Jean Edmond Dujardin (born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series Un gars, une fille, in which he starred alongside his partner Alexandra Lamy, before gaining success in film with movies such as Brice de Nice, Michel Hazanavicius's OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies and its sequel OSS 117: Lost in Rio, as well as 99 Francs. Dujardin garnered international fame and widespread acclaim with his performance of George Valentin in the 2011 award-winning silent movie The Artist. The role won him numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor (the first for a French actor), the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role and the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor. He later appeared in Martin Scorsese's 2013 black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street and George Clooney's 2014 historical drama, The Monuments Men. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean Dujardin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 19, 1972 (54)
- Rueil-Malmaison, France
- Actor, also writer, director and producer
- 47 on MovieCove · 75 credits in all
What are Jean Dujardin's films like?
Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 11 · Wry 4 · Earnest 23
A split, not a type: Light 23 · Serious 6 · Dark 10
A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 9
Gentle 7 · Charged 24 · Intense 8
A split, not a type: Steady 18 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 8
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 17
Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 22 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 6
A split, not a type: Easy watch 21 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8
Resolved 27 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 22 of 32 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas MG in Bienvenue chez les Rozes (2003)
- Shadowas Jacques in Cash Truck (2004)
- Tricksteras Alex in Mariages! (2004)
- Heroas Brice Agostini in The Brice Man (2005)
- Heroas Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117 in OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
- Heroas Richard Malinowski in Counter Investigation (2007)
- Heroas Octave Parango in 99 Francs (2007)
- Heroas Cash in Cash (2008)
- Heroas OSS 117 in OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)
- Heroas Lucky Luke in Lucky Luke (2009)
- Shadowas Ludo in Little White Lies (2010)
- Heroas Charles Faulque in The Clink of Ice (2010)
- Heraldas Narrator in Belmondo, itinéraire... (2011)
- Heroas George Valentin in The Artist (2011)
- Tricksteras Fred in The Players (2012)
- Heroas Moïse in Möbius (2013)
- Heroas Pierre Michel in The Connection (2014)
- Allyas Jean Claude Clermont in The Monuments Men (2014)
- Heroas Antoine Abeilard in Un + Une (2015)
- Shapeshifteras Alexandre in Up for Love (2016)
- Heroas Brice Agostini, dit Brice de Nice in Brice 3 (2016)
- Shapeshifteras Capitaine Charles-Grégoire Neuville in Return of the Hero (2018)
- Heroas Georges Picquart in An Officer and a Spy (2019)
- Shapeshifteras Georges in Deerskin (2019)
- Heroas Nicolas in Presidents (2021)
- Heroas OSS 117 in OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021)
- Heroas Fred in November (2022)
- Shapeshifteras Alphonse in Alphonse (2023)
- Heroas Pierre Girard in On the Wandering Paths (2023)
- Heroas Diego de la Vega Zorro in Zorro (2024)
- Heroas Paul in The Shrinking Man (2025)
- Heroas Jean Luchaire in The Rays and Shadows (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy15
- Bittersweet14
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous8
- 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 Jean Dujardin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- The Artist (2011) · actor · free
- The Connection (2014) · actor · free
- 99 Francs (2007) · actor · free
- OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006) · actor · free
- OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009) · actor · free
- Counter Investigation (2007) · actor · free
- Cash Truck (2004) · actor · free
- Return of the Hero (2018) · actor · free
- Möbius (2013) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Jean Dujardin'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
75 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Alter Yellow - Jaune Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Rays and Shadows(2026)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Shrinking Man(2025)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Finalement(2024)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Zorro(2024)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Alphonse(2023)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
On the Wandering Paths(2023)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Whale Nation(2023)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
November(2022)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Presidents(2021)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Delete History(2020)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Players(2020)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
An Officer and a Spy(2019)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Deerskin(2019)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Little White Lies 2(2019)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
I Feel Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Un Incroyable Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Return of the Hero(2018)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Everyone's Life(2017)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Sahara(2017)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Brice 3(2016)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all filmsBrice de Nice 3 - Piraté (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Up for Love(2016)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Un + Une(2015)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Connection(2014)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Monuments Men(2014)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all filmsLe Débarquement 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
9-Month Stretch(2013)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Möbius(2013)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Le Débarquement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Le Débarquement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Players(2012)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
The Artist(2011)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
A View of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Little White Lies(2010)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Clink of Ice(2010)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Lucky Luke(2009)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
OSS 117: Lost in Rio(2009)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
A Man and His Dog(2008)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Cash(2008)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Palizzi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
99 Francs(2007)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Two for the Seesaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Hellphone(2007)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Counter Investigation(2007)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Les Nous Ç Nous font leur cinéma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Never Say... Never! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Hot Acts of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Brice Man(2005)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
La vie de Michel Muller est plus belle que la vôtre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Un gars une fille - Best Of (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Mariages!(2004)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Cash Truck(2004)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Rien de Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Les clefs de bagnole(2003)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Un gars une fille - Vol.7 - Pour le meilleur et pour le pire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Un gars une fille - Vol.6 (Les voyages) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Toutes les filles sont folles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Bienvenue chez les Rozes(2003)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
If I Were a Rich Man(2002)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Un gars une fille - Vol.5 - Plaisirs et galères (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Un gars une fille - vol.3 - En privé, en société (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Un gars une fille - Vol.4 - La semaine, Les vacances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
À l'abri des regards indiscrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Un gars une fille - Vol.2 - La vie délirante de Chouchou et Loulou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Un gars une fille - Vol.1 - Les Tribulations de Chouchou et Loulou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
A Guy, a Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Un gars, une fille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all showsMontagnes Russes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles, 73 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2010.
Film career
Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 15 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.
- 1999Screen debut· A Guy, a Girl
- 2002First film· If I Were a Rich Man
- 2003First top-billed film· At Home with the Rozes
- 2011Career best· The Artist
- 2011Oscar win· The Artist
- 2024Best so far· Zorro
Billing
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
an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 2 other major awards from 8 major nominations, 2011–2012.
- Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actor
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Male Lead
- Cannes award, won
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 Jean Dujardin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 44; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th16
- Below 25th10
Shape of the crowd
19 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned2
- Crowd Pleaser19
- Broadly Agreed11
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 51. 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 Jean Dujardin's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs runs heavier than most films.
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 Jean Dujardin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jean Dujardin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marc Dujardin shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Michel HazanaviciusShared titles: The Players (2012), The Artist (2011), OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009), OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006), Lucky Luke and the Daltons (2004)See all 5 shared titles with Michel Hazanavicius
- Jan KounenShared titles: The Shrinking Man (2025), The Players (2012), 99 Francs (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Jan Kounen
- James HuthShared titles: Brice 3 (2016), Lucky Luke (2009), The Brice Man (2005)See all 3 shared titles with James Huth
- Cédric JimenezShared titles: November (2022), The Connection (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Cédric Jimenez
Writers
- Jean BruceShared titles: OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021), OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009), OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Jean Bruce
- Jean-François HalinShared titles: OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021), OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009), OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Jean-François Halin
- Nicolas BedosShared titles: OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021), The Players (2020), The Players (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Nicolas Bedos
- Gilles LelloucheShared titles: The Players (2020), The Connection (2014), The Players (2012), Little White Lies (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Gilles Lellouche
Actors
- Antoine DuléryShared titles: Everyone's Life (2017), A Man and His Dog (2008), The Brice Man (2005), Mariages! (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Antoine Duléry
- Alexandra LamyShared titles: The Players (2012), Lucky Luke (2009), Cherche fiancé tous frais payés (2007), The Brice Man (2005)See all 4 shared titles with Alexandra Lamy
- Grégory GadeboisShared titles: Zorro (2024), Presidents (2021), An Officer and a Spy (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Grégory Gadebois
- Clovis CornillacShared titles: Sahara (2017), Brice 3 (2016), The Brice Man (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Clovis Cornillac
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Guillaume SchiffmanShared titles: Return of the Hero (2018), The Artist (2011), OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009), OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Guillaume Schiffman
- Guillaume RousselShared titles: The Rays and Shadows (2026), November (2022), The Connection (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Guillaume Roussel
- Anny DanchéShared titles: The Shrinking Man (2025), OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021), 99 Francs (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Anny Danché
- Antoine VareilleShared titles: Brice 3 (2016), Lucky Luke (2009), The Brice Man (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Antoine Vareille
Producers
- Marc DujardinShared titles: Zorro (2024), Whale Nation (2023), Return of the Hero (2018), Brice 3 (2016), Un + Une (2015), The Players (2012)See all 6 shared titles with Marc Dujardin
- Eric AltmayerShared titles: OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021), Sahara (2017), Brice 3 (2016), OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009), OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006), The Brice Man (2005)See all 6 shared titles with Eric Altmayer
- Nicolas AltmayerShared titles: OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021), Sahara (2017), Brice 3 (2016), OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009), OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006), The Brice Man (2005)See all 6 shared titles with Nicolas Altmayer
- Sidonie DumasShared titles: The Rays and Shadows (2026), Up for Love (2016), OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Sidonie Dumas
Mixed roles
- Guillaume CanetShared titles: The Players (2012), Little White Lies (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Guillaume Canet
