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Vincent Perez

Vincent Perez

Actor, also director, writer and producer · Born June 10, 1964 (62) · Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Cannes award nominee · Berlinale award nominee

Born in Lausanne from a father of Spanish origin and a mother of German origin, Vincent Pérez (Vicente Pérez) spent a good part of his childhood in Penthaz and then in Cheseaux, Canton of Vaud. After studying photography at the Center Doret in Vevey, he studied dramatic art in Geneva, then at the Conservatoire and the school of Amandiers de Nanterre. Vincent Pérez in 1991, at the 16th César ceremony. He is still a student when he begins the movie in 1985 in the Guardian of the Night. It is in 1990 that it imposes to the international level playing in Cyrano de Bergerac. He is quoted to the César of the best male hope. In 1991, it is found in Indochina, winner of the Oscar for the best film in foreign language. In the same year he won the Prix Jean-Gabin. Since then, he plays characters of romantic lovers in La Reine Margot, Fanfan, films that allow him to rub shoulders with major French actors. He subsequently plays in some thirty European or American films. He is quoted to the César for best actor in a supporting role 1998 for his interpretation in the Hunchback and the following year for Those who love me will take the train. Vincent Pérez at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. In 1992, he made his directorial debut with the short film "L'échange", nominated for the Jury Prize for short films in Cannes. He returned behind the camera in 1999 to realize "Rien dire" also cited in Cannes. In 2002, he made his first feature film Peau d'Ange, of which he is co-writer. He is the author of the script for La Forêt, a comic strip he makes with the renowned author Tiburce Oger, who revisits the myth of the forest of Brocéliande. In 2007, he realized Si j'étais toi produced by EuropaCorp. He is married to Karine Silla and had three children with her: Iman, May 2, 1999, and the twins Pablo and Tess in 2003. He is the father-in-law of Roxanne Depardieu, the fruit of the union of Karine Silla and Gerard Depardieu. He shared the life of Jacqueline Bisset then Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at the beginning of his career. In 2009, he participated in the song "Beds are burning", collective for the Copenhagen conference. In 2010, he was chosen alongside Virginie Ledoyen as a muse for the IKKS brand. His sister, who still lives in Switzerland, has made and marketed original hats that have had some success. Described [relevance challenged] In 2012, he publicly supports Chief Raoni in his fight against the Belo Monte Dam. Has manufactured and marketed original hats that have had some success. Described [relevance challenged] In 2012, he publicly supports Chief Raoni in his fight against the Belo Monte Dam. Has manufactured and marketed original hats that have had some success. Described [relevance challenged] In 2012, he publicly supports Chief Raoni in his fight against the Belo Monte Dam. Information extracted from the article Vincent Perez of Wikipedia, license CC-BY-SA, complete list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 10, 1964 (62)
From
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Works as
Actor, also director, writer and producer
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 96 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 29% in 30 days

What are Vincent Perez's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Bonds
26%
Morality
16%
Survival
9%
Ideas
8%
Society
6%
Power
5%
Romantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 15 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 10

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 22 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 18

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 22 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 24 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 24
Shapeshifter
5 of 24
Shadow
5 of 24
Herald
2 of 24
Mentor
2 of 24
Ally
2 of 24
Threshold guardian
2 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
25
Tense
23
Romantic
14
Contemplative
9
Dread
8
Other
31

How their films linger

Bittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous13

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Vincent Perez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vincent Perez's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

96 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Un jeu dangereux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • The Moon Is Watching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Hostage(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Elias Vernier

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • La frontera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Hot Milk(2025)

    as Gomez

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Colours of Time(2025)

    as Oncle Théophraste

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Hunting with Tigers(2024)

    as Serge Lemy

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Boléro(2024)

    as Cipa

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Edge of the Blade(2023)

    Director · Screenplay · as Louis Berchère

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Shantaram(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Didier Levy

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Curse of Turandot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as King Michel

  • About Last Night... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Seb

  • The Aeronauts(2019)

    as Pierre Rennes

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • An Officer and a Spy(2019)

    as Maître Leblois

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • 15 Minutes of War(2019)

    as Général Favrart

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Territory of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Professor Deglacière

  • At Eternity's Gate(2018)

    as The Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ladies in Black(2018)

    as Stefan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Summer House(2018)

    as Jonathan Dickinson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Oedipus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Based on a True Story(2017)

    as François

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Hochelaga, Land of Souls(2017)

    as Jacques Cartier

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Riviera(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Police Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Everyone's Life(2017)

    as Le comte

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Dalida(2016)

    as Eddie Barclay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Alone in Berlin(2016)

    Director · Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Price of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Le Corbusier

  • The King of Madagascar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Disparus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pierre

  • Kukhnya v Parizhe(2014)

    as Nicolas

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Puppylove(2013)

    as Christian

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Almost Charming(2013)

    as Jean-Marc

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lines of Wellington(2012)

    as Lévêque

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cesare Mori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cesare Mori

  • Cesare Mori - Il prefetto di ferro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Cesare Mori

  • What the Day Owes the Night(2012)

    as Juan Rucillio

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Ma première fois(2012)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Donoma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Dacio

  • A Butterfly Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Louis

  • Monsieur Papa(2011)

    as Jean-Laurent

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Bruc: The Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Maraval

  • Inhale(2010)

    as Dr. Martinez

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Trahie ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Paul/Antonio

  • Arn: The Knight Templar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Broder Guilbert

  • Lo scandalo della Banca Romana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Clemente Claudet

  • Tomorrow at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mathieu

  • Die Jahrhundertlawine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Marc

  • Arn: The Knight Templar(2007)

    as Brother Guilbert

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Secret(2007)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Apocalypse Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Lui

  • Paris enquêtes criminelles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 20 episodes · as Commandant Vincent Revel

  • Jeanne Poisson, marquise de Pompadour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Louis XV

  • Jeanne Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Louis XV

  • Le Juge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marc Steiner

  • Battle of the Brave(2004)

    as Intendant Le Bigot

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein(2004)

    as Deucalion

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Switzerland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Aloïs Couchepin

  • Les clefs de bagnole(2003)

    as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • I'm Staying (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bertrand Delpire

  • Fanfan(2003)

    as Fanfan la tulipe

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Happiness Costs Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Francesco

  • Le pharmacien de garde(2003)

    as Yan Lazarrec

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon an Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • Queen of the Damned(2002)

    as Marius de Romanus

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Bride of the Wind(2001)

    as Oskar Kokoschka

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Love Bites(2001)

    as Young actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Scénarios sur la drogue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • I Dreamed of Africa(2000)

    as Paolo Gallmann

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Libertine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Denis Diderot

  • Marry Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Hadrien Roche

  • Marcel Proust's Time Regained(1999)

    as Morel

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Rien à dire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Talk of Angels(1998)

    as Francisco Areavaga

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Shot Through the Heart(1998)

    as Slavko

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Treat(1998)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train(1998)

    as Viviane

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Swept from the Sea(1997)

    as Yanko

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • On Guard(1997)

    as Duke of Nevers

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Crow: City of Angels(1996)

    as Ashe Corven / The Crow

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Line of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Philippe

  • Линия жизни (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Beyond the Clouds(1995)

    as Niccolo

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Queen Margot(1994)

    as La Môle

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Fanfan(1993)

    as Alexandre

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • L'échange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Indochine(1992)

    as Jean-Baptiste Le Guen

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Snow and Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jacques Sénéchal

  • The Voyage of Captain Fracassa(1990)

    as Baron de Sigognac

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Cyrano de Bergerac(1990)

    as Christian de Neuvillette

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The House of Jade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Bernard Gretz

  • Hôtel de France(1987)

    as Serge

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Guardian of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Armand

  • Trapped by Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Yvon

  • Au nom du père (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Operación Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 4 episodes · as Raymond Nakachian

  • The Queen of Fashion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bernard Arnault

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 96 titles, 91 of them dated from 1985 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Queen of the Damned (2002)

$45M worldwide

Highest rated

What the Day Owes the Night (2012)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Aeronauts (2019)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19852025

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting89 of 96: 88 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting8 of 96: 3 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting5 of 96: 0 only writing, 5 with another role

96 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s19 · 17 acting · 2 crew2000s25 · 22 acting · 3 crew2010s33 · 32 acting · 1 crew2020s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 9% of 43 roles
9095000515

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 1992–2016.

  1. 2016
    • Berlinale award, nominated
  2. 1999
    • Cannes award, nominated
  3. 1992
    • Cannes award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Vincent Perez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 50; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Queen of the Damned (2002)

63rd percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

What the Day Owes the Night (2012)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Vincent Perez's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles16–87 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles7–73 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles9–54 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles26–60 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles13–83 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Vincent Perez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vincent Perez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Patrice Chéreau shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers