François Damiens

François Damiens

1973-01-17 Uccle, Belgium 94 Credits

Biography

François Georges Henri Marie Ghislain Joseph Damiens (born 17 January 1973) is a Belgian actor. He has appeared in more than fifty films since 2000. He started out doing hidden camera videos in the 90s and became widely popular in Belgium. He gained great popularity in Belgium and had to stop filming in 2004 because he could no longer play without being recognized; he then came to France to continue his activity. There, as in Switzerland, he acquired a certain celebrity thanks to the disseminat...

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T’as pas changé

2025

Acting
Love Is Overrated

Love Is Overrated

2025

as François

7.3
Acting

Diagnosed «crap with girls» by his friends, Anis’ love life has barely a pulse. Three years after the loss of Isma, his best friend and mentor, Anis t...

La Fille d'un grand amour

La Fille d'un grand amour

2025

as Yves

5.5
Acting

Ana and Yves loved each other passionately, then parted ways. Years later, their daughter Cécile made a documentary about their meeting. They meet aga...

40

40

2024

as Self

7.0
Acting

Primetime special to celebrate 40 years of CANAL+.

The Art of Being Happy

The Art of Being Happy

2024

4.8
Acting

Jean-Yves Machond, a globally unknown and generally unhappy painter, decides one day to change his life. He seeks inspiration in a small Norman town, ...

Dog on Trial

Dog on Trial

2024

as Dariuch Michovski

6.1
Acting

April, an idealistic lawyer dedicated to lost causes, agrees to defend Cosmos, a dog that has bitten three people, leading to the first canine trial. ...

Headwind

Headwind

2024

as Alain

5.7
Acting

Alain, a famous actor, agrees to play the impossible role of Jacques Brel. Realising that it might be the last role of his life, he decides to leave t...

La Graine

La Graine

2023

5.5
Acting

Lucie and Ines love each other and want to have a child, but they are missing something. After five attempts at MAP, they leave for a final test in Be...

Killing Blues

Killing Blues

2023

as Max

5.5
Acting

Max, a ruthless fifty-year-old hitman, discovers he has a problem: he now faints at the drop of blood. With his future in the profession in jeopardy, ...

The Lulus

The Lulus

2023

as Abbé Turpin

6.1
Acting

August 1914. While the German army is gaining ground in the North of France, four boys aged 10 to 15, LUcien, LUcas, LUigi and LUdwig are left behind ...

Jack Mimoun & the Secrets of Val Verde

Jack Mimoun & the Secrets of Val Verde

2022

as Jean-Marc Bastos

5.3
Acting

Two years after surviving alone on the hostile island of Val Verde, Jack Mimoun has become an adventure star. The book recounting his experience is a ...

En même temps

En même temps

2022

as Le patron du diner

5.2
Acting

On the eve of a vote to greenlight the construction of a leisure centre where a primal forest currently stands, an unashamedly right-wing mayor sets o...

Adieu Paris

Adieu Paris

2022

as Loucky

4.7
Acting

An old Parisian bistro with eternal charm. Eight gentlemen at the table, eight great figures. They were the “kings of Paris”… National treasures, mast...

Stuck Together

Stuck Together

2021

as Tony

5.9
Acting

Seven families live in the Parisian apartment building at 8, Rue de l’Humanite - and they didn’t escape to the countryside at the arrival of the coron...

Love Song for Tough Guys

Love Song for Tough Guys

2021

as Jeff

6.0
Acting

In a port city, the lives of a few isolated people, used to violence, are strongly influenced by the love they feel for each other. Choices, envy, lov...

My Cousin

My Cousin

2020

as Adrien

5.5
Acting

Pierre is the highly successful CEO of a large family-owned company. Before signing the deal of the century, he has to settle one last formality: obta...

A Friendly Tale...

A Friendly Tale...

2020

as Francis

5.8
Acting

Lea and her husband Marc have known Francis and his wife Karine for a very long time. Over the years, each one of them has been assigned a specific r...

The Lost Prince

The Lost Prince

2020

as Pritprout

5.7
Acting

Djibi lives alone with Sofia, his 8-year-old daughter. Every night, he invents a story to put him to sleep. When Sofia falls asleep, these extraordina...

Of Love and Lies

Of Love and Lies

2019

as Laurent

6.6
Acting

Twelve-year old Theo plays for a local soccer club and has enough talent to eventually go pro. But his father has been on a self-destructive spiral ev...

The World Is Yours

The World Is Yours

2018

as René

6.7
Acting

To escape his life of crime, a Paris drug dealer takes on one last job involving Spain, unhinged gangsters, his longtime crush and his scheming mother...

Dany

Dany

2018

as Dany Versavel

5.4
Acting

Dany, the king of petty thefts, did not wait until the end of his prison sentence to reunite with his 13-year-old son Sullivan. The only thing he now ...

Dany

Dany

2018

Director, Writer

5.4
Directing Writing

Dany, the king of petty thefts, did not wait until the end of his prison sentence to reunite with his 13-year-old son Sullivan. The only thing he now ...

Little Spirou

Little Spirou

2017

as Monsieur Mégot

5.1
Acting

Petit Spirou, like all his family before him, has a career destiny all traced. When his mother announces that he will integrate the grooms school at t...

Just to Be Sure

Just to Be Sure

2017

as Erwan Gourmelon

6.4
Acting

Erwan, a strapping Breton who clears mines for a living, is shaken when he discovers that his father is not his father. Despite his affection for the ...

Les grandes vacances de François Damiens

Les grandes vacances de François Damiens

2016

as Self

7.2
Acting
The Dancer

The Dancer

2016

as Marchand

6.6
Acting

A young woman from the American Midwest, Loïe Fuller became the toast of the Folies Bergère at the turn of the 20th century and an icon of the Belle E...

The Jews

The Jews

2016

as Roger

4.3
Acting

Four separate stories deal with stereotypical ideas about Jews: their alleged influence on politics, the stereotype of Jewish business-mindedness, the...

News from Planet Mars

News from Planet Mars

2016

as Philippe Mars

5.4
Acting

Philippe Mars wants to please everyone. He wants to be a good father, a friendly ex-husband, a helpful colleague and an understanding brother. Unfortu...

Les Cowboys

Les Cowboys

2015

as Alain Balland

6.4
Acting

Drama about a father and son who set out to find their missing daughter/sister with the help of an American headhunter.

The Brand New Testament

The Brand New Testament

2015

as François

6.6
Acting

God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand...

Les Caméras Planquées de François Damiens en Suisse

Les Caméras Planquées de François Damiens en Suisse

2015

as Self

6.9
Acting
The Bélier Family

The Bélier Family

2014

as Rodolphe Bélier

6.9
Acting

The whole Bélier family is deaf, except for sixteen year old Paula who is the important translator in her parents' day to day life especially when it ...

Les Caméras Planquées de François Damiens en Corse, Vol. 1

Les Caméras Planquées de François Damiens en Corse, Vol. 1

2014

as Self

6.9
Acting

François Damiens once again tricks unsuspecting passersby. His new playground: Corsica.

Les Caméras Planquées de François Damiens en Corse, Vol. 1

Les Caméras Planquées de François Damiens en Corse, Vol. 1

2014

Production Design, Director

6.9
Directing

François Damiens once again tricks unsuspecting passersby. His new playground: Corsica.

Nicholas on Holiday

Nicholas on Holiday

2014

as Blédurt

5.3
Acting

It's the end of the school year. The long-awaited moment of the holidays is arrive. The little Nicolas, her parents and Grandma take the road towards ...

Le Débarquement 2

2013

as Various Characters

5.5
Acting
Suzanne

Suzanne

2013

as Nicolas Merevsky

6.9
Acting

The story of a family and a love affair told through the journey of a young woman called Suzanne.

Playing Dead

Playing Dead

2013

as Jean Renault

5.4
Acting

Jean, a forty-year-old struggling, out-of-work actor has hit rock bottom. Although open to any kind of work, he can't get a break. At the unemployment...

Tip Top

Tip Top

2013

as Robert Mendès

4.2
Acting

Two policewomen from Internal Affairs arrive in a provincial precinct to investigate the death of an Algerian woman who was an informer. One punches, ...

Gare du Nord

Gare du Nord

2013

as Sacha

5.0
Acting

Paris, North Station, anything comes by, even trains. One would like to stay, but they have to hurry up... Like other thousands lives crossing, Ismael...

Tango Libre

Tango Libre

2012

as Jean-Christophe

5.7
Acting

A prison guard is attracted to a woman at his weekly tango class. They meet again when she visits her husband in the prison where he works and he is d...

Les nouvelles caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 1

Les nouvelles caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 1

2012

as Self

6.8
Acting
Les nouvelles caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 2

Les nouvelles caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 2

2012

as Self

6.3
Acting
Les nouvelles caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 1

Les nouvelles caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 1

2012

Director, Writer

6.8
Directing Writing
Les nouvelles caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 2

Les nouvelles caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 2

2012

Writer, Director

6.3
Writing Directing
Porn in the Hood

Porn in the Hood

2012

as Claude Fachoune

5.0
Acting

3 childhood friends who have never left their hometown in the suburb try to get into porn as a way of earning easy money.

Torpédo

Torpédo

2012

as Michel Ressac

5.9
Acting

Michel Ressac wins a dinner with cyclist legend Eddy Merckx in an advertising campaign to promote the sales of sofas and hopes that he can do his own ...

Delicacy

Delicacy

2011

as Markus Lundell

6.3
Acting

A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.

Les Caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 2

Les Caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 2

2011

as Self

6.8
Acting

François Damiens has won over French audiences and established himself as the new talent of hidden cameras. In his sketches, he pushes his "victims" t...

Les Caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 2

Les Caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 2

2011

Director, Writer

6.8
Directing Writing

François Damiens has won over French audiences and established himself as the new talent of hidden cameras. In his sketches, he pushes his "victims" t...

Holidays by the Sea

Holidays by the Sea

2011

as Monsieur Fraises

4.4
Acting

A comedy about funny adventures of the group of French people during the summer vacation.

Les caméras cachées de François Damiens - Le best of (Vol. 2)

Les caméras cachées de François Damiens - Le best of (Vol. 2)

2011

as Self

6.3
Acting
The Rabbi's Cat

The Rabbi's Cat

2011

as Reporter (voice)

7.0
Acting

The story of a rabbi and his talking cat, a sharp-tongued feline philosopher brimming with scathing humor and a less than pure love for the rabbi's te...

Borderline

Borderline

2011

as David Pelame

5.3
Acting

An attorney stumbles upon a suitcase filled with cocaine.

Nothing to Declare

Nothing to Declare

2010

as Jacques Janus

5.9
Acting

During the elimination of the Belgian/French border in the 90s, a Belgian customs officer is forced to team up with one of his French counterparts.

Trader Games

Trader Games

2010

as un trader

4.3
Acting

A hot young Wall Street trader finds a formula based on climatology to play the market and win big... but at what cost?

Les caméras cachées de François Damiens - Le best of (Vol. 1)

Les caméras cachées de François Damiens - Le best of (Vol. 1)

2010

as Self

5.5
Acting
Heartbreaker

Heartbreaker

2010

as Marc

6.6
Acting

Alex and his sister run a business designed to break up relationships. They are hired by a rich man to break up the wedding of his daughter. The only ...

Les Caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 1

Les Caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 1

2010

as Self

6.9
Acting

François Damiens has won over French audiences and established himself as the new talent of hidden cameras. In his sketches, he pushes his "victims" t...

Les Caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 1

Les Caméras planquées de François Damiens, Vol. 1

2010

Writer, Director

6.9
Writing Directing

François Damiens has won over French audiences and established himself as the new talent of hidden cameras. In his sketches, he pushes his "victims" t...

Protect and Serve

Protect and Serve

2010

as Roméro

4.6
Acting

A pair of bumbling French cops team up to take on the underworld.

The Wolberg Family

The Wolberg Family

2009

as Simon

5.4
Acting

He can deliver a breathtaking speech on the American soul to flabbergasted schoolboys, get mixed up in the private lives of his citizens, and even get...

Little Nicholas

Little Nicholas

2009

as Mr. Blédur

6.0
Acting

Nicolas has a happy existence, parents who love him, a great group of friends with whom he has great fun, and all he wants is that nothing changes. Ho...

Incognito

Incognito

2009

as Chauffeur accident

5.5
Acting

Lucas is an up-and-coming singer ready to do anything to be on top of the French pop scene.

Trouble at Timpetill

Trouble at Timpetill

2008

as Le livreur

6.1
Acting

The children of a small European mountain village end up being its only residents, soon after the adults cannot take their behavior any longer.

2 Alone in Paris

2 Alone in Paris

2008

as Le joueur de curling

5.1
Acting

A bumbling Paris policeman is doggedly determined to capture the master thief that repeatedly eludes him, even when they're the last two men on Earth.

Me Two

Me Two

2008

as Cogip's physician

5.4
Acting

80's pop icon Gilles Gabriel is about to make a comeback in the French music scene, until he accidentally hits Ranu, a slightly nutty accountant, when...

JCVD

JCVD

2008

as Bruges

6.7
Acting

Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds ...

Daddy Cool

Daddy Cool

2008

as Jean-Maxence

4.7
Acting

The story about the age gap between a scientist father, Philipe Le Tallec, and his newly discovered teen aged daughter, Eglantine.

Behind the Walls

Behind the Walls

2008

as The Chief Supervisor

6.3
Acting

A young runaway rejects society's condemnation and dares to fulfill his dreams. France, 1930s. 14-year-old orphan Yves Tréguier sees the world through...

Just Anybody

Just Anybody

2008

as L’agent immobilier

5.1
Acting

Camille, a 20-something dissatisfied with her life, craves the opportunity to give her love to the person who needs it the most. She finds this opport...

Des sables dessinés

2008

as Self

Acting
Cowboy

Cowboy

2007

as Franz

5.6
Acting

Daniel Piron has the blues. His relationship is monotonous, his ideals have vanished, and even his job as a journalist is a joke. The only idea that s...

Mariage Surprise

Mariage Surprise

2007

as Marciano

3.5
Acting

Surprise!

2007

as Le fleuriste

7.0
Acting

Pierre has prepared a surprise for his wife Brigitte's birthday. But a series of harmless incidents (like a draft and a sun beam reflected off a windo...

Taxi 4

Taxi 4

2007

as Serge

5.6
Acting

Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours...

François Damiens - Tour de France, Vol.2

François Damiens - Tour de France, Vol.2

2007

as Self

Acting
François Damiens - Tour de France, Vol.2

François Damiens - Tour de France, Vol.2

2007

Director

Directing
François Damiens - Tour de France, Vol.1

François Damiens - Tour de France, Vol.1

2007

as Self

6.5
Acting
François Damiens - Tour de France, Vol.1

François Damiens - Tour de France, Vol.1

2007

Director

6.5
Directing
Dikkenek

Dikkenek

2006

as Claudy

6.7
Acting

Jean-Claude is a loud-mouthed, know-it-all and full time boor who is best friends with Stef, a self-styled lady killer who would do better with the fa...

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

2006

as Raymond Pelletier

7.2
Acting

Set in 1955, French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his best friend and fellow s...

Les pièges de François l'Embrouille

Les pièges de François l'Embrouille

2004

as Self

6.4
Acting

François Damiens, known as "L'Embrouille," has been causing mischief on RTL-TVI for five years. At 30 years old, his hidden cameras test the patience ...

Les pièges de François l'Embrouille 2

Les pièges de François l'Embrouille 2

2004

as Self

5.8
Acting

François Damiens, known as "L'Embrouille," has been causing mischief on RTL-TVI for five years. At 30 years old, his hidden cameras test the patience ...

Les pièges de François l'Embrouille 3

Les pièges de François l'Embrouille 3

2004

as Self

6.4
Acting

François Damiens, known as "L'Embrouille," has been causing mischief on RTL-TVI for five years. At 30 years old, his hidden cameras test the patience ...

Les pièges de François l'Embrouille 2

Les pièges de François l'Embrouille 2

2004

Director

5.8
Directing

François Damiens, known as "L'Embrouille," has been causing mischief on RTL-TVI for five years. At 30 years old, his hidden cameras test the patience ...

Les pièges de François l'Embrouille

Les pièges de François l'Embrouille

2004

Director

6.4
Directing

François Damiens, known as "L'Embrouille," has been causing mischief on RTL-TVI for five years. At 30 years old, his hidden cameras test the patience ...

Les pièges de François l'Embrouille 3

Les pièges de François l'Embrouille 3

2004

Director

6.4
Directing

François Damiens, known as "L'Embrouille," has been causing mischief on RTL-TVI for five years. At 30 years old, his hidden cameras test the patience ...

La Commune (Paris, 1871)

La Commune (Paris, 1871)

2003

as Un réparateur de fusils de la garde nationale (uncredited)

7.7
Acting

We are in the year 1871. A journalist for Versailles Television broadcasts a soothing and official view of events while a Commune television is set up...

Le grand jeu

Le grand jeu

2001

as Thomas

Acting

Late-night softcore film.

papa zéro défaut

papa zéro défaut

N/A

Acting

Paname Flash 80

N/A

Acting

It is a movie directed by Jean-Baptiste Saurel.

Le faux soir

N/A

Acting
Les caméras cachées de François Damiens, le best of

Les caméras cachées de François Damiens, le best of

N/A

as Lui-même

Acting