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Bernard Blancan

Bernard Blancan

Actor · Born September 9, 1958 (68) · Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Bernard Blancan (born 9 September 1958) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 85 films and television shows since 1989. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in Days of Glory at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Source: Article "Bernard Blancan" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 9, 1958 (68)
From
Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 21% in 30 days

What are Bernard Blancan's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: 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
24%
Power
22%
Self
21%
Society
13%
Survival
12%
Morality
6%
Ideas
2%
Freedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
9
Tense
7
Warm
3
Romantic
2
Contemplative
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Bernard Blancan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bernard Blancan'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

86 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Too Many Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as La Tige

  • Kika(2025)

    as Jean-Pierre

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Are You A Human Being? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Count of Monte Cristo(2024)

    as Louis Dantès

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Smoke Signals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Michel

  • Anthracite(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Denis Monnier

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Junkyard Dog(2023)

    as Bernard

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Scarlet(2022)

    as Maître d'oeuvre chantier

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • La Fille au cœur de cochon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Le propriétaire de la ferme des cochons noirs

  • Simone: Woman of the Century(2022)

    as Député Pierre Bourson

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • What's Wrong with My Family? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Bernard

  • Gare au Fenwick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Bernard

  • Vise le cœur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Gérard Malherbe

  • Le Bruit des trousseaux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Greilich, math professor

  • Grand garçon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Traveller(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Pierre Herman

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Cyrano, My Love(2018)

    as Racist Customer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Dumped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Guillaume

  • Apollo ou la vie sauvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Apollo

  • 1971, Motorcycle Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Le journaliste

  • Missions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Père de jeanne

  • Toril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jean-Jacques

  • Hotaru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Bernard

  • After the Ispeguy Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Father

  • Cosmodrama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as The reporter

  • The Connection(2014)

    as Commissioner Lucien Aimé-Blanc

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The yellow jersey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Lucien

  • Être vivant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Le narrateur

  • Dirty Weekend(2013)

    as Gendarme Chiffre

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Landes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Darrouy

  • Murders in... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as William Mallory

  • The Enclosure of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bernard

  • Mange(2012)

    as CPE Présent

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Law of My Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Lucien Grammatico

  • L'été des Lip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Charles Piaget

  • Carmen(2011)

    as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Junior(2011)

    as Math Teacher

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Silence of Joan(2011)

    as Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Main basse sur une île (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Le Lézard

  • Les Nuits de sister Welsh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Henry

  • Outside the Law(2010)

    as Faivre

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Rebel, Louise Michel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Henri Rochefort

  • The Evening Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Le principal du collège

  • Leaving(2009)

    as Rémi

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Adieu Gary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Michel, le voisin de Francis

  • No Pasaran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Bouzigue

  • Elles et moi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rafael

  • A French Village(2009)

    Show 12 episodes · as Anselme

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Au siècle de Maupassant, contes et nouvelles du XIXe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Monistrol

  • London River(2009)

    as Ouvrier Forestier

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Le Voyage de la veuve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Thabar

  • Elite Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Binouze

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

    as Pierre Wazemme

  • Le Voyage aux Pyrénées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as The guide

  • Charlotte Corday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Marat

  • Behind the Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Yves' Stepfather

  • Lost Signs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · as Simon Castaneda

  • Chez Maupassant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as le père Valli

  • Shock Resistant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Le visiteur

  • Days of Glory(2006)

    as Sergeant Martinez

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

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

    as Castel

  • A Summer Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Deputy mayor

  • Le temps de la désobéissance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Bauer

  • Peekaboo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Raymond - un paysan qui vend sa ferme à contre-coeur

  • Nina's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Emile

  • A Song of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jacques

  • For intérieur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Le père

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

    as Jogger Branché

  • The Hook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as le gendarme

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

    as Accident man

  • Virus au paradis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Serge, l'éleveur de poulets

  • Red Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Le sergent de Guillaume

  • Le pharmacien de garde(2003)

    as Mathieu

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Le Chignon d'Olga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Yves

  • Because of a Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Swimming Coach

  • A Moment of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Edmond, le pêcheur

  • We Need a Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Le père de Lucien et de José

  • Boyhood Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Aimé

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

    Show 1 episode · as Machard

  • A Considerable Disturbance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Freddy, the soccer coach

  • La beauté du monde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Fernand

  • Skin of Man, Heart of Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Coco

  • Conte philosophique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • A Tale of Two Cities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Patriot

  • La Baleine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Quand la guerre sera loin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ferdinand

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles, 84 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Days of Glory (2006)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Junkyard Dog (2023)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Leaving (2009)

Film career

19892026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

  • 2002Screen debut· Because of a Boy
  • 2023Career best· Junkyard Dog

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 86: 86 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s3 · acting2000s38 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
0212

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 Bernard Blancan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

The Silence of Joan (2011)

66th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 54. 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 Bernard Blancan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bernard Blancan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rachid Bouchareb shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers