Portrait of Olivier Marchal

Acting

Olivier Marchal

Career

Active from 1976 to 2025, with a break from 1977 to 1994, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for 36th Precinct
36th Precinct
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Olivier Marchal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.2, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • French Cinema 7
  • Moral Ambiguity 7
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Crime Thriller 4
  • French Crime Thriller 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Gritty Crime Thriller 3
  • Action-Packed 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles · average score 58
Squad 36
Squad 36 (2025)
GoodWatch score 42

Screenplay, Director

Almost Legal
Almost Legal (2024)

as Didier

Mort sur la piste
Mort sur la piste (2023)

as Antoine Palestro

A Chance To Win
A Chance To Win (2023)
GoodWatch score 60

as Marco Bianchoni

Serial Driver
Serial Driver (2023)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jean-Claude Lallouette

LEGEND
LEGEND (2023)

TV show

Overdose
Overdose (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Director

The Promise
The Promise (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Pierre Castaing

Murder in Blois
Murder in Blois (2021)

as Denis Frécant

Hashtag Boomer
Hashtag Boomer (2021)

TV show · as André

Rogue City
Rogue City (2020)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Writer

Papi Sitter
Papi Sitter (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

as Teddy Bardolino, Camille's maternal grandfather

2010s

22 titles · average score 59
The Crimson Rivers
The Crimson Rivers (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Pierre Niemans

Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me
Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Norbert Marot

Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me
Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me (2018)
GoodWatch score 72

as Norbert Marot

Carbone
Carbone (2017)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Writer

Mon frère bien-aimé
Mon frère bien-aimé (2016)

as Etienne Leroy

Meurtres en Martinique
Meurtres en Martinique (2016)

as Paul Ventura

Darling Trap
Darling Trap (2014)
GoodWatch score 47

as Gabriel

Borderline
Borderline (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

Paris Countdown
Paris Countdown (2013)
GoodWatch score 25

as Milan

Un p’tit gars de Ménilmontant
Un p’tit gars de Ménilmontant (2013)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jo

A Gang Story
A Gang Story (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Screenplay

Jo's Boy
Jo's Boy (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

as Robert Cahuzac, aka 'le Chinois'

2000s

20 titles · average score 65
Blame It on Mum
Blame It on Mum (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jacques de Parentis

Diamond 13
Diamond 13 (2009)
GoodWatch score 38

as Franck

The Last Deadly Mission
The Last Deadly Mission (2008)
GoodWatch score 62

Author, Director

Anything for Her
Anything for Her (2008)
GoodWatch score 75

as Henri Pasquet

A Police Romance
A Police Romance (2008)

as Viard

Scorpion
Scorpion (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

as De Boers

Crime Insiders
Crime Insiders (2007)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jean-Guy

Les Innocents
Les Innocents (2006)

as Dominique Célerin

36th Precinct
36th Precinct (2004)
GoodWatch score 86

as Christo

La tresse d'Aminata
La tresse d'Aminata (2004)

as Jean-Marc

Gangsters
Gangsters (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

Police District
Police District (2000)

TV show · as Commandant Pierre Rivière

1990s

7 titles · average score 59
La Puce
La Puce (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Marc

L'Extraterrestre
L'Extraterrestre (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

as Jean-Claude

Quai n°1
Quai n°1 (1997)

TV show · as Max Urtéguy

Le Dur Métier de policier
Le Dur Métier de policier (1995)

as 3ème policier

A Year in Provence
A Year in Provence (1993)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Louis

Low Profile
Low Profile (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

as Inspecteur Petrini

Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Philippe

1970s

1 title
Police Commissioner Moulin
Police Commissioner Moulin (1976)

TV show · as Inspecteur Mary / Vava