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Charles Berling
ACTOR

Charles Berling

Known for March of the Penguins · Three Days and a Life · The Exchange Student

Charles Berling (born 30 April 1958) is a French actor, director and screenwriter. Charles Berling, son of a navy doctor, is also the nephew of the literary critic Raymond Picard. His mother, Nadia, "only daughter of (French) settlers in Morocco" was born in Meknes (Morocco); she died in 2004. When he was two years old he left Paris for Brest, then Toulon, then, at seven, Tahiti. He studied acting at the Belgian school INSAS, in…

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Born
Apr 30, 1958
Birthplace
Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France
Known For
Acting

Biography

Charles Berling (born 30 April 1958) is a French actor, director and screenwriter.

Charles Berling, son of a navy doctor, is also the nephew of the literary critic Raymond Picard. His mother, Nadia, "only daughter of (French) settlers in Morocco" was born in Meknes (Morocco); she died in 2004.

When he was two years old he left Paris for Brest, then Toulon, then, at seven, Tahiti.

He studied acting at the Belgian school INSAS, in Brussels. He is the father of the actor Émile Berling.

Source: Article "Charles Berling" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Known For

MOVIEMarch of the Penguins
March of the PenguinsFather Penguin (voice) · 2005
★ 7.1
MOVIEThree Days and a Life
Three Days and a LifeMichel Desmedt · 2019
★ 6.5
MOVIEThe Exchange Student
The Exchange StudentFrank · 2016
★ 5.4
MOVIEMore Than Honey
More Than HoneyNarrator (french voice) · 2012
★ 7.3
TVCapitaine Marleau
Capitaine MarleauCarlos Dos Santos · 2015
★ 6.1
MOVIEDry Cleaning
Dry CleaningJean-Marie Kunstler · 1997
★ 5.6
TVVivement dimanche
Vivement dimancheSelf · 1998
★ 3.6
TVOn n'est pas couché
On n'est pas couchéSelf - Guest · 2006
★ 5.1

Filmography

Movies

The Apartment MurdersInspector Focard
1982
Salt on Our SkinRoger
1992
Coming to Terms with the DeadFrançois
1994
Mutual ConsentLaurent
1994
Un dimanche à ParisRomaric
1994
Nelly and Monsieur ArnaudJérôme
1995
Pullman paradisLucien Génin
1995
Love, etc.Pierre
1996
RidiculeLe Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy
1996
The Age of PotentialMan at phone
1996
Dry CleaningJean-Marie Kunstler
1997
ObsessionPierre Moulin
1997
Pierre and MariePierre Curie
1997
L'ennuiMartin
1998
The Stranger From StrasbourgJean-Paul
1998
The Woman I'm WatchingEddy
1998
Those Who Love Me Can Take the TrainJean-Marie
1998
Fait d'hiverLouis Riquier
1999
The BridgeMatthias
1999
A Matter of TasteRené Rousset
2000
Comedy of InnocenceSerge
2000
Crime ScenesGeorges Fabian
2000
Sentimental DestiniesJean Barnery
2000
StardomPhilippe Gascon
2000
August 15thVincent
2001
Children's PlayJacques Fauvel
2001
FD
Fils de zupInspecteur Boyer
2001
How I Killed My FatherJean-Luc
2001
Savage SoulsReveillard
2001
A Day in the Life of French CinemaSelf
2002
Cravate ClubBernard
2002
DemonloverHervé Le Millinec
2002
Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted)Arnaud
2002
A Species OdysseyNarrator (voice)
2003
Father and SonsDavid
2003
I'm StayingAntoine
2003
Making of 'Demonlover'Self
2003
Secret AgentsEugène
2004
The Sun AssassinatedJean Sénac
2004
Grabuge!Maurice
2005
I Saw Ben Barka Get KilledGeorges Figon
2005
March of the PenguinsFather Penguin (voice)
2005
Nina's HouseMaurice Gutman
2005
Permis d'aimerJean
2005
The Art of Breaking UpÉdouard de Bois d'Enghien
2005
Made in ParisWorms
2006
Marie-Antoinette, la véritable histoireRécitant (voice)
2006
The Man of My LifeHugo
2006
Fin de partieClov
2008
Fin de partieStage Director
2008
Les murs porteursSimon
2008
Par suite d'un arrêt de travail...Vincent Disse
2008
Quiet ChaosBoesson
2008
Summer HoursFrédéric
2008
L'AbolitionRobert Badinter
2009
La première séance
2009
Sur les traces de Gustave EiffelGustave Eiffel (voice)
2009
Sur les traces de Gustave EiffelDirector
2009
Beyond SuspicionHenri Schaeffer
2010
Trader GamesGeorges
2010
Beirut HotelMathieu
2011
Forbidden HouseBenoît
2011
Bad SeedsPierre Verdier
2012
More Than HoneyNarrator (french voice)
2012
Second ChancesPhilippe Cabrera
2012
The Rest of the WorldL'avocat
2012
What's in a NamePierre
2012
It BoyLuc Apfel
2013
TF
The French TrilogySelf
2013
The Clearstream AffairJudge Renaud Van Ruymbeke
2015
Tu es mon filsPaul
2015
We Were YoungBilou
2015
ElleRichard
2016
HeartstringsLe père de Marie
2016
Marie CuriePierre Curie
2016
The Exchange StudentFrank
2016
Reinventing MarvinRoland
2017
Black TideMarc
2018
A Clever CrookCommissioner Marc Beffrois
2019
Escape from RaqqaPatrice
2019
Orient-Express: A Legendary JourneyNarrator (voice)
2019
PoseurJean
2019
Three Days and a LifeMichel Desmedt
2019
White as SnowBernard
2019
Who You Think I AmGilles
2019
Claude Sautet: A Subtle DirectorSelf - Narrator (voice)
2021
Les Damnés de la CommuneGustave Courbet (voice)
2021
Les parents terriblesGeorges
2022
MasqueradeJean-Charles
2022
FloJacques Arthaud
2023
Sida, des années sombres aux premières victoiresSelf (voice)
2023
Félix et moi, sur les traces du chanteur de Viens Poupoule !Narrator (voice)
2024
The StorytellerRomain Gary
2024
A Turkish CaseClaude Delval
2026
A Woman's LifeHenri
2026
M
Milo
2027
IJ
I Just Want a Great Love Story
LT
Les Talents d’Achille
UF
Une famille un peu ukrainienne

Television

Vivement dimancheSelf · 3 eps
1998
Jean MoulinJean Moulin · 2 eps
2002
L'Odyssée de l'espèceNarrator - French Version (voice) · 3 eps
2003
DalidaLucien Morisse · 2 eps
2005
LI
Les InséparablesAntoine · 3 eps
2005
On n'est pas couchéSelf - Guest · 2 eps
2006
L'AbolitionRobert Badinter · 2 eps
2009
Capitaine MarleauCarlos Dos Santos · 1 eps
2015
TrepaliumBartholomé · 6 eps
2016
The Frozen DeadCapitaine Martin Servaz · 6 eps
2017
Passage des artsSelf · 1 eps
2018
The Island of Thirty CoffinsRaphaël Vorski · 6 eps
2022
Les SiffleursStéphane Maulin · 2 eps
2023
Le DiplômeMartial · 6 eps
2026

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