Olivier Marchal (born 14 November 1958) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, and a former policeman. In 2005, he was nominated for three César Awards (Best Director, Best Film and Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation) for his film 36 Quai des Orfèvres. He also created the popular French television police drama Braquo and wrote and directed some episodes in its first season (2009).
Personal life With Catherine Quiniou (Catherine Marchal), actress, married in 1995, Olivier Marchal is the father of four children: Léa born in 1994, Zoé born in 1998, Ninon born in 2006 and Basile born in 2010. The couple separated in 2015.
Author Year Book Publishing 2009 Braquo Groupe Flammarion 2013 Aveux complets Plon
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 1988 Let Sleeping Cops Lie Ginzbaum's friend José Pinheiro 1990–91 Renseignements généraux Desmarre Claude Barma & Hugues de Laugardière TV series (2 episodes) 1992 Brigada Central Bebert Pedro Masó TV series (1 episode) 1992–93 Van Loc : un grand flic de Marseille Serra Claude Barrois Also writerTV Series (3 episodes)1993 Profil bas Inspector Petrini Claude Zidi Prat et Harris Tony Boramy Tioulong TV movie A Year in Provence Louis David Tucker TV mini-series 1993–2001 Commissaire Moulin Beuquerat / Vava Yves Rénier, Gilles Béhat, ... Also writerTV Series (10 episodes) 1994 Renseignements généraux Lucien Favier Boramy Tioulong (2) TV series (1 episode)1995 La femme piégée The cop Frédéric Compain Also writerTV Movie Highlander: The Series Philippe Dennis Berry TV series (1 episode) 1995–96 François Kléber Writer Patrick Jamain TV series (3 episodes)1996 Le dur métier de policier Third cop Vincent Ravalec Short Groupe nuit Writer Patrick Jamain (2) TV series (1 episode)1997 Les vacances Emmanuelle Bercot Short Les boeuf-carottes Robert Boisrond Pierre Lary TV series (1 episode) La Basse-cour Writer Christiane Lehérissey Also ProducerTV Series (1 episode) 1997–2001 Quai n° 1 Max Urtéguy Patrick Jamain (3), Marc Angelo, ... TV series (12 episodes)1999 Un bon flic Writer Olivier Marchal Short Le gang des TV Artus de Penguern Short La puce Marc Emmanuelle Bercot (2) Short Un coeur pas comme les autres Gérard André Buytaers TV movie Josephine, Guardian Angel Serge Dominique Baron TV series (1 episode)2000 L'extraterrestre Jean-Claude Didier Bourdon La petite absente Sam José Pinheiro (2) TV movie Marc Eliot Bertrand Pachet Patrick Jamain (4) TV series (1 episode) 2000–03 Police district Commandant Rivière Olivier Chavarot, Jean-Teddy Filippe, ... TV series (16 episodes) 2001–09 Central nuit Creator & Writer Didier Delaître, Olivier Barma, ... TV series (43 episodes)2002 Gangsters / Olivier Marchal (2) Also writer Chut ! Lieutenant Eddy Tasmani Philippe Setbon TV movie 2003 Capitaine Lawrence Villeneuve Gérard Marx TV movie2004 36 Quai des Orfèvres Christo Olivier Marchal (3) Also writerNominated - César Award for Best FilmNominated - César Award for Best DirectorNominated - César Award for Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation Paul Sauvage Paul Sauvage Frédéric Tellier TV movie Les robinsonnes Fred Laurent Dussaux TV movie La tresse d'Aminata Jean-Marc Dominique Baron (2) TV movie 2005 Éliane Sylvestre Caroline Huppert TV movie2006 Tell No One Bernard Valenti Guillaume Canet Une simple histoire d'amour Louis Schneider Jean-Luc Mathieu ShortAlso writer Le sixième homme François Julien Lacombe & Pascal Sid Short L'enfant d'une autre Jérôme Virginie Wagon TV movie Les innocents Dominique Célerin Denis Malleval TV movie2007 Paris Lockdown Jean-Guy Frédéric Schoendoerffer Scorpion De Boers Julien Seri Confidences Jean-Pierre Laurent Dussaux (2) TV mini-series Chez Maupassant The master Denis Malleval (2) TV series (1 episode)2008 The Last Deadly Mission Writer Olivier Marchal (4) Anything for Her Henri Pasquet Fred Cavayé Un roman policier Viard Stéphanie Duvivier Le bruit des gens autour Henri Diastème 2008–11 Flics Creator & Writer Nicolas Cuche & Thierry Petit TV series (8 episodes)Globes de Cristal Award for Best Television Film or Television Series2009 Diamant 13 Franck Novak Gilles Béhat (2) Also writer Quelque chose à te dire Jacques de Parentis Cécile Telerman La saison des immortelles Simon Charroux Henri Helman TV movie 2009–16 Braquo Creator, Writer & Director Xavier Palud, Frédéric Schoendoerffer (2), ... TV series (32 episodes)Nominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Television Film or Television Series2011 A Gang Story Writer Olivier Marchal (5) Le fils à Jo The Chinese Philippe Guillard Also producer 2012 On se quitte plus Toni Garreau / Manzor Laurence Katrian TV movieAlso writer and producer2013 Un p'tit gars de Ménilmontant Jo Alain Minier Le jour attendra Milan Edgar Marie Mae West Bruno Charles Guérin Surville Short2014 Mea Culpa Writer Fred Cavayé (2) Fastlife Jeno Thomas N'Gijol Belle comme la femme d'un autre Gabriel Arnaudin Catherine Castel Also writer Borderline Writer Olivier Marchal (6) TV movie Vaugand Richard Vaugand Charlotte Brandström & Manuel Boursinhac TV series (3 episodes)2016 Murders at Martinique Paul Ventura Philippe Niang TV movie Mon frère bien-aimé Etienne Leroy Denis Malleval (3) TV movie 2017 Carbon Writer Olivier Marchal (7) 2018- Les rivières pourpres (The Crimson Rivers) Pierre Niemans Ivan Fegyveres, Olivier Barma & Julius BergTV series 2020 Rogue City Writer Olivier Marchal (8) 2020 La Promesse Pierre Castaing Anne Landois TV series (6 episodes)
Theater Year Title Author Director Notes 1990 Uncle Vanya Anton Chekhov Catherine Brieux 1994 Les Sincères Pierre de Marivaux C. Casanova 1995 L'Auteur Vincent Ravalec C. Casanova (2) 1997 Du riffoin dans les labours Christian Dob Christian Dob 1997–98 Une nuit Sacha Guitry Christophe Luthringer & Jacques Décombe 2000 Ladies Night Anthony McCarten & Stephen Sinclair Jean-Pierre Dravel & Olivier Macé 2005–06 Sur un air de tango Isabelle de Toledo Isabelle de Toledo Nominated - Molière Award for Best Newcomer 2011 Pluie d’enfer Keith Huff Benoît Lavigne 2012 Rendez-vous au grand café Daniel Glattauer Alain Ganas
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