Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Patrick Chesnais
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 7275
IMDb ID: nm0156228
Known for: Acting
Born: March 18, 1947
Age: 78
Place of birth: La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1970 - 2025
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 5.89
Wikidata: Q6292322
Also known as
Patrick Chesnay
Frequent jobs
Director (2)
Biography
Patrick Chesnais (born 18 March 1947) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Patrick Chesnais was born in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen. In 1989, he won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the film La Lectrice directed by Michel Deville. In 1994, he starred in Harold Pinter's Le Retour, and in 1992, in La Belle Histoire by Claude Lelouch. He starred in Hany Tamba's Melodrama Habibi in 2008. He is married to fellow actor Josiane Stoléru. Source: Article "Patrick Chesnais" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Patrick Chesnais.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Patrick Chesnais.
7.6
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
as Dr. Lepage
2007 Movie
6.5
Sweetheart
as Jules
2019 Movie
6.3
The Emperor of Paris
as Henry
2018 Movie
6.0
Demi-sœurs
as Le notaire
2018 Movie
5.7
Adopt a Daddy
as Vigo
2019 Movie
5.5
School Is Over
as Gilbert
2018 Movie
5.4
The List of My Desires
as Le père de Jocelyne
2014 Movie
5.4
Change of Plans
as Erwann
2009 Movie
5.4
The Price to Pay
as Grégoire
2007 Movie
5.2
The Exes
as Didier
2017 Movie
4.9
The Roommates Party
as Le voisin excentrique
2015 Movie
4.5
Him
as Priest
2021 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Patrick Chesnais.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Patrick Chesnais.
6.0
Demi-sœurs
as Le notaire
2018 Movie
5.6
Irène
as Gazet
2002 Movie
3.6
Cap Canaille
as Wim
1983 Movie
2.0
Climax
as Gérard
2009 Movie
6.0
The Austrian
as Herman
1990 Movie
4.8
Triplex
as Nicolas Montgerbier
1991 Movie
6.3
The Emperor of Paris
as Henry
2018 Movie
4.3
The Landlords
as Gérard
2002 Movie
5.8
Snow
as First inspector
1981 Movie
6.2
Hiver rouge
as Commissaire Rousseau
2011 Movie
3.5
Charming Fellow
Director
2001 Movie
7.6
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
as Dr. Lepage
2007 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Patrick Chesnais.
6.2
Scene of the Crime
as Anders Etchegoyen • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.6
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
as Serge Alvaro • 8 eps
2021 Series
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.3
Champs-Elysées
as Self • 2 eps
1982 Series
3.0
Vivement dimanche
as Self • 2 eps
1998 Series
8.5
Kaamelott
as Lucius Sillius Sallustius • 7 eps
2005 Series
4.5
Télématin
as Self • 1 eps
1985 Series
5.6
Nulle part ailleurs
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
8.5
The Unexpected Getaway
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.5
Chez Maupassant
as Ernest Dufour • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.7
Missing Angel
as Paul Varan • 4 eps
2022 Series
6.0
Folie passagère
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Patrick Chesnais.
4.8
La Tournée
as Marius De Villeduc
2025 Movie
6.2
The Islanders
as Pierre
2025 Movie
7.0
Another Alice
as La Chenille
2024 Movie
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
as Self
2023 Movie
3.4
Tous Inconnus
as ("Cinéma Cinémas" segment)
2022 Movie
7.2
Chroma
as Jacques Rénier
2022 Movie
We are Red Star
as Voiceover
2021 Movie
8.0
Laval, le collaborateur
as Pierre Laval
2021 Movie
5.7
Like Thunder in a Cloudless Sky
as Père de Paul
2021 Movie
4.5
Him
as Priest
2021 Movie
5.6
When Granny Meets Grandpa
as Papy
2021 Movie
Tant qu'il y a de l'amour
as Jean
2019 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Patrick Chesnais.
6.7
Missing Angel
as Paul Varan • 4 eps
2022 Series
7.6
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
as Serge Alvaro • 8 eps
2021 Series
6.5
Insoupçonnable
as Damien Moreau • 6 eps
2018 Series
6.0
Folie passagère
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.7
Marjorie
1 eps
2014 Series
3.3
Les Saisons meurtrières
as le commissaire Rousseau • 4 eps
2012 Series
8.5
The Unexpected Getaway
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
1.0
Duel
as Philippe Dellas • 4 eps
2009 Series
7.5
Chez Maupassant
as Ernest Dufour • 1 eps
2007 Series
10.0
Le Grand Charles
as Général Giraud • 2 eps
2006 Series
8.5
Kaamelott
as Lucius Sillius Sallustius • 7 eps
2005 Series
3.0
Vivement dimanche
as Self • 2 eps
1998 Series