Jean-Paul Rouve
Jean-Paul Richard Marcel Rouve (born 26 January 1967) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He is a founding member of the Les Robins des Bois comedy troupe, active from 1996 onwards. He has appeared in over 70 film and television productions since 1993, having held roles in comedy films such as Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), RRRrrrr!!!
Jean-Paul Rouve

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- Name
- Jean-Paul Rouve
- Birth Name
- Jean-Paul Richard Marcel Rouve
- Born
- 26 January 1967
- Birthplace
- Malo-les-Bains, France
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- film acting · film direction · film screenwriting · film production
- Education
- Cours Florent
- Honours
- César Award for Best Male Revelation · Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Jean-Paul Richard Marcel Rouve (born 26 January 1967) is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He is a founding member of the Les Robins des Bois comedy troupe, active from 1996 onwards. He has appeared in over 70 film and television productions since 1993, having held roles in comedy films such as Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), RRRrrrr!!!
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Biography
Biography
(2004), Those Happy Days (2006) and Les Tuche (2011). On 25 March 2026, he was made a knight of the Legion of Honour by President Emmanuel Macron.
Jean-Paul Rouve studied at Cours Florent. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is film acting, film direction and film screenwriting. Distinctions recorded are César Award for Best Male Revelation and Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Jean-Paul Rouve au festival de Cannes
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jean-Paul Rouve • Birth Name — Jean-Paul Richard Marcel Rouve • Born — 26 January 1967 • Birthplace — Malo-les-Bains, France • Occupation — * Actor • film director • screenwriter • producer • Years Active — 1993–present
Personal life
Personal life
A native of Malo-les-Bains, Rouve graduated from the Cours Florent drama school in Paris, where he studied theatre in the class of Isabelle Nanty (with whom he would later star in several productions), alongside Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Marina Foïs, Maurice Barthélemy, Pascal Vincent and Élise Larnicol. Together, the six would form The Royal Imperial Green Rabbit Company troupe, which would soon become Les Robins des Bois. Rouve lived several years with the novelist Bénédicte Martin; the couple had a son.
Filmmaker
Filmmaker
• Year — Title — Credited as — Notes • Director — Screenwriter — Producer • 2004 — RRRrrrr!!! • 2008 — The Easy Way • 2012 — Quand je serai petit — As associate producer • 2013 — Denis • 2015 — Memories — As co-producer
Actor
Actor
• Year — Title — Role — Director — Notes • 1993 — C'est mon histoire — Renaud — Pierre Joassin — TV series (1 episode) • 1993–1999 — Julie Lescaut — Agent Leveil — Several — TV series (26 episodes) • 1996 — Le souffleur — Bruno Sauvard & Michael Viger — Short • Le R.I.F. — Party Leader — Michel Andrieu — TV series (1 episode) • 1997 — La famille Sapajou — Biscarros — Élisabeth Rappeneau — TV movie • 1998 — Serial Lover — Edouard 'Douad' Pied — James Huth • 1999 — Karnaval — Pine — Thomas Vincent • Trafic d'influence — Jean-Frédéric — Dominique Farrugia • L'amour déchiré — Yann Piquer — Short • Le pire des Robins des Bois — Various — Several — TV series (22 episodes) • 2000–2001 — La cape et l'épée — Several — TV series (24 episodes) • 2001 — Tanguy — Bruno Lemoine — Étienne Chatiliez • Le petit poucet — The Queen's rider — Olivier Dahan • La stratégie de l'échec — Luc — Dominique Farrugia • Il est difficile de tuer quelqu'un, même un lundi — Jean — Eric Valette — Short • H — Steward — Éric Lartigau — TV series (1 episode) • Caméra Café — New Employee — Francis Duquet — TV series (1 episode) • 2002 — Monsieur Batignole — Pierre-Jean Lamour — Gérard Jugnot — César Award for Most Promising Actor • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra — Caius Antivirus — Alain Chabat • Whatever You Say — Patrick — Guillaume Canet • Jojo la frite — Joseph — Nicolas Cuche • Le 17 — Tran N'Guyen — Several — TV series (7 episodes) • 2003 — I, Cesar — Gym Teacher — Richard Berry • The Car Keys — Himself — Laurent Baffie • Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose? — Steve Marley — Éric Lartigau • 2004 — A Very Long Engagement — Postman — Jean-Pierre Jeunet • RRRrrrr!!! — Pierre The Blond — Alain Chabat • Podium — Couscous — Yann Moix — Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actor • Un petit jeu sans conséquence — Serge Hatier — Bernard Rapp • Casablanca Driver — Guy — Maurice Barthélemy • 2005 — Let's Be Friends — Claude Mendelbaum — Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache • Boudu — Hubert — Gérard Jugnot • Bunker paradise — John Devaux — Stefan Liberski • 2006 — Those Happy Days — Vincent — Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache • Arthur and the Invisibles — Armand — Luc Besson • Le temps des porte-plumes — Gustave — Daniel Duval • 2007 — La Vie en Rose — Louis Gassion — Olivier Dahan • Snow White: The Sequel — Charming Prince — Picha • L'île aux trésors — Dr. Livesey — Alain Berbérian • Ce soir, je dors chez toi — Alex — Olivier Baroux • Premier voyage — Dad — Grégoire Sivan — Short • 2008 — La très très grande entreprise — Denis Bosquet — Pierre Jolivet • The Easy Way — Albert Spaggiari — Jean-Paul Rouve • The Maiden and the Wolves — Émile Garcin — Gilles Legrand • 2009 — Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard — Armand — Luc Besson • Le coach — Patrick Marmignon — Olivier Doran • Myster Mocky présente — Jean-Pierre Mocky — TV series (1 episode) • 2010 — The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec — Justin de Saint-Hubert — Luc Besson • Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds — Armand — Luc Besson • En chantier, monsieur Tanner! — Paul Tanner — Stefan Liberski — TV movie • 2011 — Les Tuche — Jeff Tuche — Olivier Baroux • Nobody Else But You — David Rousseau — Gérald Hustache-Mathieu • Légitime défense — Benoît — Pierre Lacan • Low Cost — Dagobert — Maurice Barthélemy • Le grand restaurant II — The Brother — Gérard Pullicino — TV movie • 2012 — Quand je serai petit — Mathias — Jean-Paul Rouve • 2013 — Turning Tide — Denis Juhel — Christophe Offenstein • Denis — Denis — Lionel Bailliu • 2014 — Never on the First Night — Marc — Melissa Drigeard • La queue — The Man — Yacine Sersar — Short • Ce soir je vais tuer l'assassin de mon fils — Philippe Tessier — Pierre Aknine — TV movie • 2015 — Memories — Philippe — Jean-Paul Rouve • The New Adventures of Aladdin — Great Vizier — Arthur Benzaquen • Scènes de ménages — Wedding Planner — Francis Duquet — TV series (1 episode) • 2016 — Les Tuche 2 — Jeff Tuche — Olivier Baroux • Artaud, le Suréel y los Tarahumaras — Antonin Artaud — Lara Quaglia • Papa, Alexandre, Maxime & Eduardo — Alexandre — Simon Masnay — Short • 2017 — Dalida — Lucien Morisse — Lisa Azuelos • C'est la vie! — Guy — Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache • 2018 — Alad'2 — The vizier — Cameo • 2019 — Donne-moi des ailes — Christian — Nicolas Vanier • 2023 — Consent — Gabriel Matzneff — Vanessa Filho
Identity
Identity
Jean-Paul Rouve is recorded as having received César Award for Best Male Revelation and Knight of the Legion of Honour. Recognition and collections. Rouve received César Award for Best Male Revelation and Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Life and career
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Life and career
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Jean-Paul Rouve born at Dunkirk.
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