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Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Actor · Born March 24, 1947 (79) · Paris, France

Jean-Christophe Bouvet (born 24 March 1947) is a French actor, director and screenwriter. Best known in his homeland for his role as General Edmond Bertineau in Luc Besson's Taxi film series, he gained international fame for his appearance as designer Pierre Cadault in Darren Star's Emily in Paris television series. Source: Article "Jean-Christophe Bouvet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 24, 1947 (79)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 118 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 93% in 30 days

What are Jean-Christophe Bouvet's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
22%
Power
14%
Society
13%
Morality
9%
Survival
7%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
8
Tense
7
Melancholic
6
Absurd
6
Joyful
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Haunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jean-Christophe Bouvet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jean-Christophe Bouvet's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

118 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Rebellious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Willing Client

  • The Crime Is Mine(2023)

    as Montferrand

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Down in Paris(2021)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Emily in Paris(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · as Pierre Cadault

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Grand Oral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as L'homme membre du jury

  • La rupture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Jean

  • Men in Blue: 12 Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as (voice)

  • The Spy(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Israeli Air Force Commander

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as President Rousseleau

  • Tempting Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Tonton

  • Sélection officielle(2017)

    as Jean-Michel Bitume

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bonaparte: The Egyptian Campaign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Monge

  • Where Horses Go to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Daniel

  • 4 Days in France(2016)

    as L'homme de Savoie

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • À votre service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · as Le beau-père de Paul

  • Two Rémi, Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Gauthier

  • Par consentement mutuel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Le chef cuisinier

  • Zones césariennes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Mole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Antoine Sulster

  • A small room with simple colors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mister Jones

  • You and the Night(2013)

    as Chief Brigadier

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Gare du Nord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lawyer

  • Chaos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Le proviseur

  • Occupe-toi d'Amélie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Le Prince

  • Paris by Night(2012)

    as L'hôte au Café Carmen

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Louis XVI, l'homme qui ne voulait pas être roi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Loménie de Brienne

  • Our Paradise(2011)

    as Le premier client

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Belleville-Tokyo(2010)

    as Jean-Loup

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Cat Run(2011)

    as Dobber

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Black Venus(2010)

    as Charles Mercailler

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Other Dumas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Monsieur Bocquin

  • Services sacrés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Le Colonel G.I.P.P.

  • The Wolberg Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Maurice

  • Cinéman(2009)

    as M. Coq

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Bosom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Georges von Théobald

  • The Red Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Maître Rouget

  • La France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Elias

  • Private Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jean-Emmanuel

  • Death's Glamour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Maître chanteur / Reine Victoria

  • Il sera 1 fois... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Henri, Pierrot's father

  • Taxi 4(2007)

    as Général Edmond Bertineau

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • One to Another(2006)

    as Vincent Sylvaire

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Un Flic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as wolf

  • Marie Antoinette(2006)

    as Duc de Choiseul

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Tiger Brigades(2006)

    as Judge at the trial

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Comedy of Power(2006)

    as Me Parlebas

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Des terres minées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as le médecin

  • Lisa et le pilote d'avion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Pilot

  • À vot' bon cœur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Vice-president of the Advance on Receipts Committee

  • Like a Brother(2005)

    as L'admirateur

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Prisoner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as The father

  • The Story Of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as L'éditeur

  • Notre Musique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as C. Maillard

  • Aux folles les pompiers ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Clarisse's Neck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Edmund Watcher

  • Saltimbank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bruno Saltim

  • Taxi 3(2003)

    as Général Edmond Bertineau

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Zone reptile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Thierry

  • The Red Siren(2002)

    as Lucas

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Shipwrecked on Route D17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Le sergent-chef

  • Accidental Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Benz

  • The Revolution on Two Horses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Capo inpresa pulizia

  • Gay refuge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Being Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Hotel clerk

  • La Boîte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Bloret

  • Le chien, le chat et le cibachrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Max Frisch

  • Lise and Andre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Charles

  • The Dark Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Une rue dans sa longueur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as The second man

  • Ladies of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Hubert Delarive

  • Taxi 2(2000)

    as Général Edmond Bertineau

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Les éléphants de la planète Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Family doctor

  • Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Le Kiosquier

  • Glória(1999)

    as Vicente

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Recto/Verso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Maître Maillard

  • The Passengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Le Voyageur

  • Pain au chocolat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dubreuil

  • Midnight Exam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Le Vendeur du Manoir

  • Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Bob

  • An arrangement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Alphonse

  • Victor Schoelcher, l'abolition(1998)

    as Louis Blanc

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love Reinvented (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as L'homme de la pharmacie

  • Vicious Circles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Le Notaire

  • Des progrès en amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Alain Dubreuil

  • Love Reinvented (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Pharmacy Man

  • The Rock of Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Le maître de cérémonie

  • The Complex of Toulon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Chris Patsch

  • Dialogue au sommet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as The foreman

  • J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Gérard

  • Cold Water(1994)

    as Le professeur

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy(1994)

    as Jean-Paul Martoni

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dadou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Father

  • Krapatchouk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Ministre

  • Savage Nights(1992)

    as Serge

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Bouvet et son texte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer · Actor

  • I Don't Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Customer at the woods

  • Les dents de ma mère (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Et de trois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · as Jacques Toumoy

  • Under the Sun of Satan(1987)

    as Le maquignon

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • La madone au minitel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as La Madone

  • La Relève (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Un garçon de France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Laurent's father

  • Cinématon XXXIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as N°327

  • Archipelago of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as The transvestite (segment "Masculins singuliers")

  • En voilà 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · as Jacques Toumoy

  • Peinture à l'eau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Painter

  • Far from Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Christian

  • En veux-tu, en voilà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · as Jacques Toumoy

  • C'est la vie ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Richard

  • Légitime défense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Alain

  • The One-Eyed Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • The Theatre of the Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Christophe

  • La Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Scenario Writer · as Pierre Lentier

  • Police Commissioner Moulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Don't Change Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Alain

  • Beyond Love and Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as High priest

  • Ce que cherche Jacques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Sound

  • Paulina Is Leaving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 118 titles from 1969 to 2024; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Taxi 3 (2003)

$65M worldwide

Highest rated

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Taxi 2 (2000)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19692024

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting114 of 118: 109 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thDirecting5 of 118: 2 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting2 of 118: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 118: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

118 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s6 · 5 acting · 2 crew1980s14 · 13 acting · 4 crew1990s25 · 24 acting · 2 crew2000s41 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 24 roles
87020712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jean-Christophe Bouvet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Down in Paris (2021)

90th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)

Midcredits 94th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jean-Christophe Bouvet's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jean-Christophe Bouvet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jean-Christophe Bouvet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gérard Krawczyk shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles