Michaël Cohen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 13, 1970 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Maison Laffitte, Yvelines, France
Biography
Michaël Cohen (born December 13, 1970, in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France) is a French actor, director, and writer who has been active since 1991, accumulating over 50 film and television credits. He also directed two feature films — It Begins with the End (2010) and L'Invitation (2016) — in both of which he also starred, and has worked extensively in French television since the 1990s, including a recurring role in the long-running series Tout pour la lumière (2025, 90 episodes). His most notable film credits include Lucas in Them (2006), Mehdi Jayde in Kandisha (2008), Zoe's Husband in The Art of Love (2011), Simon in Bangkok Revenge (2012), Jacques Chirac in The Law (2014), Jérôme in Puerto Ricans in Paris (2015), Arnaud Desjardins in Dalida (2016, with Leïla Bekhti), Olivier in All That Divides Us (2017), Maxime Drumond in La Belle Époque (2019, 90% on Rotten Tomatoes), Léa's father in Versus (2019), Cédric in An Alibi (2022), Franck in The Rebellious (2024), and David in Dead Man Memory (2026). On television he is best known as Théodore Belin in Master Crimes (2023, 12 episodes), Lucien Moreira in Alphonse (2023), David Meyers in Gloria (2021, 6 episodes), Thomas Duret in Fear by the Lake (2020, 6 episodes), Louis Mosca in Maison Close (2013, 8 episodes), and Le Coz in The Passenger (2015, 6 episodes), with earlier credits in Alice Nevers (1993) and The Liars (1996).
Known For
Filmography
Dead Man Memory
Movie · as David
Steel Butterfly
Movie · as Le mari
Tout pour la lumière
TV · as Eric Verzeroli · 90 eps
Belle Enfant
Movie · as Mika
Bungalow 21
Movie · as Yves Montand
The Rebellious
Movie · as Franck
Master Crimes
TV · as Théodore Belin · 12 eps
An Alibi
Movie · as Cédric
Gloria
TV · as David Meyers · 6 eps
Frérots
TV · as Paul Maren · 10 eps
Fear by the Lake
TV · as Thomas Duret · 6 eps
Astrid & Raphaëlle
TV · as Olivier Sinclair · 1 ep
La Belle Époque
Movie · as Maxime Drumond
The Brand New Adventures of Aladdin
Movie · as Psychiatrist
The Full House
Movie · as Stan
Dalida
Movie · as Arnaud Desjardins
All That Divides Us
Movie · as Olivier
Vicky
Movie · as Yann
L'Invitation
Movie · as Raphaël
Croque monsieur
Movie · as M. Becot / l'ambassadeur
Puerto Ricans in Paris
Movie · as Jerome
The New Adventures of Aladdin
Movie · as Doctor / Decapitated Man
Les années perdues
Movie · as Stéphane Jourdan
The Permission
Movie · as Adrien de Volnay
The Passenger
TV · as Le Coz · 6 eps
The Law
Movie · as Jacques Chirac
Ceux de 14
TV · as Dast · 6 eps
The Art of Love
Movie · as Le mari de Zoé
Bangkok Revenge
Movie · as Simon
It Begins with the End
Movie · as Jean
Mademoiselle Drot
Movie · as Ernest Treives
Maison close
TV · as Louis Mosca · 8 eps
What Love Means
Movie · as Nicolas
Kandisha
Movie · as Mehdi Jayde
What Love Means
TV · as Nicolas · 2 eps
Shall We Kiss?
Movie · as Gabriel
Family Hero
Movie · as Nino Bensalem
One Fine Day
Movie · as Lucas
Them
Movie · as Lucas
La Petite Jérusalem
Movie · as Eric
Cavalcade
Movie · as David
Le Dernier Seigneur des Balkans
TV · as Suleyman · 4 eps
I've Been Waiting So Long
Movie · as Julien
Le Bison (et sa voisine Dorine)
Movie · as Le prêtre
Bliss
Movie · as Le présentateur télé
Émilie est partie
Movie · as Julien
Blague à Part
TV · as Tonio · 3 eps
La dame aux camélias
Movie · as Armand Duval
The Liars
Movie · as Antoine
Les Miserables
Movie · as Marius
Le Nombril du monde
Movie · as Henri Hadjedj
L'Opération Corned Beef
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