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Charles Berling

Charles Berling

Actor · Born April 30, 1958 (68) · Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France

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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Born
April 30, 1958 (68)
From
Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 103 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Charles Berling's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Biography 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
Bonds
24%
Self
23%
Power
17%
Survival
15%
Morality
14%
Ideas
5%
Society
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 9 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 21 · Intense 5

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

Steady 21 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 6

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 7

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

Easy watch 11 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 8

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 21 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 17 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 17
Shadow
4 of 17
Mentor
3 of 17
Ally
3 of 17
Threshold guardian
2 of 17
Shapeshifter
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
14
Contemplative
12
Cold
7
Warm
7
Other
32

How their films linger

Thought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

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 Charles Berling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Berling'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

103 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Milo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • A Woman's Life(2026)

    as Henri

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Turkish Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Claude Delval

  • Le Diplôme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Martial

  • The Storyteller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Romain Gary

  • Félix et moi, sur les traces du chanteur de Viens Poupoule ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Flo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jacques Arthaud

  • Les Siffleurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stéphane Maulin

  • Les parents terribles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Georges

  • Mascarade(2022)

    as Jean-Charles

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Island of Thirty Coffins(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Raphaël Vorski

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Les damnés de la Commune(2021)

    as Gustave Courbet (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Three Days and a Life(2019)

    as Michel Desmedt

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Poseur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Jean

  • White as Snow(2019)

    as Bernard

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Orient-Express: A Legendary Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Escape from Raqqa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Patrice

  • Who You Think I Am(2019)

    as Gilles

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A Clever Crook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Commissioner Marc Beffrois

  • Black Tide(2018)

    as Marc

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Reinventing Marvin(2017)

    as Roland

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Frozen Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Capitaine Martin Servaz

  • Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge(2016)

    as Pierre Curie

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Heartstrings(2016)

    as Le père de Marie

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Le correspondant(2016)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Elle(2016)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Trepalium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bartholomé

  • Captain Marleau(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlos Dos Santos

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • We Were Young(2015)

    as Bilou

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Tu es mon fils(2015)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Clearstream Affair(2014)

    as Judge Renaud Van Ruymbeke

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • It Boy(2013)

    as Luc Apfel

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Rest of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as L'avocat

  • Bad Seeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Pierre Verdier

  • More Than Honey(2012)

    as Narrator (french voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • What's in a Name?(2012)

    as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Second Chances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Philippe Cabrera

  • Beirut Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mathieu

  • Forbidden House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Benoît

  • Trader Games(2010)

    as Georges

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Henri Schaeffer

  • La première séance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Sur les traces de Gustave Eiffel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · as Gustave Eiffel (voice)

  • L'Abolition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Robert Badinter

  • L'Abolition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert Badinter

  • Fin de partie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Stage Director · as Clov

  • Les murs porteurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Simon

  • Par suite d'un arrêt de travail... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Vincent Disse

  • Summer Hours(2008)

    as Frédéric

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Quiet Chaos(2008)

    as Boesson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Marie-Antoinette(2006)

    as Récitant (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Je pense à vous(2006)

    as Worms

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • L'homme de sa vie(2006)

    as Hugo

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Les Inséparables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Antoine

  • I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Georges Figon

  • Nina's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Maurice Gutman

  • Permis d'aimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jean

  • Grabuge! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Maurice

  • Dalida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lucien Morisse

  • The Art of Breaking Up(2005)

    as Édouard de Bois d'Enghien

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • March of the Penguins(2005)

    as Father Penguin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Sun Assassinated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jean Sénac

  • Secret Agents(2004)

    as Eugène

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

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

    as Antoine

  • Père et fils(2003)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • A Species Odyssey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • L'Odyssée de l'espèce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator - French Version (voice)

  • Demonlover(2002)

    as Hervé Le Millinec

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Arnaud

  • Jean Moulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jean Moulin

  • Cravate Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Bernard

  • How I Killed My Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jean-Luc

  • Children's Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jacques Fauvel

  • Savage Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Reveillard

  • August 15th (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Vincent

  • Fils de zup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Inspecteur Boyer

  • Stardom(2000)

    as Philippe Gascon

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Comedy of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Serge

  • Sentimental Destinies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jean Barnery

  • A Matter of Taste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as René Rousset

  • Crime Scenes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Georges Fabian

  • Fait d'hiver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Louis Riquier

  • The Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Matthias

  • The Woman I'm Watching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Eddy

  • Boredom(1998)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • L'Inconnu de Strasbourg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Jean-Paul

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

    as Jean-Marie

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dry Cleaning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jean-Marie Kunstler

  • Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Pierre Moulin

  • Pierre and Marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Pierre Curie

  • Love, etc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Pierre

  • Ridicule(1996)

    as Le Marquis Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Age of Potential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Man at phone

  • Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud(1995)

    as Jérôme

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Pullman paradis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Lucien Génin

  • Un dimanche à Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Romaric

  • Mutual Consent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Laurent

  • Coming to Terms with the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as François

  • Desire(1992)

    as Roger

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Apartment Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Inspector Focard

  • I Just Want a Great Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Les Talents d’Achille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Une famille un peu ukrainienne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 103 titles, 99 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

March of the Penguins (2005)

$127M worldwide

Highest rated

More Than Honey (2012)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

It Boy (2013)

Film career

19822026

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 7 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.

  • 1992Screen debut· Salt on Our Skin
  • 1996First top-billed film· Ridicule
  • 2005Career best· March of the Penguins

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting103 of 103: 101 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting1 of 103: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 103: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s18 · acting2000s40 · 40 acting · 2 crew2010s29 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 12% of 42 roles
92020717

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.

How do Charles Berling's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 35; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Art of Breaking Up (2005)

60th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

More Than Honey (2012)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 52. 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 Charles Berling's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles10–78 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles36–74 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles19–41 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian 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 Charles Berling work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Berling's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adrian Politowski shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers