Olivier Marchal (born 14 November 1958) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, and a former policeman. In 2005, he was nominated for three César Awards (Best Director, Best Film and Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation) for his film 36 Quai des Orfèvres. He also created the popular French television police drama Braquo and wrote and directed some episodes in its first season (2009). With Catherine Quiniou (Catherine Marchal), actress, married in 1995, Olivier Marchal is the father of four children: Léa born in 1994, Zoé born in 1998, Ninon born in 2006 and Basile born in 2010. The couple separated in 2015. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivier Marchal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2025Squad 36 — Director, Screenplay
• 2024Almost Legal — Didier
• 2023A Chance To Win — Marco Bianchoni
• Blood Coast — Director, Writer, Creator
• LEGEND
• 2023Mort sur la piste — Antoine Palestro
• 2023Serial Driver — Jean-Claude Lallouette
• 2022Meurtres à Blois — Denis Frécant
• 2022Overdose — Director, Writer
• Hashtag Boomer — André
• The Promise — Pierre Castaing
• 2020Papi Sitter — Teddy Bardolino, Camille's maternal grandfather
• 2020Rogue City — Director, Writer
• 2019Ibiza — Pascalou
• 2018Coup d'feu — Le père
• Eyewitness — Milo Ubieta
• 2018Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me — Norbert Marot
• Jacqueline Sauvage: It Was Him or Me — Norbert Marot
• The Crimson Rivers — Pierre Niemans
• 2017Carbone — Director, Writer
• Crimes parfaits — Mathieu
• Raid — Creator
• 2016Meurtres en Martinique — Paul Ventura
• 2016Mon frère bien-aimé — Etienne Leroy
• Section Zéro — Creator
• La Petite Histoire de France — Le père d'Ysabeau
• 2014Borderline — Director, Writer
• 2014Darling Trap — Gabriel
• 2014Fastlife — Jeno
• 2014Mea Culpa — Idea
• Murders in... — Paul Ventura
• 2013Paris Countdown — Milan
• 2013Un p’tit gars de Ménilmontant — Jo
• Vaugand — Richard Vaugand
• 2012On se quitte plus — Toni Manzor
• 2011A Gang Story — Screenplay, Director
• 2010Jo's Boy — Robert Cahuzac, aka 'le Chinois', Producer
• 2010La Saison des immortelles — Simon Charroux
• 2009Blame It on Mum — Jacques de Parentis
• Braquo — Creator
• 2009Diamond 13 — Franck, Adaptation, Screenplay
• 2009Jamais 2 sans 3 — Idea
• 2008A Police Romance — Viard
• 2008Anything for Her — Henri Pasquet
• Elite Squad — Creator
• 2008Sunny Spells — Henri
• 2008The Last Deadly Mission — Author, Director
• Chez Maupassant — le maître
• Confidences — Jean-Pierre
• 2007Crime Insiders — Jean-Guy
• 2007Scorpion — De Boers
• 2006L'Enfant d'une autre — Jérôme
• 2006Les Innocents — Dominique Célerin
• 2006Tell No One — Bernard Valenti
• 200436th Precinct — Christo, Director, Screenplay
• 2004La tresse d'Aminata — Jean-Marc
• 2004Les robinsonnes — Fred
• 2002Chut! — Lieutenant Eddy Tasmani
• 2002Gangsters — Director, Writer
• Night Squad — Creator
• Police District — Commandant Pierre Rivière
• 1999L'Extraterrestre — Jean-Claude
• 1999La Puce — Marc
• La Basse-cour — Creator
• Quai n°1 — Max Urtéguy
• Groupe Nuit — Creator
• 1995Le Dur Métier de policier — 3ème policier
• A Year in Provence — Louis
• 1993Low Profile — Inspecteur Petrini
• Highlander: The Series — Philippe
• Police Commissioner Moulin — Inspecteur Mary, Le chat, Vava, Beuquerat, Writer

Appearances as themselves (5)

• Abdoul fait son cinéma — Self - Guest
• L'addiction s'il vous plait ?! — Self - Guest
• C à vous — Self - Guest
• Salut les Terriens ! — Self - Guest
• 2005Qui veut la peau d'Olivier Marchal ? — Self - Director