Yvan Attal
- Acting
- January 4, 1965 · Tel-Aviv, Israel
Biography
Yvan Attal is an acclaimed French-Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter who has built a distinguished decades-long career in European and international cinema. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Algerian-Jewish parents, Attal moved to France with his family while he was a child, growing up in the suburbs of Paris. He launched his acting career in the late 1980s and achieved instant recognition with his feature film debut in Eric Rochant’s acclaimed thriller Un monde sans pitié (A World Without Pity, 1989), a breakout performance that earned him the prestigious César Award for Most Promising Actor. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Attal established himself as a versatile leading man in French cinema through standout roles in films like Amor Cello, The Little Thief, and Alissa. He also successfully expanded into Hollywood and international productions, appearing in notable English-language films such as Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005), Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006), and the action thriller The Interpreter (2005) alongside Nicole Kidman. In addition to his acting achievements, Attal has proven himself as a talented filmmaker, directing and starring in critically praised projects such as the romantic comedy My Wife Is an Actress (2001)—co-starring his long-time partner, actress Charlotte Gainsbourg—as well as Happily Ever After (2004), Yvan Attal's Do Not Disturb (2014), and the gripping courtroom drama The Accusation (Les Choses humaines, 2021).
Known for
Filmography
- Nothing to Lose
- L’Homme qui s’envola · François Schneider
- The Sunrise File · Serge Klarsfeld (Voice)
- Squad 36 · Charles Balestra
- Freedom · George Moréas
- Sur la dalle · Commissaire Adamsberg
- Jane Birkin by Friends · Self
- Being Maria · Daniel Gélin
- Brothers · Michel (adulte)
- Breaking Point · Mathieu, Producer
- Of Money and Blood · Zagury
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma · Self
- The Family · Self
- Bardot · Raoul Levy
- La Syndicaliste · Luc Oursel
- Beau geste · Self
- Maestro(s) · Denis Dumar
- The Accusation · Screenplay, Director
- Stuck Together · Jean-Paul
- L’autre · SDF
- Seberg · Romain Gary
- My Dog Stupid · Henri Mohen, Director
- Cinéma par... Yvan Attal · Self
- Sweetheart · Franck
- Ad Vitam · Darius
- Le Brio · Director, Writer
- Rock'n Roll · Producer Yvan
- R.A.I.D. Special Unit · Viktor
- Heaven Will Wait · Yvan Thenot
- The Jews · Yvan, Director
- En moi · Director
- La folle histoire de Sophie Marceau · Self
- A Bigger Splash · Co-producer
- Capitaine Marleau · Paul Vignelli
- The Last Diamond · Simon
- His Wife · Joseph de Rosa
- Clique · Self
- Délicate gravité
- Do Not Disturb · Ben Azuelos, Director
- Drancy 1941–1944, the Internment Camp Next Door · Narrator (Voice)
- One Night · Pierre Morvand
- Dans la tourmente · Max
- 28 minutes · Self
- Research in the Interest of Families · Stéphane Monnereau
- Rapt · Stanislas Graff
- Regrets · Mathieu Lievin
- Les rafles d'août 1942 en zone libre, un crime de l'État Français · Narrator (Voice)
- Leaving · Samuel
- All About Actresses · Yvan Attal
- New York, I Love You · Director
- Manhunt · Serge Klarsfeld
- Collection Fred Vargas · commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
- Rush Hour 3 · George
- The Candidate · Michel Dedieu
- Salut les Terriens ! · Self
- The Snake · Vincent
- On n'est pas couché · Self
- Munich · Tony
- The Interpreter · Philippe
- Anthony Zimmer · François Taillandier / Anthony Zimmer
- An Innocent Little Game · Bruno
- Happily Ever After · Vincent, Director
- The Car Keys · Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
- It's Easier for a Camel... · Man in Park
- Bon Voyage · Raoul
- And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... · David
- A Day in the Life of French Cinema · Self
- Through the Night with... · Self
- At Dawning · Falling Man
- My Wife Is an Actress · Yvan, Director
- Le Prof · Hippolyte
- The Criminal · Mason
- With or Without You · Benoit
- Sitcom, A Movie · Eric
- Melody for a Hustler · Gaston
- Alissa · Luc Kaufmann
- Saraka Bo · Taïeb
- I Got a Woman · Arnaud, Director
- Love, etc. · Benoît
- Shadow Play · Yves