Portrait of Melvil Poupaud

Acting

Melvil Poupaud

Career

Active from 1984 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
57
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Summer's Tale
A Summer's Tale
GoodWatch score85/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Best Actor

    2020 · Nominated · 45th César Awards

    By the Grace of God

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Supporting Actor

    2017 · Nominated · 42nd César Awards

    In Bed with Victoria

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Male Revelation

    1994 · Nominated · 19th César Awards

    Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Male Revelation

    1990 · Nominated · 15th César Awards

    The 15 Year Old Girl

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

9

The characters Melvil Poupaud played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Melvil Poupaud Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 16
  • French Cinema 13
  • Character Study 7
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Melancholy 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Contemporary 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Summer Romance 3
  • Psychological Exploration 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac

as Stephen Orlac

Le cas Dajkovic
Le cas Dajkovic

as Bojan Dajkovic

Trivial Of My Life
Trivial Of My Life

as Lucien Vauclair

2020s

19 titles · average score 62
Privileges
Privileges (2026)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Édouard Galzain

One Minute to Midnight
One Minute to Midnight (2026)
GoodWatch score 53

as Léo

In the Shadows
In the Shadows (2024)

TV show · as Paul Francoeur

Just the Two of Us
Just the Two of Us (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

as Grégoire Lamoureux

Coup de chance
Coup de chance (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jean Fournier

Jeanne du Barry
Jeanne du Barry (2023)
GoodWatch score 56

as Le Comte Du Barry

One Fine Morning
One Fine Morning (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

as Clément

Brother and Sister
Brother and Sister (2022)
GoodWatch score 49

as Louis Vuillard

The Young Lovers
The Young Lovers (2022)
GoodWatch score 64

as Pierre Escande

15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour
15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

as Jean-Claude

UFOs
UFOs (2021)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Didier Mathure

Summer of 85
Summer of 85 (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mr. Lefèvre

2010s

22 titles · average score 60
By the Grace of God
By the Grace of God (2019)
GoodWatch score 79

as Alexandre Guérin

Golden Youth
Golden Youth (2019)
GoodWatch score 43

as Hubert Robert

Insoupçonnable
Insoupçonnable (2018)

TV show · as Paul Brodsky

When Margaux Meets Margaux
When Margaux Meets Margaux (2018)
GoodWatch score 53

as Marc

The Lady in the Portrait
The Lady in the Portrait (2017)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jean Denis Attiret

In Bed with Victoria
In Bed with Victoria (2016)
GoodWatch score 58

as Vincent Kossarski

By the Sea
By the Sea (2015)
GoodWatch score 45

as François

The Great Game
The Great Game (2015)
GoodWatch score 52

as Pierre Blum

Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey
Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey (2014)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gaël

Laurence Anyways
Laurence Anyways (2012)
GoodWatch score 75

as Laurence Alia

Black Heaven
Black Heaven (2010)
GoodWatch score 45

as Vincent

The Counterfeiters
The Counterfeiters (2010)

as Edouard

2000s

23 titles · average score 58
Lucky Luke
Lucky Luke (2009)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jesse James

44 Inch Chest
44 Inch Chest (2009)
GoodWatch score 49

as Loverboy

The Broken
The Broken (2008)
GoodWatch score 48

as Stefan Chambers

A Christmas Tale
A Christmas Tale (2008)
GoodWatch score 77

as Ivan

Towards Zero
Towards Zero (2007)
GoodWatch score 52

as Guillaume Neuville

A Lost Man
A Lost Man (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

as Thomas Koré

Broken English
Broken English (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

as Julien

Time to Leave
Time to Leave (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

as Romain

Le Divorce
Le Divorce (2003)
GoodWatch score 43

as Charles-Henri de Persand

Feelings
Feelings (2003)
GoodWatch score 61

as François

Shimkent Hôtel
Shimkent Hôtel (2003)

as Alex

Love Torn in a Dream
Love Torn in a Dream (2000)
GoodWatch score 83

as Paul / Fils de Mariani / Loup / Le père jeune

1990s

18 titles · average score 61
Les Kidnappeurs
Les Kidnappeurs (1998)
GoodWatch score 55

as Armand Carpentier

Genealogies of a Crime
Genealogies of a Crime (1997)
GoodWatch score 62

as René

Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lenny

La Vie de Marianne
La Vie de Marianne (1997)

as Valville

A Summer's Tale
A Summer's Tale (1996)
GoodWatch score 85

as Gaspard

Souvenir
Souvenir (1996)

as Charles

Diary of a Seducer
Diary of a Seducer (1996)
GoodWatch score 52

as Gregoire

Three Lives and Only One Death
Three Lives and Only One Death (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

as Martin

Those Were the Days
Those Were the Days (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Axel

Fado, Major and Minor
Fado, Major and Minor (1995)

as Antoine

Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional
Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

as German

The Lover
The Lover (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as The Younger Brother

1980s

7 titles · average score 64
The 15 Year Old Girl
The 15 Year Old Girl (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

as Thomas

3 Jours...
3 Jours... (1988)

Director, Writer

Richard III
Richard III (1986)

as Le jeune prince de Galles

Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1986)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jim Hawkins

Ces jours où les remords vous font vraiment mal au cœur
Ces jours où les remords vous font vraiment mal au cœur (1985)

as Every character

City of Pirates
City of Pirates (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as Malo, l'enfant

Qui es tu Johnny Mac?
Qui es tu Johnny Mac? (1984)

as The Detective / The Killer