Jean-Jacques Moreau is a French actor and screenwriter, born on February 4, 1947, in Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis. His artistic career spans both theater and film. He is distinguished by his versatility and the diversity of his collaborations with numerous renowned directors. In film, Jean-Jacques Moreau has appeared in several notable films, including Gérard Oury's The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, A Few Quiet Gentlemen, Jackal, and Good Kisses, Until Monday. He has also appeared in television productions, playing Leroy-Champier in the miniseries The Big Secret (1989), Duroc in Josephine or the Comedy of Ambitions (1979), and Theo van Gogh in Paul Gauguin (1975). He also appeared in the cult film Diva (1981), where he played the character of Krantz. His presence on stage has been marked by numerous roles in both classical and contemporary works. He has worked under the direction of such leading figures as Gabriel Garran in Bertolt Brecht's The Visions of Simone Machard, Denis Llorca in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and Jacques Echantillon in Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, a role for which he was nominated for a Molière Best Actor Award. He has also appeared in plays such as Jean-Michel Ribes' The Sycamore Tree Must Flow and Jean Genet's The Balcony. Jean-Jacques Moreau has portrayed a variety of characters, ranging from drama to comedy, both on television and in the theater. His artistic career demonstrates a great adaptability and a pronounced taste for the eclecticism of genres and registers. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with directors and producers both in France and internationally, consolidating his reputation in the world of live performance and audiovisual.

Filmography

• 2020L'Affaire Marvin — Richard Latour
• 2010Black Venus — Henri de Blainville
• 2010Douze hommes en colère — Juré n°10
• 1998Passion interdite — Daniel
• 1996Sur un air de mambo — Gilles
• 1995Les Louves — Pierre
• Princesse Alexandra — Metternich
• 1992Vagabond — François
• 1991The Pleasure of Love — Smallow
• 1990La Campagne de Cicéron — Le metteur en scène
• 1989Five Days in June — le garçon de la brasserie
• 1989La Vouivre — Victor
• 1989The Hostage of Europe — Marchand
• 1988Baby Blues — Michel Lambesque
• 1988L'Énigme des sables
• Mésaventures
• 1985Spécial police — Pierre Salmon
• 1985Urgence — Martel
• Des grives aux loups — Léon Dupeuch
• 1984The Seventh Target — Bolek
• 1983Le retour de Christophe Colon
• 1982Hôtel des Acacias
• 1981Diva — Krantz
• 1981La vie continue — L'Homme
• 1979Coco-the-Flower, Candidate — Delbois
• 1978The Discord — Le contremaître
• 1978The Little Wheedlers — Hubert, l'ex de Sophie, le père de Pamela
• 1978These Sorcerers Are Mad — Eugène Tissaigre, director
• 1977Animal — Le chauffeur de taxi
• 1977Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo — Truck Driver
• 1977The Centipede Is Tap Dancing — Henri
• 1976Berthe — Le mari de Berthe
• 1976Les Grands Moyens — Fred Conségude
• Police Commissioner Moulin — Cathala
• 1976Run After Me Until I Catch You — Un garçon de café
• 1975Act of Aggression
• 1975Let Joy Reign Supreme — Peasant
• 1975No Problem! — French customs officer
• 1975The Cold Soup — Abel
• 1975The Seventh Company Has Been Found — L'officier allemand qui s'aperçoit de l'évasion
• 1974Cadoudal — Guillemot
• 1974Kisses Till Monday — Bob
• 1974While There's War There's Hope — Mercenaro
• 1973Marriage a la Mode
• 1973The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob — Police Biker
• 1972There Once Was a Cop — PJ inspector
• 1972To Be Twenty in the Aures — Jacques
• Les Cinq Dernières Minutes — Alain Meneau

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2000Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas — Self