Christian Clavier

ActorWriterProductionProducerDirector May 6 (age 73) Paris, France 1973–2026 (53 year career)

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Biography

Christian Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier. After his high class studies at the Neuilly Lycée Pasteur—though asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) —he started his actor career with the comedic theater troupe Splendid, which had hits with films like Les Bronzés font du ski and Le Père Noël est une ordure. His most notable success without …

Known For

Film

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

Astérix

Film

Serial (Bad) Weddings

Claude Verneuil

Film

The Visitors

Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard

Film

A Bag of Marbles

Docteur Rosen

Film

French Fried Vacation 2

Jérôme Tarayre, general practitioner

Film

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »

Film

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion

Astérix (voice)

Film

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Astérix

Filmography

Acting (127)

Movies (107)

Cocorico 2

2026 Upcoming

as Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage

Apr 8

Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia

2026 Upcoming

as Astérix (voice)

Dec 2

Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)

2026 Upcoming

as Le Jurisconsulte

Nov 11

Avis de tempête

2026 Upcoming

as André Malraux

Dec 23

Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I)

as Le Jurisconsulte

The Rookie Guide

as Karol Kowalski

Million Dollar Madness

2025

as Hippolyte

5.3

Christian Clavier: La Vis Comica

2025

5.0

Not Without My Shrink

2024

as Olivier Béranger

4.9

Cocorico

2024

as Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage

5.5

Les Vengeances de Maître Poutifard

2023

as Robert Poutifard

5.1

L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Employee of the Month

2022

as Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste

6.0

Kaamelott: The First Chapter

2021

as Le Jurisconsulte

6.6

Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

2021

as Jean Boulin

5.0

Serial (Bad) Weddings 3

2021

as Claude Verneuil

6.3

Christmas with the Tuches

2021

as Le Père Noël

5.1

Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont fait au bon Dieu ?

2021

as Self

6.0

Meet the Malawas

2019

as Julien Gosset-Grainville

4.5

Wide Load

2019

as Foster

4.2

Serial (Bad) Weddings 2

as Claude Verneuil

Ibiza

as Philippe

Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion

2018

as Astérix (voice)

6.8

Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures

2018

as Comte de Champignac

Finding Momo

as Alain Prioux

If I Were a Boy

as Docteur PACE

A Bag of Marbles

as Docteur Rosen

With Open Arms

as Jean-Etienne Fougerole

5.2

The Visitors: Bastille Day

2016

as Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart

4.2

Babysitting 2

2015

as Alain

6.3

Serial (Bad) Weddings

as Claude Verneuil

Do Not Disturb

as Michel Leproux

The Secret of Arkandias

2014

as Agenor Arkandias

5.2

Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid

2014

as Self / Various characters

6.2

Les affaires sont les affaires

2013

as Le marquis de Porcellet

Le Bœuf clandestin

as monsieur Berthaud

Serial Teachers

as Cutiro / Tirocu

La Cage aux folles

as Georges

You Don't Choose Your Family

2011

as César

5.6

Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure »

as Self

Bitter Victory

as Vincent Cluzel

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

2009

as Monsieur Jourdain

7.2

The Imaginary Invalid

as Argan

The Red Inn

as Pierre Martin

The Price to Pay

as Jean-Pierre Ménard

5.4

French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever

2006

as Jérôme Tarayre

4.1

L'Entente cordiale

2006

as François de La Conche

4.7

The Antidote

2005

as Jacques-Alain Marty « JAM »

5.1

Les Visiteurs revisités

2005

as Self

6.0

The Corsican File

2004

as Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer

Albert est méchant

as Patrick Lechat

Lovely Rita

as Edgar Lamarck

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

2002

as Astérix

7.4

A Day in the Life of French Cinema

2002

as Self

How we made Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

as Self - Actor

Just Visiting

as Andre

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

1999

as Astérix

6.0

The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time

1998

as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet

Les Sœurs Soleil

as Un spectateur

Panique au Plazza

as Jean-Louis Bonnot, Mr. Coïk's secretary

6.1

Guardian Angels

1995

as Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »

Dead Tired

as Christian Clavier

Revenge of a Blonde

as Gérard Bréha

The Visitors

as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard

7.1

The Thirst for Gold

1993

as Urbain Donnadieu

5.4

Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles

1991

as Pierre

3.0

The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck

1991

as L'avocat

5.3

L'Opération Corned Beef

1991

as Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé

6.2

Un fil à la patte

1989

as Fernand de Bois d'Enghien

6.5

My Best Pals

1989

as Jean-Michel Tuilier

6.2

Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête

1989

as le petit chef de la DDASS

5.2

Double mixte

1989

as Bob Smith

2.5

Fantôme sur l'oreiller

1989

as Brice Michaud

4.7

Mieux vaut courir

1989

as Simon

The Debauched Life of Gerard Floque

1987

as Edouard

4.2

Twist Again in Moscow

as Iouri

L'été 36

as Alexis

Slices of Life

as L'ami du dragueur / Charles-Henri / L'amant anti-chien

5.2

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

1985

as Jean-Jacques aka 'Katia'

7.4

Gramps Is in the Resistance

as Michel Taupin

Rock and Torah

as Isaac Stern

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

1982

as Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »

7.3

Elle voit des nains partout !

1982

as le fourbe

4.5

Clara and the Why Not

1981

as Charles

5.4

Quand tu seras débloqué... fais-moi signe !

as Antoine Bonfils

Cocktail Molotov

as Le Beatnick

Rat Race

as Jérôme Osendron

French Fried Vacation 2

1979

as Jérôme Tarayre, general practitioner

7.3

Heroes Are Not Wet Behind the Ears

1979

as Man in the couple with the 2CV

5.2

French Fried Vacation

1978

as Jérôme Tarayre

6.6

Like a Turtle on Its Back

1978

as un fêtard dans la voiture

2.9

Tell Her That I Love Her

1977

as François

6.6

You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine

1977

as Le conteur (voice)

4.8

Spoiled Children

1977

as Le journaliste télé

The Devil in the Box

as Renaud

The Bottom Line

as Café-theater actor (uncredited)

5.4

Let's Make a Dirty Movie

as Un flic

F as in Fairbanks

as Le serveur

Un bol d'air

as Christian

The Restroom Robbery

as L'agent de sécurité homosexuel (uncredited)

6.4

Let Joy Reign Supreme

1975

as The servant of the inn

6.4

Bonne présentation exigée

as Le chauffagiste

The Suspects

as Photographer

The Year 01

as A debate viewer

Cédric

as Pépé

Le Chat du rabbin

as Le rabbin

C'est pas Parce qu'on n'a Rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa Gueule...

as le CRS homosexuel dans les toilettes

Television (20)

Loris Giuliano en balade

2024

as Self - Guest

Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

2023

as Self - Guest

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Samedi Sébastien

as Self - Guest

C à vous

as Self - Guest

Kronprinz Rudolf

as Graf Taaffe

La Méthode Cauet

as Self - Guest

Napoleon

as Napoléon Bonaparte

Les Misérables

as Thénardier

Vivement dimanche

as Self

Stars 90

as Self

Les Nuls, l'émission

as Self

Palace

as Chef Briffaud

Sacrée Soirée

as Self

Nulle part ailleurs

as Self

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Merci Bernard

as Professor Kottich

Rire et sourire : Le Splendid

1978

as Jean-Jacques Dangle, le présentateur

8.0

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Numéro un

as Self

Crew (33)

Movies (33)

Papy fait de la résistance

2021

Theatre Play

6.0

Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

2021

Co-Producer

5.0

Do You Do You Saint-Tropez

Screenplay

With Open Arms

Producer

The Visitors: Bastille Day

2016

Co-Producer

4.2

The Visitors: Bastille Day

2016

Writer

4.2

You Don't Choose Your Family

2011

Director

5.6

You Don't Choose Your Family

Scenario Writer

The Red Inn

Scenario Writer

French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever

Writer

Empire of the Wolves

Screenplay

The Corsican File

Writer

Lovely Rita

Producer

Le Cœur sur la main

Producer

Just Visiting

2001

Screenplay

4.8

The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time

Screenplay

Panique au Plazza

Adaptation

Guardian Angels

Writer

The Visitors

Screenplay

The Thirst for Gold

Writer

L'Opération Corned Beef

Story

My Best Pals

Writer

Twist Again in Moscow

1986

Writer

6.0

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

1985

Author

7.4

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

1985

Theatre Play

7.4

Gramps Is in the Resistance

1983

Theatre Play

6.9

Gramps Is in the Resistance

1983

Writer

6.9

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

1982

Writer

7.3

French Fried Vacation 2

1979

Writer

7.3

French Fried Vacation

Writer

Un bol d'air

Writer

The Restroom Robbery

Idea

Bonne présentation exigée

1974

Screenplay

6.0