Jean-Paul Rouve

Jean-Paul Rouve

Known for
Acting
Born
January 26, 1967 (age 59)
Birthplace
Dunkerque, Nord, France

Biography

Jean-Paul Rouve, born January 26, 1967 in Dunkerque (France), is a French actor and director. Only son, Jean-Paul Rouve grew up in Dunkerque, and was introduced to the theater during his schooling. He took courses at the national drama center of Nord-Pas de Calais and founded an amateur theater troupe. After his baccalaureate, he left for Lille to study information and communication sciences. In 1989, thanks to one of his friends, Emmanuelle Lepoutre, he attended a course given by Isabelle Nanty in a theater school, the Cours Florent, and decided to stay in Paris to study comedy. He was revealed to the general public in the Robins des Bois comic troupe during the 1990s. He established himself during the 2000s as a recurring second role in French cinema, in different genres. Thus, he won the César for best male hope in 2003 for his performance in the historical drama Monsieur Batignole, by Gérard Jugnot, then was nominated for the César for best actor in a supporting role in 2005 for his incarnation of a lookalike of Michel. Polnareff in the comedy Podium, by Yann Moix. In 2006, he played a director of a summer camp in the comedy Nos jours bonheurs, by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, before playing Louis Gassion in the biographical film La Môme (2007), by Olivier Dahan. During the 2010s, he especially won the role of Jeff Tuche, in the series of successful comedies Les Tuche directed by Olivier Baroux. He is also pursuing a career as a director of films with a more dramatic sensitivity, with When I will be little (2012), Les Souvenirs (2014) and Lola et ses frères (2018).

Known For

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Filmography

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Soumission

Soumission

Movie · as François

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God's Silence

God's Silence

Movie · as Samuel Paty

2025
God Save the Tuches poster

God Save the Tuches

Movie · as Jeff Tuche

2025
La Grande Soirée du 31 de Paris poster

La Grande Soirée du 31 de Paris

Movie · as Self : Guest

2025
Super Plan poster

Super Plan

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2024
Sailing Home poster

Sailing Home

Movie · as Jean-Paul Choveau

2024
40 poster

40

Movie · as Self

2023
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow poster

Ce soir, c'est Palmashow

Movie · as Self - Guest

2023
Consent poster

Consent

Movie · as Gabriel Matzneff

2023
Top Dogs poster

Top Dogs

Movie · as Christian Dagostino

2023
Beau geste poster

Beau geste

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2023
Polar Park poster

Polar Park

TV · as Rousseau · 6 eps

2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma poster

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2022
Je connais personne poster

Je connais personne

Movie · as Self

2022
Joyeux anniversaire Renaud poster

Joyeux anniversaire Renaud

Movie · as Self

2022
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï poster

Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï

Movie · as Fabrice

2022
Belmondo: The Incorrigible poster

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Movie

2022
Quelle époque ! poster

Quelle époque !

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2021
Maximus poster

Maximus

Movie · as Roussel

2021
Christmas with the Tuches poster

Christmas with the Tuches

Movie · as Jeff Tuche

2021
Little Nicholas' Treasure poster

Little Nicholas' Treasure

Movie · as Nicholas' father

2021
Fantasies poster

Fantasies

Movie · as Jérémy Michel (sketch 'Antagonistophilie')

2020
Small Country: An African Childhood poster

Small Country: An African Childhood

Movie · as Michel

2020
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere poster

I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere

Movie · as Jean-Pierre

2020
Little Vampire poster

Little Vampire

Movie · as Le Capitaine des morts (voix)

2019
Spread Your Wings poster

Spread Your Wings

Movie · as Christian

2018
The Brand New Adventures of Aladdin poster

The Brand New Adventures of Aladdin

Movie · as Vizier

2018
Les Tuche : un phénomène qui tuche tout le monde poster

Les Tuche : un phénomène qui tuche tout le monde

Movie · as Self

2018
The Magic Tuche poster

The Magic Tuche

Movie · as Jeff Tuche

2018
Kiss & Tell poster

Kiss & Tell

Movie · as Julien

2018
Lola and Her Brothers poster

Lola and Her Brothers

Movie · as Benoît Esnard

2018
Bonsoir ! poster

Bonsoir !

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2017
Dalida poster

Dalida

Movie · as Lucien Morrise

2017
C'est la vie! poster

C'est la vie!

Movie · as Guy

2017
The Exes poster

The Exes

Movie · as Antoine

2017
Two Snails Set Off poster

Two Snails Set Off

Movie · as (voice)

2016
The Tuche Family: The American Dream poster

The Tuche Family: The American Dream

Movie · as Jeff Tuche

2016
Quotidien poster

Quotidien

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2015
The New Adventures of Aladdin poster

The New Adventures of Aladdin

Movie · as Vizier

2014
Never on the First Night poster

Never on the First Night

Movie · as Marc

2014
My Son's Murderer Will Die Tonight poster

My Son's Murderer Will Die Tonight

Movie · as Philippe Tessier

2014
Les Souvenirs poster

Les Souvenirs

Movie · as Philippe

2014
La queue poster

La queue

Movie

2013
Turning Tide poster

Turning Tide

Movie · as Denis Juhel

2013
Denis poster

Denis

Movie · as Denis

2013
Casting(s) poster

Casting(s)

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Twice Upon a Time poster

Twice Upon a Time

Movie · as Mathias

2012
The Unexpected Getaway poster

The Unexpected Getaway

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Low Cost poster

Low Cost

Movie · as Dagobert

2011
The Tuche Family poster

The Tuche Family

Movie · as Jeff Tuche

2011
Final Balance poster

Final Balance

Movie · as Benoît

2011
Nobody Else But You poster

Nobody Else But You

Movie · as David Rousseau

2011
The Great Restaurant II poster

The Great Restaurant II

Movie · as Director's Brother

2011
Bref poster

Bref

TV · as Jean-Jacques · 3 eps

2010
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec poster

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

Movie · as Justin de Saint-Hubert

2010
En chantier, monsieur Tanner ! poster

En chantier, monsieur Tanner !

Movie · as Paul Tanner

2009
The Life Coach poster

The Life Coach

Movie · as Patrick Marmignon

2009
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard poster

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard

Movie · as Le père (voice)

2009
C à vous poster

C à vous

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2008
The Easy Way poster

The Easy Way

Movie · as Albert Spaggiari

2008
The Very Very Big Company poster

The Very Very Big Company

Movie · as Denis

2008
The Maiden and the Wolves poster

The Maiden and the Wolves

Movie · as Émile Garcin

2007
La Vie en Rose poster

La Vie en Rose

Movie · as Louis Gassion

2007
Treasure Island poster

Treasure Island

Movie · as Docteur Livesey

2007
Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours poster

Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours

Movie · as Alex

2007
Snow White: The Sequel poster

Snow White: The Sequel

Movie · as Le Prince Charmant (voice)

2006
Those Happy Days poster

Those Happy Days

Movie · as Vincent

2006
A Year in My Life poster

A Year in My Life

Movie · as Gustave

2006
Bunker Paradise poster

Bunker Paradise

Movie · as John Deveau

2006
Les Robins Des Bois sont toujours des cons (Florilège Vol. 2) poster

Les Robins Des Bois sont toujours des cons (Florilège Vol. 2)

Movie · as Various Characters

2006
Les Robins des bois - sont des cons et toujours des cons - Florilèges de sketches 1 et 2 poster

Les Robins des bois - sont des cons et toujours des cons - Florilèges de sketches 1 et 2

Movie · as Various Characters

2006
On n'est pas couché poster

On n'est pas couché

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
Let's Be Friends poster

Let's Be Friends

Movie · as Claude Mendelbaum

2005
Boudu poster

Boudu

Movie · as Hubert

2005
Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles" poster

Une année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"

Movie · as Self

2004
An Innocent Little Game poster

An Innocent Little Game

Movie · as Serge Hatier

2004
RRRrrrr!!! poster

RRRrrrr!!!

Movie · as Pierre (le Blond)

2004
Podium poster

Podium

Movie · as Couscous

2004
A Very Long Engagement poster

A Very Long Engagement

Movie · as The Factor

2004
Casablanca Driver poster

Casablanca Driver

Movie · as Guy, le coiffeur

2003
I, Cesar poster

I, Cesar

Movie · as Le prof de gym

2003
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? poster

Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?

Movie · as shérif Steve Marley

2003
The Car Keys poster

The Car Keys

Movie · as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent

2002
Monsieur Batignole poster

Monsieur Batignole

Movie · as Pierre-Jean Lamour

2002
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra poster

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

Movie · as Caius antivirus

2002
Whatever You Say poster

Whatever You Say

Movie · as Patrick

2002
Accidental Saint poster

Accidental Saint

Movie · as Joseph

2001
Tanguy poster

Tanguy

Movie · as Bruno Lemoine

2001
The Strategy of Failure poster

The Strategy of Failure

Movie · as Luc

2001
Tom Thumb poster

Tom Thumb

Movie · as un cavalier de la reine

2001
Les robins des bois - L'instant norvégien poster

Les robins des bois - L'instant norvégien

Movie · as Various Characters

2001
It's Hard Killing Someone Even on a Monday poster

It's Hard Killing Someone Even on a Monday

Movie · as Jean, le tueur

2001
Burger Quiz poster

Burger Quiz

TV · as Self · 15 eps

2001
The Apartment poster

The Apartment

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2000
Les robins des bois sont des cons (Florilège Vol. 1) poster

Les robins des bois sont des cons (Florilège Vol. 1)

Movie · as Various Characters

2000
Les Robins des Bois : un demi-siècle d'humour poster

Les Robins des Bois : un demi-siècle d'humour

Movie · as Various Characters

2000
La Cape et l'épée poster

La Cape et l'épée

TV · as Le cardinal Claudia/Guy le traître/le sculpteur César/Merlin l'enchanteur/Cartouche/un mousquetaire, etc · 24 eps

2000
Who Wants to Win Millions? poster

Who Wants to Win Millions?

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

1999
Influence Peddling poster

Influence Peddling

Movie · as Jean-Frédéric, l'adjoint du chef de cabinet

1999
Karnaval poster

Karnaval

Movie · as Pine

1999
Jamel Show poster

Jamel Show

Movie · as Self

1998
Serial Lover poster

Serial Lover

Movie · as Edouard "Douad" Pied

1996
Robin des Bois d'à peu près Alexandre Dumas poster

Robin des Bois d'à peu près Alexandre Dumas

Movie · as Various Characters

1990
Robins des bois, the Story poster

Robins des bois, the Story

TV · as Various Characters · 1 ep

1985
Télématin poster

Télématin

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1976
Cérémonie des César poster

Cérémonie des César

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep