateur. Rue du conservatoire.
- 3.Beyond Signs. CANNESERIES.
- 4.VISIONS: Special screening at Canneseries 2022 – eric neveux. eric neveux – composer. 27 March 2022.
- 5.Fusillade dans un Thalys: l'acteur Jean-Hugues Anglade légèrement blessé. Le Figaro. 21 August 2015.
- 6.Des militaires américains évitent un carnage dans un Thalys reliant Amsterdam à Paris. Le Monde. 21 August 2015.
- 7.Stanglin, Doug. 2 U.S. Marines subdue gunman on Paris-bound train. USA Today. 22 August 2015.
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