Thierry Godard

• Name — Thierry Godard • Born — 8 February 1967 • Birthplace — Issy-les-Moulineaux, France • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1999present • Height M — 1.77 • Children — 1

Godard was born on 8 February 1967 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. After finishing school, he earned a cabinetmaking diploma before turning to theater. Godard trained at the Studio Pygmalion in Paris, where he participated in workshops taught by Robert Cordier.

Godard took his first steps as an actor on television in 1999 in the series Lawyers and Associates, appearing as the journalist, then in L'Enfant éternel in 2002. Three years later, he became known to the general public thanks to his role of Lieutenant "Gilou" in the series Engrenages (Spiral) then through the series Un village français where, from 2009–17, he played the character of Raymond Schwartz. He starred alongside Noémie Schmidt in the 2020 telemovie Copy Cat (Faux-semblants), an award-winning film directed by Akim Isker. He plays the role of Lezine in the second season of the Star Wars TV series Andor released in Spring 2025.

The actor has a son from his relationship with Sandrine Degraef. In 2017, his companion Blanche Veisberg died suddenly from cancer. The same year, on the shooting of the TV movie Remember us, he met the actress Sophie Guillemin. The couple were married in August 2018.

• Year — Title — Role — Director — Notes • 1999 — Avocats & associés — The Journalist — Philippe Triboit — TV series (1 episode) • 2001 — Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert — A Doctor — Philippe Harel • 2002 — A+ Pollux — An Intruder — Luc Pagès • Ces jours heureux — M. Damarso — Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache — Short • Sophie s'enflamme — Christophe Leraie — Short • L'enfant éternel — Delaunay's Guard — Patrick Poubel — TV movie • 2004 — Le rêve — Robert Benitah — Short • 2005 — La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre — Titi — Michel Muller • Je préfère qu'on reste amis — Mathias — Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (2) • Julie Lescaut — The SAMU Doctor — Bernard Uzan — TV series (1 episode) • P.J. — M. Ravalon — Gérard Vergez — TV series (1 episode) • Avocats & associés — Didier Masson — Patrice Martineau — TV series (1 episode) • Inséparables — The Bar Owner — Élisabeth Rappeneau — TV series (1 episode) • 2005–present — Spiral — Lieutenant Gilles Escoffier, known as "Gilou" — Jean-Marc Brondolo, Manuel Boursinhac,... — TV series (53 episodes) • 2006 — L'école pour tous — The Night Cop — Éric Rochant • Mer belle à agitée — Jeannot — Pascal Chaumeil — TV movie • L'État de Grace — Cyril Tesson — Pascal Chaumeil (2) — TV series • La crim — Mainguy — Eric Woreth — TV series (2 episodes) • 2007 — Périphérique blues — A Rapist — Slony Sow — Short • Un jour d'été — The Coach — Franck Guérin — TV movie • Opération Turquoise — Lieutenant-colonel Harrèche — Alain Tasma — TV movie • Tous les hommes sont des romans — Renaud — Renan Pollès & Alain Riou — TV movie • L'embrasement — Alex Martens — Philippe Triboit (2) — TV movie • Le réveillon des bonnes — Auguste Verdier — Michel Hassan — TV series • Élodie Bradford — Jean-Louis Cazenave — Olivier Guignard — TV series (1 episode) • Hénaut président — Bruno Le Jean & Michel Muller (2) — TV series (1 episode) • 2008 — Anything for Her — Pascal Aucler — Fred Cavayé • La dame de Monsoreau — Henry IV — Michel Hassan (2) — TV movie • Adresse inconnue — Patrick Balage — Rodolphe Tissot — TV series (1 episode) • 2009 — Welcome — Bruno — Philippe Lioret • In the Beginning — Michel — Xavier Giannoli • Fausses innocences — Roger Muller — André Chandelle — TV movie • 2009-2017 — Un village français — Raymond Schwartz — Jean-Philippe Amar, Philippe Triboit (3),... — TV series (61 episodes) • 2010 — Top Floor, Left Wing — Commandant Villard — Angelo Cianci • Orpailleur — Lavergne — Marc Barrat • Femme de personne — The Lover — Constance Dollé — Short • Boucherie — The Man — Sandy Seneschal — Short • Les Bougon — Jésus — Sam Karmann — TV series (1 episode) • 2010-2015 — Les Dames — Martin — Camille Bordes-Resnais, Alexis Lecaye,... — TV series (9 episodes) • 2011 — La Ligne droite — Jacques — Régis Wargnier • Propriété interdite — Jo — Hélène Angel • La nuit du réveillon — Paul Violet — Serge Meynard — TV movie • 2012 — Si tu veux revoir ta mère — Francis — Xavier Douin — Short • La disparition — Bruno Gaillon — Jean-Xavier de Lestrade — TV movie • Valparaiso — Greg van Kalck — Jean-Christophe Delpias — TV movie • L'homme de ses rêves — David — Christophe Douchand — TV movie • Le cerveau d'Hugo — The Psychiatrist — Sophie Révil — TV movie • 2013 — Les limites — Luka — Laura Presgurvic — Short • Les complices — Marc Billard — Christian Vincent — TV movie • 2014 — Palace Beach Hotel — Colonel Letelier — Philippe Venault — TV movie • 2015 — Une mère en trop — Eric Revard — Thierry Petit — TV movie • 2016 — Bastille Day — Rafi Bertrand — James Watkins • Juillet août — Franck — Diastème • Un, Deux, Trois... — Luciano — Lou Cheruy Zidi — Short • Le premier coup — Caroline Proust & Etienne Saldés — Short • Accusé — Jean — Mona Achache — TV series (1 episode) • Ma pire angoisse — Patrick — Vladimir Rodionov — TV series (1 episode) • Caïn — Etienne Courcelles — Christophe Douchand (2) — TV series (1 episode) • 2017 — Le Poids Des Mensonges — Mathieu Ricoeur — Serge Meynard (2) — TV movie • Murders at Sarlat — Eric Pavin — Delphine Lemoine — TV series (1 episode) • 2018 — Les impatientes — Dominique Ténier — Jean-Marc Brondolo (2) — TV series • Le Chalet — Alexandre Gossange — Camille Bordes-Resnais — TV series • 2023 — Dark Hearts — Colonel Roques — Ziad Doueiri — TV series • 2025 — Andor — Lezine — Tony Gilroy — TV series (4 episodes)