Yvan Attal
Yvan Attal is an acclaimed French-Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter who has built a distinguished decades-long career in European and international cinema. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Algerian-Jewish parents, Attal moved to France with his family while he was a child, growing up in the suburbs of Paris. He launched his acting career in the late 1980s and achieved instant recognition with his feature film debut in Eric Rochant’s acclaimed thriller Un monde sans pitié (A World Without Pity, 1989), a breakout performance that earned him the prestigious César Award for Most Promising Actor.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Attal established himself as a versatile leading man in French cinema through standout roles in films like Amor Cello, The Little Thief, and Alissa. He also successfully expanded into Hollywood and international productions, appearing in notable English-language films such as Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005), Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006), and the action thriller The Interpreter (2005) alongside Nicole Kidman. In addition to his acting achievements, Attal has proven himself as a talented filmmaker, directing and starring in critically praised projects such as the romantic comedy My Wife Is an Actress (2001)—co-starring his long-time partner, actress Charlotte Gainsbourg—as well as Happily Ever After (2004), Yvan Attal's Do Not Disturb (2014), and the gripping courtroom drama The Accusation (Les Choses humaines, 2021).
Fotos
Películas (81)
Juste une mise aux points
2027
Nothing to Lose
2027
L’Homme qui s’envola
2026 · François Schneider
The Sunrise File
2026 · Serge Klarsfeld (voice)
Bastión 36
2025 · Charles Balestra
Libre: encanto criminal
2024 · George Moréas
Jane Birkin by Friends
2024 · Self
Being Maria
2024 · Daniel Gélin
Brothers
2024 · Michel (adulte)
Jugando con fuego
2024 · Mathieu, Producer, Director, Writer
The Family
2023 · Self
Un blanco fácil
2023 · Luc Oursel
Maestro(s)
2022 · Denis Dumar
El acusado
2021 · Screenplay, Producer, Director
Calle de la Humanidad, 8
2021 · Jean-Paul
L’autre
2021 · SDF
Vigilando a Jean Seberg
2019 · Romain Gary
Buenos principios
2019 · Henri Mohen, Director, Screenplay
Cinéma par... Yvan Attal
2019 · Self
Mi niña
2019 · Franck
Una razón brillante
2017 · Writer, Director
Rock'n Roll
2017 · Producer Yvan
Una policía en apuros
2017 · Viktor
El Cielo Esperará
2016 · Yvan Thenot
Están por todas partes
2016 · Yvan, Director, Writer
En moi
2016 · Director
La folle histoire de Sophie Marceau
2016 · Self
Cegados por el sol
2015 · Co-Producer
El último diamante
2014 · Simon
His Wife
2014 · Joseph de Rosa
Délicate gravité
2013
Do Not Disturb
2012 · Ben Azuelos, Writer, Director
Drancy 1941–1944, the Internment Camp Next Door
2012 · Narrator (voice)
One Night
2012 · Pierre Morvand
Dans la tourmente
2012 · Max
R.I.F.
2011 · Stéphane Monnereau
Rapt
2009 · Stanislas Graff
Pasión y remordimiento
2009 · Mathieu Lievin
Les rafles d'août 1942 en zone libre, un crime de l'État Français
2009 · Narrator (voice)
Leaving
2009 · Samuel
El baile de las actrices
2009 · Yvan Attal
Nueva York, te amo
2008 · Director
Manhunt
2008 · Serge Klarsfeld
Una pareja explosiva 3
2007 · George
The Candidate
2007 · Michel Dedieu
The Snake
2006 · Vincent
Munich
2005 · Tony
La Intérprete
2005 · Philippe
El secreto de Anthony Zimmer
2005 · François Taillandier / Anthony Zimmer
An Innocent Little Game
2004 · Bruno
Se casaron y tuvieron muchos hijos.
2004 · Vincent, Writer, Director
The Car Keys
2003 · Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
Es más fácil para un camello
2003 · Man in Park
Bon Voyage
2003 · Raoul
Y ahora, damas y caballeros
2002 · David
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002 · Self
At Dawning
2002 · Falling Man
Mi mujer es una actriz
2001 · Yvan, Writer, Director
Le Prof
2000 · Hippolyte
The Criminal
1999 · Mason
With or Without You
1999 · Benoit
Sitcom, A Movie
1999 · Eric
Melody for a Hustler
1998 · Gaston
Alissa
1998 · Luc Kaufmann
Saraka Bo
1997 · Taïeb
I Got a Woman
1997 · Arnaud, Director, Writer
Love, etc.
1996 · Benoît
Shadow Play
1996 · Yves
Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0
1996 · Un monsieur
The Patriots
1994 · Ariel Brenner
Love After Love
1992 · Romain
Lover
1992 · Paul
White Nightmare
1992 · René
In the Eyes of the World
1991 · Bruno
Mauvaise fille
1991 · Vincent
Love Without Pity
1989 · Halpern
Bandit Rouge
Janine
Fucklove
Untitled Marguerite Yourcenar Biopic
· Director
Projet K
· Director, Screenplay, Producer
Series (13)
Sur la dalle
2024 · Commissaire Adamsberg
Sangre y dinero
2023 · Zagury
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023 · Self - Guest
Bardot
2023 · Raoul Levy
Beau geste
2023 · Self
Ad Vitam
2018 · Darius
Inspectora Marleau
2015 · Paul Vignelli
Clique
2013 · Self - Guest
28 minutes
2012 · Self
Collection Fred Vargas
2008 · commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
Salut les Terriens !
2006 · Self - Guest
On n'est pas couché
2006 · Self - Guest
Through the Night with...
2002 · Self