Thierry Godard (born 8 February 1967) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than fifty films since 2001.

Thierry Godard
Born (1967-02-08) 8 February 1967 (age 57)
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
Sophie Guillemin
(m. 2018)
Children1

Early life and education

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Godard was born on 8 February 1967[1] in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.[citation needed]

After finishing school, he earned a cabinetmaking diploma before turning to theater. Godard trained at the Studio Pygmalion in Paris, where he participated in workshops taught by Robert Cordier.[1]

Career

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Godard took his first steps as an actor on television in 1999 in the series Lawyers and Associates, appearing as the journalist, then in L'Enfant éternel in 2002. Three years later, he became known to the general public thanks to his role of Lieutenant "Gilou" in the series Engrenages (Spiral) then through the series Un village français where, from 2009-17, he played the character of Raymond Schwartz.[1]

He starred alongside Noémie Schmidt in the 2020 telemovie Copy Cat (Faux-semblants), an award-winning film directed by Akim Isker.[2][3][4]

Personal life

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The actor has a son from his relationship with Sandrine Degraef. In 2017, his companion Blanche Veisberg died suddenly from cancer. The same year, on the shooting of the TV movie Remember us, he met the actress Sophie Guillemin. The couple were married in August 2018.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Author Director
2004 Initial DJ Jean-Marc Lanteri Ludovic Nobileau
2005 Où boivent les vaches Roland Dubillard [es; fr; gl; ht; no] Éric Vigner
2006 La Pluie d'été Marguerite Duras Éric Vigner (2)
2012 Miss Julie August Strindberg Robin Renucci
2016 Encore une histoire d'amour Tom Kempinski Ladislas Chollat

Television

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1999 Avocats & associés The Journalist Philippe Triboit TV series (1 episode)
2001 Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert A Doctor Philippe Harel
2002 A Pollux An Intruder Luc Pagès
Ces jours heureux M. Damarso Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache Short
Sophie s'enflamme Christophe Leraie Short
L'enfant éternel Delaunay's Guard Patrick Poubel TV movie
2004 Le rêve Robert Benitah Short
2005 La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre Titi Michel Muller
Je préfère qu'on reste amis Mathias Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (2)
Julie Lescaut The SAMU Doctor Bernard Uzan TV series (1 episode)
P.J. M. Ravalon Gérard Vergez TV series (1 episode)
Avocats & associés Didier Masson Patrice Martineau TV series (1 episode)
Inséparables The Bar Owner Élisabeth Rappeneau TV series (1 episode)
2005–present Spiral Lieutenant Gilles Escoffier, known as "Gilou" Jean-Marc Brondolo, Manuel Boursinhac, ... TV series (53 episodes)
2006 L'école pour tous The Night Cop Éric Rochant
Mer belle à agitée Jeannot Pascal Chaumeil TV movie
L'État de Grace Cyril Tesson Pascal Chaumeil (2) TV series
La crim' Mainguy Eric Woreth TV series (2 episodes)
2007 Périphérique blues A Rapist Slony Sow Short
Un jour d'été The Coach Franck Guérin TV movie
Opération Turquoise Lieutenant-colonel Harrèche Alain Tasma TV movie
Tous les hommes sont des romans Renaud Renan Pollès & Alain Riou TV movie
L'embrasement Alex Martens Philippe Triboit (2) TV movie
Le réveillon des bonnes Auguste Verdier Michel Hassan TV series
Élodie Bradford Jean-Louis Cazenave Olivier Guignard TV series (1 episode)
Hénaut président Bruno Le Jean & Michel Muller (2) TV series (1 episode)
2008 Anything for Her Pascal Aucler Fred Cavayé
La dame de Monsoreau Henry IV Michel Hassan (2) TV movie
Adresse inconnue Patrick Balage Rodolphe Tissot TV series (1 episode)
2009 Welcome Bruno Philippe Lioret
In the Beginning Michel Xavier Giannoli
Fausses innocences Roger Muller André Chandelle TV movie
2009-2017 Un village français Raymond Schwartz Jean-Philippe Amar, Philippe Triboit (3), ... TV series (61 episodes)
2010 Top Floor, Left Wing Commandant Villard Angelo Cianci
Orpailleur Lavergne Marc Barrat
Femme de personne The Lover Constance Dollé Short
Boucherie The Man Sandy Seneschal Short
Les Bougon Jésus Sam Karmann TV series (1 episode)
2010-2015 Les Dames Martin Camille Bordes-Resnais, Alexis Lecaye, ... TV series (9 episodes)
2011 La Ligne droite Jacques Régis Wargnier
Propriété interdite Jo Hélène Angel
La nuit du réveillon Paul Violet Serge Meynard TV movie
2012 Si tu veux revoir ta mère Francis Xavier Douin Short
La disparition Bruno Gaillon Jean-Xavier de Lestrade TV movie
Valparaiso Greg van Kalck Jean-Christophe Delpias TV movie
L'homme de ses rêves David Christophe Douchand TV movie
Le cerveau d'Hugo The Psychiatrist Sophie Révil TV movie
2013 Les limites Luka Laura Presgurvic Short
Les complices Marc Billard Christian Vincent TV movie
2014 Palace Beach Hotel Colonel Letelier Philippe Venault TV movie
2015 Une mère en trop Eric Revard Thierry Petit TV movie
2016 Bastille Day Rafi Bertrand James Watkins
Juillet août Franck Diastème
Un, Deux, Trois... Luciano Lou Cheruy Zidi Short
Le premier coup Caroline Proust & Etienne Saldés Short
Accusé Jean Mona Achache TV series (1 episode)
Ma pire angoisse Patrick Vladimir Rodionov TV series (1 episode)
Caïn Etienne Courcelles Christophe Douchand (2) TV series (1 episode)
2017 Le Poids Des Mensonges Mathieu Ricoeur Serge Meynard (2) TV movie
Murders at Sarlat Eric Pavin Delphine Lemoine TV series (1 episode)
2018 Les impatientes Dominique Ténier Jean-Marc Brondolo (2) TV series
Le Chalet Alexandre Gossange Camille Bordes-Resnais TV series
2023 Dark Hearts Colonel Roques Ziad Doueiri TV series

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Thierry Godard". Gala.fr (in French). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ Copy Cat at IMDb
  3. ^ "Faux-semblants Faux semblants". Faux-semblants (in French). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. ^ ""Faux semblants" sur France 2 avec Thierry Godard et Noémie Schmidt". Bulles de Culture (in French). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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