Antoine de Caunes (born 1 December 1953) is a French television presenter, comedian, actor, journalist, writer and film director. He is the son of two prominent French personalities, television journalist-reporter Georges de Caunes and television announcer Jacqueline Joubert. He is the father of the actress Emma de Caunes. He began his career writing theme songs for cartoons for Antenne 2 under the pseudonym of Paul Persavon, including Cobra and Space Sheriff Gavan (known in France as X-Or). His early TV appearances included Chorus (1975), the series Les Enfants du rock, again for A2, and then his breakthrough with Nulle part ailleurs for Canal+. In 1988, De Caunes started making an English-language version of his French music programme Rapido, for Janet Street-Porter's youth and entertainment programming strand DEF II, with new episodes of Rapido usually being broadcast as part of DEF II's Wednesday night schedule on BBC2. He then went on to create the long-running magazine programme Eurotrash for Channel 4, with this humorous post-pub entertainment show co-presented by Jean Paul Gaultier for the few series and featuring regular spots for European stars like Lolo Ferrari. He also presented a short-lived chat show on Channel 4 called Le Show. In addition, he appeared in an advertising campaign for Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles ice lollies. From 2013 until 2015, he hosted the daily evening show Le Grand Journal on Canal+. He provided voices in the Aardman Animation TV show Rex the Runt. De Caunes launched a new magazine Vieux, about issues faced by the elderly, in May 2024. He is a long-time AIDS awareness campaigner, fronting the organisation Solidarité sida (AIDS Solidarity). Source: Article "Antoine de Caunes" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 1, 1953 (72)
- Paris, France
- Actor and director, also writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
What are Antoine de Caunes' films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Simon Eskanazy in Man Is a Woman (1998)
- Tricksteras Germain-Roland Desmot in The Color of Lies (1999)
- Heroas Albert Londres in Les amants du bagne (2004)
- Allyas Dagonet in Kaamelott: First Installment (2021)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous3
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 Antoine de Caunes' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Antoine de Caunes' 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
53 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 58 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
La véritable histoire des hippies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Serge à Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Cannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Le Figaro La Nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Mostra, Venise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Tell Me Iggy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Neuf Mecs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Nine Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Un monde, un regard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Canal+ Replay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Profession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Jews(2016)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Dangereuses retrouvailles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
L'Homme à la tête de kraft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Le Débarquement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Cinderella 3D(2012)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Bref.(2011)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Mumu(2010)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
He's My Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Coluche(2008)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Frank Zappa - Live in Paris 1980 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
48 Hours a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Can You Keep a Secret? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Mr. Bean's Holiday(2007)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Twice Upon a Time(2006)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
A Perfect Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de Nulle part ailleurs 2 ... suite et fin ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Kaamelott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Les amants du bagne(2004)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Les clefs de bagnole(2003)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Monsieur N. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Blanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The New Adventures of Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Love Bites(2001)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Return to Algiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Chili con carne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Color of Lies(1999)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Rex the Runt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Man Is a Woman(1998)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Bob le magnifique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Gods Must Be Daring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
For a Good Cause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Two Dads and One Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Never Twice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
L'Émission Impossible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Pentimento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Stranglers: The Raven Tour live in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Career shape
Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles, 52 of them dated from 1979 to 2025; peak year 1998.
Biggest box office
Kaamelott: First Installment (2021)
Highest rated
The Color of Lies (1999)
Most popular right now
Kaamelott: First Installment (2021)
Film career
Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.
- 1998Screen debut· Man Is a Woman
- 1998First top-billed film· Man Is a Woman
Billing
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.
How do Antoine de Caunes' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 28. 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.
Who does Antoine de Caunes work with?
People who share at least 2 of Antoine de Caunes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pierre Aïm shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Alexandre AstierShared titles: Kaamelott: First Installment (2021), Coluche (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Alexandre Astier
- Isabelle NantyShared titles: Cinderella 3D (2012), Twice Upon a Time (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Isabelle Nanty
Cinematographers
- Pierre AïmShared titles: Twice Upon a Time (2006), Love Bites (2001), Man Is a Woman (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Pierre Aïm
Mixed roles
- Joële Van EffenterreShared titles: Love Bites (2001), Man Is a Woman (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Joële Van Effenterre
