Biography
Gérard Lanvin (born June 21, 1950 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a César Award-winning French actor. He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor. He took on a role in Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine in 1977 on an offer from actor Coluche. He received the Prix Jean Gabin in 1982 for his role in Une étrange affaire. In 1995 he won a César Award for Best Actor with Le Fils préféré. Other appearances include Une semaine de vacances and 3 zéros. During the 2000s, he re...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Last Bullet
2025
as Resz
Car genius Lino returns to conclude his vendetta against Areski and the corrupt commander who ruined their lives in this turbo-charged trilogy finale.

GTMAX
2024
as Daniel
When a notorious gang of bikers recruits her brother for a heist, a former motocross champion must face her deepest fears to keep her family safe.

Some Shooting Stars
2024
as Alain Colonna
These old friends now have to train the next football generation with the help of their own offsprings...

Gérard Lanvin Live au Magic Mirrors
2023
as Self

38°5 quai des Orfèvres
2023
A serial killer, nicknamed Le Ver(s) Solitaire (The Lone Worm) for the alexandrines left at the crime scenes, is spreading terror. Under the orders of...

Maman, ne me laisse pas m'endormir
2022
as Vincent
Juliette discovers that her teenage son, whom she thought was flourishing, is in reality undermined by a deep malaise and that he has become dangerous...

The Biggest Fan
2022
as Lui-même
Gérard Lanvin has an important role in a new blockbuster! Filming is about to begin in the South of France. On site, he meets Momo Zapareto, the pool ...

Les enfants des justes
2022
as Virgile Laborie
In France in 1942. Blanche and Virgile live in the free zone and use a boat to help a local network of resistance fighters and refugees. One day the c...

Fly Me Away
2021
as Docteur Reinhard
Thomas, a blasé young man, spends his nights in clubs and his days in bed. Until his father, Dr. Reinhard, fed up with his son’s escapades, cuts him o...

Belmondo l'influenceur
2020
as Self

Rogue City
2020
as Paul Maranzano
Caught in the crosshairs of police corruption and Marseille’s warring gangs, a loyal cop must protect his squad by taking matters into his own hands.

Papi Sitter
2020
as André Morales, Camille's paternal grandfather
Franck and Karine are offered a job on a cruise ship they can’t refuse. The only problem: their daughter Camille has to study for her finals but has o...

The Sanctuary: Survival Stories of the Alps
2019
as Narrator (French)
A dive inside a wild land where nature hides some of her greatest secrets: The Alps. Steep slopes, wind swept cutting edge rocks. An air desperately l...

French Cuisine
2015
as Alex
François and Charlotte directed together a gourmet hotel and restaurant on the edge of the sea, but their marital relationship is not fixed beauty: ob...

First Growth
2015
as François Maréchal
Winemaker son, Charlie Marshall left Burgundy to become a Parisian renowned winemaker, author of a successful guide whose notes are annually tremble v...

Get Well Soon
2014
as Pierre Laurent
After an accident, Pierre, a sixty years old grumpy man, ends up stuck on an hospital bed with a cast. While Pierre dreams of silence and solitude wit...

Colt 45
2014
as Commander Christian Chavez
Vincent Miles, a gunsmith and shooting instructor at the National Police, is an expert in combat shooting who stubbornly refuses to join a field briga...

96 heures
2014
as Gabriel Carré
Carré is the boss of the BRB (Brigade for the Repression of Banditry). 3 years earlier, he arrested a big mobster, Kancel. Today, thanks to an extract...

Angelique
2013
as Le comte Joffrey de Peyrac
The incredible destiny of Angélique: a beautiful girl who found in her love for Joffrey Peyrac the strength to fight injustice and submission in a cen...

True Friends
2013
as Walter Orsini
The bonds of a 30-year friendship are tested when Walter's 20-year-old daughter, Clemence, falls in love with his friend Paul.

A Gang Story
2011
as Edmond 'Momon' Vidal
After growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins. Most of al...

Jo's Boy
2010
as Jo Canavaro
Grandson of a legendary rugby player, son of a legendary rugby player, and he himself a legendary rugby player, Jo Canavero raises his only son, Tom, ...

Point Blank
2010
as Commander Patrick Werner
Samuel Pierret is a nurse who saves the wrong guy – a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's pregnant wife hostage to force him to spring their boss from ...

Bank Error in Your Favour
2009
as Julien Foucault
After working with the bank for a long time, Julien decides to open a restaurant with his best friend. Unfortunately, when the bank refuses to grant h...

Special Correspondents
2009
as Frank Bonneville
R2I, a famous news radio station, sends its best reporting duo to Iraq: Frank, journalist, and Poussin, sound engineer. Very quickly, millions of list...

Secrets of State
2008
as Alex
In France, terrorist groups and intelligence agencies battle in a merciless war everyday, in the name of radically opposed ideologies. Yet, terrorist ...

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008
as Charly Bauer
After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats, making him France's most notorious criminal while simultaneously feeding his desire for media at...

The Price to Pay
2007
as Richard
Jean-Pierre, a wealthy businessman, is lonely. He still desires his wife but she only seems interested in shopping and the beauty salon. Tired of lunc...

Family Hero
2006
as Nicky Guazzini
A story of a cabaret in Nice called "Le perroquet bleu" ("The blue parrot"). The innkeeper, Gabriel, dies at the beginning of the movie and leave his...

Camping
2006
as Michel Saint-Josse
Plastic surgeon Michel Saint-Josse is on his way to Spain where he hopes to spend a stress-free holiday in a luxury hotel with his teenage daughter Va...

The Do-Gooders
2005
as Serge
Three former bank robbers are meeting after 25 years...

The Children
2005
as Pierre Esteban
Pierre Esteban is a middle-aged technology teacher, divorced from Hélène, who has two children. Jeanne Lancry is a lively estate agent in the same sit...

San Antonio
2004
as le commissaire San-Antonio
While a terrorist epidemy strikes the world leaders, the commissaire San-Antonio and his partner, the lieutenant Bérurier, have to escort the French a...

The Car Keys
2003
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street corner...

Nickel and Dime
2003
as Jacques
Jacques is coming home after a long stretch behind bars. The boys are waiting, especially hi longtime friend Francis and new kid on the block Didier. ...

Elie Semoun à l'Olympia
2002
Show recorded at the Olympia on May 31 and June 1, 2002. List of sketches: - Entrée - La maison de retraite - Laetitia - Kevina - Flash permis à point...
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002
as Self
Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same day. On 27 March 2002, 27 teams filmed actors, dir...

Shooting Stars
2002
as Alain Colonna
A young Hungarian dreams of playing for the French football team and will get the help of a couple of friends.

Dead Weight
2002
as Gérard Moltès
After winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket.

Love Bites
2001
as Étienne
Antoine is a social wannabe who drops an elusive aristocrat's name to get into an exclusive party. The name - Jordan - gets him whisked by two burly b...

Passionnément
2000
as Bernard Lartigue
On the island of Porquerolles, Alice spies on Bernard, a man who has returned to France after living in Brazil for some years. The two had once been l...

The Taste of Others
2000
as Franck Moreno
Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella reluctantly attends Racine's tragedy "Berenice" in order to see his niece play a bi...

In All Innocence
1998
as Michel Farnese
High-profile lawyer Michel takes on the defence of a young and pretty small-time thief, Cécile, after the botched hold-up of a jewellery shop. As pred...

La Femme du cosmonaute
1997
as Jean-Paul Gardène
Anna and her husband Jean-Paul have to face a long and difficult separation since Jean-Paul is a spationaut. Thanks to a video device they can see eac...

Anna Oz
1996
as Marcello
This taut psychological chiller tells the twisted story of Anna, a woman living in Paris, whose dreams of her Venetian counterpart, a secretive young ...

My Man
1996
as Jeannot
In Lyon, where many are unemployed, Marie is a prostitute who loves her work: she's thoughtful and exuberant toward clients old and young, slim or fla...

Le fils préféré
1994
as Jean-Paul
Jean-Paul Mantegna, the son of Italian immigrants now living in Nice, is a hunted man, riddled with debt and involved in borderline illegal companies....

The Groundhogs
1993
as Max
A story of a family with numerous members drowned in their sentimental problems.

The Beautiful Story
1992
as Jésus-Christ / Jésus le gitan
A film with emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief an...

There Were Days... and Moons
1990
as Le camionneur
How can moon and time affect human mood and fate? In the manner of a Greek tragedy , this movie shows how the chaos of life ineluctably propels its ch...

My Best Pals
1989
as Richard Chappoteaux
They are the best friends of the world. Five friends who shared everything: may 68, hippies years, the rock and their love for Bernadette. This Bernad...

Saxo
1988
as Sam Friedman
A record company manager is on the verge of bankruptcy. He meets two musicians, a saxophonist (Joe) and his sister (Puppet), a singer and guitarist, w...

The Joint Brothers
1986
as Manu
After he is dismissed from his umpteenth job, Momo is kicked out of the family home by his fed-up father. He immediately joins his buddy Manu, who is ...

Moi vouloir toi
1985
as Patrick
The sentimental tribulations of a radio host with the impresario of a rock band.

The Specialists
1985
as Stéphane Carella
While being transferred to another prison, two convicts - Stéphane Carella and Paul Brandon - effect a miraculous escape. They are pursued across the ...

Marche à l'ombre
1984
as François
Two friends, one a musician the other constantly depressed wander around Greece and France till they get to Paris without a penny to their name. Here ...

Night Patrol
1984
as Inspector Gu Arenas
With the help of journalist Diane Castelain, Parisian police inspectors Leo Gorce and Gu Arenas are trying to solve the murder of a member of the Fren...

The Prize of Peril
1983
as François Jacquemard
In a futuristic society, contestants pit their survival skills against each other in a fight to the death for cash prizes, and the contest is aired li...

Shot Pattern
1982
as Antoine Beranger
A Paris flea market vendor is transformed into a vigilante after his fiancée is murdered by three vicious thugs on a commuter train. As the revenge-mi...

Strange Affair
1981
as Louis Coline
A young Parisian advertising executive becomes so captivated by the unsettling charm of his mysterious new employer that he eventually abandons his fa...

Droit de Réponse
1981
as Self
"Droit de Réponse" (Right of Reply) is a French debate program broadcast between December 12, 1981 and September 19, 1987 on the TF1 channel, presente...

Choice of Arms
1981
as Inspector Sarlat
A former crook is pulled out of retirement when a gang on the run turn to him for shelter after a prison break.

Is This Reasonable?
1981
as Gérard Louvier, escaped ex-convict
A young journalist comes from Nice to Paris to meet with the famous judge, Simon, hoping he will help her understand a case. She does not know that, a...

Exterior Night
1980
as Léo
Hoping to make a fresh start, Léo, a jazz musician, takes up temporary residence with his friend Bony, a young writer who is struggling to get his wor...

A Week's Vacation
1980
as Pierre
On the verge of an emotional collapse, schoolteacher Laurence takes a week off from work to figure out her life. She reconnects with friends and famil...

L'entourloupe
1980
as Roland
Two little criminals without major, dream of adventure and easy life. They agree to go to work in the Poitou as representatives of musical encyclopedi...

Dumb But Disciplined
1979
as bidasse
Jacques does his military service. Shy, round and clumsy, he is forced to agree to be the driver of a special ambulance.

Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears
1979
as Security guard sent by the insurance company
Two brothers are fighting for a one girl attention...

You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
1977
as Le chevalier blanc
Whilst King Gros Pif I amuses himself at debauched banquets, his musketeers pursue their tax-collecting duties with a malicious zeal. Goaded by the co...

The Wing or the Thigh?
1976
as Circus Artist
Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save t...

Violences
N/A
as Marcel
In Montréal, a retired hitman is forced to take charge again and commit two murders without knowing he is about to trigger a series of events that wil...