Gérard Darmon (born February 29, 1948) is a French actor and singer.
Born in Paris to Sephardi Jewish parents who moved from Algeria, he is best known for his many supporting roles in comedies, such as La Cité de la peur, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra and Le coeur des hommes. He's been nominated twice at the César awards for Best Supporting Actor.
He's also done some dubbing.
Selected filmography:
Film & TV roles:
- The Brain (1969) as a man in the street
- The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973) as one of Farès' men
- Arsène Lupin (1973) as one of Prévailles' men
- Le Grand Pardon (1982) as Roland Bettoun
- Le Grand Pardon II (1992)
- Betty Blue (1986) as Eddy
- La Cité de la peur (1994) as Commissioner Patrick Bialès / Maurice Bialès / Alicia Lampéro
- Le Boulet (2002) as Kowalski
- Asterix
- Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) as Criminalis
- Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023) as the narrator
- Robin Hood: The True Story (2015) as the Sheriff of Nottingham
French voice roles:
- Arthur and the Invisibles (2009-2010) as Malthazard
- Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) as Wild Knuckles
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) as Splinter
- Wish (2023) as Valentino
Tropes & Trivia in his works:
- Production Posse: He's frequently worked with director (and fellow Sephardi Jew) Alexandre Arcady.
- Those Two Actors: He's had some memorable collaborations with Alain Chabat.
