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.
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Known For
Demi-sœurs
(2018)
Le notaire
The Emperor of Paris
(2018)
Henry
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
(2007)
Dr. Lepage
The Roommates Party
(2015)
Le voisin excentrique
Sweetheart
(2019)
Jules
School Is Over
(2018)
Gilbert
Full Filmography
Acting
The Castaways of Turtle Island
(1976)
Gérard
Monsieur Albert
(1976)
François
Dossier 51
(1978)
Hadès
Out of Whack
(1979)
Jeffy / L'inspecteur Lujon / M. Poitronneau
Make Room for Tomorrow
(1979)
Billy
L'Œil du maître
(1980)
Marc Dumas
The Imprint of Giants
(1980)
Martial Dromner
Cocktail Molotov
(1980)
Rucker
First Voyage
(1980)
Yan Lambert
Snow
(1981)
First inspector
Les sacrifiés
(1983)
Gino
Cap Canaille
(1983)
Wim
Blanche and Marie
(1985)
Germinal
La Lectrice
(1988)
le P.D.G.
Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
(1989)
Jérémie
Kiss Me
(1989)
Pierre - le père
Thank You Satan
(1989)
Alain Monnier
The Austrian
(1990)
Herman
There Were Days... and Moons
(1990)
Le docteur
Promotion canapé
(1990)
André
Le Sixième Doigt
(1990)
Simon
Feu sur le candidat
(1990)
Netchaïev est de retour
(1991)
Marc Leloy
La Pagaille
(1991)
Jean-Jacques
Triplex
(1991)
The Beautiful Story
(1992)
Pierre Lhermitte
Drôles d'oiseaux
(1993)
Commissaire Voitot
Pas d'amour sans amour!
(1993)
Michel
Life's Little Treasures
(1994)
Bertrand
After Sex
(1997)
Philippe Clovier
Sidecar
(1997)
Julien Dessales
The Children of the Century
(1999)
Gustave Planche
Kennedy et moi
(1999)
Paul Gurney
Te quiero
(2001)
Franck
Charming Fellow
(2001)
Octave
Fool's Game
(2001)
Commissaire Aguerre
Sexes très opposés
(2002)
Fernand
Irène
(2002)
Gazet
The Landlords
(2002)
Gérard
Le Ventre de Juliette
(2002)
Abel
Mixed Marriage
(2004)
Jean-Yves Dupreux, père de Jean-Christophe
Totally Nuts
(2004)
Lieutenant Lescaro
Not Here to Be Loved
(2005)
Jean-Claude
Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte
(2005)
Norbert
J'irai cracher sur vos tongs
(2005)
J'invente rien
(2006)
Armand
Cheating Love
(2006)
le détective
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
(2007)
Dr. Lepage
The Price to Pay
(2007)
Grégoire
Héros
(2007)
Clovis Costa
Melodrama Habibi
(2008)
Bruno Caprice
Home Sweet Home
(2008)
Gédéon
The Maiden and the Wolves
(2008)
Léon Amblard
Change of Plans
(2009)
Erwann
Blame It on Mum
(2009)
Henry Celliers
Climax
(2009)
Gérard
In Gold We Trust
(2010)
Georges
Vieilles canailles
(2010)
Martin
All Girls Cry
(2010)
Bob
Je vous ai compris : De Gaulle, 1958-1962
(2010)
Général de Gaulle
You Will Be My Son
(2011)
François Amelot
Hiver rouge
(2011)
Commissaire Rousseau
The Great Restaurant II
(2011)
The prostitute costumer
Welcome Aboard
(2012)
Taillendier
60 Going On 12
(2013)
Pierrot
Bright Days Ahead
(2013)
Philippe
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
(2013)
The List of My Desires
(2014)
Le père de Jocelyne
Où es-tu maintenant ?
(2014)
le commandant Brosky
Bleu Catacombes
(2014)
Commissaire Rousseau
La Braconne
(2014)
Danny
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
(2014)
The Roommates Party
(2015)
Le voisin excentrique
Nevermore
(2015)
Rousseau
Lost in Armenia
(2016)
Bolzec
The Summer of All My Parents
(2016)
Michel Lanoy
The Exes
(2017)
Didier
Noir Enigma
(2017)
Commissaire Rousseau
The Emperor of Paris
(2018)
Henry
Me and El Che
(2018)
Go
Demi-sœurs
(2018)
Le notaire
School Is Over
(2018)
Gilbert
My Mother Is Crazy
(2018)
Alvaro
Adopt a Daddy
(2019)
Vigo
Sweetheart
(2019)
Jules
Tant qu'il y a de l'amour
(2019)
Jean
When Granny Meets Grandpa
(2021)
Papy
Him
(2021)
Priest
Like Thunder in a Cloudless Sky
(2021)
Père de Paul
Laval, le collaborateur
(2021)
We are Red Star
(2021)
Voiceover
Chroma
(2022)
Tous Inconnus
(2022)
("Cinéma Cinémas" segment)
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
(2023)
Lui-même
Another Alice
(2024)
La Chenille
Directing