| Birth Date: | 25 December 1957 |
| Occupation: | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
Emmannuel Courcol (born December 25, 1957) is a French actor and filmmaker.[1]
In 1984, Courcol graduated from the École Nationale des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre, where he had studied acting.
After acting in a number of feature films, Courcol ventured into screenwriting with the 2001 film Mademoiselle directed by Philippe Lioret. In 2010, he was nominated alongside Lioret and Olivier Adam for the César Award for Best Original Screenplay for Welcome.[2]
Courcol's directorial debut, Ceasefire, was released in 2016.[3] His second feature film, The Big Hit, was awarded the 2020 European Film Award for Best Comedy. The Marching Band, Courcol's third directorial effort, premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[4]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Mademoiselle | Arthuis | |||||
| 2004 | The Light | Parish priest | |||||
| 2009 | Welcome | Supermarket manager | [5] | ||||
| 2011 | All Our Desires | Doctor Stroesser | |||||
| 2013 | Géraldine je t'aime | ||||||
| 2015 | Boomerang | ||||||
| Face Down | |||||||
| 2016 | Ceasefire | ||||||
| 2019 | In the Name of the Land | Notary | |||||
| I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere | |||||||
| 2020 | The Big Hit | ||||||
| 2024 | The Marching Band |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | L'histoire du Samedi | Sebastien | 1 episode | |||||
| 2001 | The Judge is a Woman | Alexis | 1 episode | |||||
| 2003 | Avocats & associés | Robert | 1 episode | |||||
| 2004 | Sauveur Giordano | Michel Prévin | 1 episode | |||||
| 2022 | Boxer les mots | TV movie | [6] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | César Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Welcome | |||
| 2020 | European Film Awards | Best Comedy | The Big Hit |