Jean-Hugues Anglade (born 29 July 1955) is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter. He has been twice nominated for the César Award for Best Actor, for Betty Blue (1986) and Nocturne Indien (1990), and won Best Supporting Actor for La Reine Margot (1994). In 2010, he was ascended a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Early life Jean-Hugues Anglade was born in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France. His father was a veterinary surgeon and his mother was a social worker. He entered the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris (class of 1980), where he attended classes with Antoine Vitez. This allowed him, in particular, to make his first appearance on television in 1980 in an adaptation by Michel Favart of La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac.
Career Anglade has acted in many films, TV series and on stage.
He plays a major role in the TF1 2022 French TV series Visions, which premiered at Canneseries that year. The series, directed by directed by Akim Isker, also stars Louane Emera, Soufiane Guerrab, and Julien Boisselier.
In 2010, he was ascended a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.
Personal life Anglade was married, from 1996 to 2000, to Mauritian actress Pamela Soo. He is the father of two sons, born in 2001 and 2002, from his union with Mali Lecomte.
On the 21st of August 2015, Anglade was a passenger on board the Paris-bound Thalys train that suffered an attempted attack. However, the assailant was subdued by other passengers. The event resulted in injuries to four passengers, including Anglade. He cut his hand while breaking the glass on the emergency alarm.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Director Notes 1982 L'indiscrétion Jean-François Pierre Lary Le mur blanc The Man Antoine Lacomblez Short 1983 The Wounded Man Henri Patrice Chéreau 1984 Dangerous Moves Miller Richard Dembo 1985 Subway The Roller Luc Besson Among Wolves Richard Avakian José Giovanni 1986 Betty Blue Zorg Jean-Jacques Beineix 1987 Malady of Love Clément Potrel Jacques Deray 1989 Nocturne Indien Rossignol / Xavier Alain Corneau 1990 Nikita Marco Luc Besson Nuit d'été en ville Louis Michel Deville 1991 Especially on Sunday Biker Birds Francesco Barilli Gawin Nicolas / Gawin Arnaud Sélignac 1993 Killing Zoe Eric Roger Avary Jonah Who Lived in the Whale The Father Roberto Faenza Les marmottes Stéphane Élie Chouraqui 1994 La Reine Margot Charles IX Patrice Chéreau Léon: The Professional Drug Client Luc Besson Uncredited cameo 1995 Nelly and Mr. Arnaud Vincent Granec Claude Sautet Dis-moi oui... Stéphane Alexandre Arcady 1996 The Elective Affinities Edoardo Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Maximum Risk Sebastien Ringo Lam The Liars Zac Élie Chouraqui 1997 Tonka The Sprinter Himself Also director & writer 2000 Dark Summer Gerard Huxley Gregory Marquette Princesses Simon Sylvie Verheyde Le prof Alexandre Alexandre Jardin En face Jean Mathias Ledoux Champollion, un scribe pour l'Égypte Voice-over Jean-Claude Lubtchansky Documentary 2001 Mortel Transfert Michel Durand Jean-Jacques Beineix 2002 The Best Day of My Life Davide Cristina Comencini Sueurs Harvey Louis-Pascal Couvelaire 2003 It's Easier for a Camel... Pierre Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Leave Your Hands on My Hips Jérôme Chantal Lauby 2004 Taking Lives Inspector Emil Duval D. J. Caruso 2005 L'anniversaire Alberto Diane Kurys 2007 Shake Hands with the Devil Bernard Kouchner Roger Spottiswoode Fata Morgana The Stranger Simon Groß La face cachée Xavier Bernard Campan 2008 Borderline Tcheky Lyne Charlebois Il prossimo tuo Jean-Paul Anne Riitta Ciccone Shanghai 1976 Paul Xu Xueyang Hu 2009 Villa Amalia Georges Benoît Jacquot Persécution The Madman Patrice Chéreau 2010 Dans ton sommeil Sarah's Husband Caroline & Éric du Potet 2011 Le marquis Jo Dominique Farrugia Mineurs 27 Captain Descharnes Tristan Aurouet 2012 Amitiés sincères Paul François Prévôt-LeygonieStéphan Archinard 2013 Back in Crime Richard Kemp Germinal Alvarez 2014 The Ninth Cloud Jonny Jane Spencer 2015 Suburra Cardinal Berchet Stefano Sollima I Am a Soldier Henri Laurent Larivière Cafard Victor Jan Bultheel 2017 The Velvet Gentleman Erik Satie Jane Spencer2018 Le Grand Bain (Sink or Swim) Simon Gilles Lellouche 2021 Super-héros malgré lui Michel Dugimont Philippe Lacheau
Television Year Title Role Notes 1977 Un comique né TV film 1980 La peau de chagrin La colombe du Luxembourg 1981 La randonnée Jean-Marc Les amours des années grises Hervé Le Brézec 1 episode1983 Par ordre du Roy Lecocq TV film Messieurs les jurés Gaël Crozet 1 episode2002 The Sopranos Jean-Philippe Colbert Episode: "Everybody Hurts"2005 Gordon Coburn TV film 2006 Gaspard le bandit Gaspard2007 Myster Mocky présente 1 episode2008 John Adams Count of Vergennes TV miniseries A.D. La guerre de l'ombre Prosecutor Mattéi 2008–10 Collection Fred Vargas Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg 4 episodes2009 La double inconstance The Prince TV film 2009–16 Braquo Eddy Caplan 28 episodes2011 La mauvaise rencontre Loup TV film Amoureuse Martial Verdier Rani Philippe de Valcourt 6 Episodes2014 Les trois silences Philippe TV film Le passager Mathias Freire TV miniseries 2016 Dans l'ombre du tueur Prefect 2018 Versailles Man in the Iron Mask 3 episodes2025Hotel CostieraLaurent
Theatre Year Title Director Venue 1977 Marie Tudor Denise Chalem CNSAD1980 Berenice Antoine Vitez Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers L'Illusion Comique Pierre Romans Théâtre de la Commune Scènes de chasse en Bavière Himself Espace Pierre Cardin 1984 Edward II Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers
Awards and nominations Institution Year Category WorkResult César Awards 1984 Most Promising Actor The Wounded Man1986Best Supporting ActorSubway 1987 Best Actor Betty Blue1990Nocturne Indien 1995 Best Supporting Actor La Reine Margot1996Nelly and Mr. Arnaud2010Persécution2019Sink or SwimMonte-Carlo TV Festival 2012 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Braquo Prix Jean Gabin 1987
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