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Urbain Cancelier

Urbain Cancelier

Actor · Born August 2, 1959 (67) · Paris, France

Urbain Cancelier (born 2 August 1959) is a French comedian and actor, primarily known for his collaborations with French film director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and for playing Collignon in Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain. Source: Article "Urbain Cancelier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 2, 1959 (67)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 40 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 38 days to Oct 27

What are Urbain Cancelier's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
34%
Self
25%
Ideas
14%
Power
7%
Morality
7%
Survival
7%
Society
5%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Joyful
4
Hopeful
3
Tense
3
Absurd
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Urbain Cancelier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Urbain Cancelier'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

40 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • La valse des pingouins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Simone: Woman of the Century(2022)

    as Secrétaire général Parquet

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • La belle époque(2019)

    as Villemain

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Best Intentions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Uncle

  • Two Snails Set Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as (voice)

  • School of Life(2017)

    as Lucien

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • R.A.I.D. Special Unit(2016)

    as Le président de la République

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Du vent dans les branches de sassafras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Docteur William Butler

  • The Visitors: Bastille Day(2016)

    as Le e geôlier chef à la prison d'Issoudun

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues(2015)

    as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Scent of Mandarin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Le sergent

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

    as Victor

  • Belle & Sebastian(2013)

    as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Suicide Shop(2012)

    as Gynaecologist / Neurasthenic Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Welcome Aboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Butcher

  • You Will Be My Son(2011)

    as Lacourt père

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Child's Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Barbier

  • Voir la Mer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Rondouillard

  • Clara, une passion française (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Emile

  • Les deux canards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Musée haut, musée bas(2008)

    as Bernard

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Maiden and the Wolves(2008)

    as Le médecin

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

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

    as Philippe de Marcillac

  • Mr. Bean's Holiday(2007)

    as Bus Driver

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Les Aristos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Le duc Réginald Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure

  • Passés troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Chardin

  • A Very Long Engagement(2004)

    as The Parish Priest

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Malabar Princess(2004)

    as Gaston

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Intimate Strangers(2004)

    as Chatel

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Young, Beautiful and Screwed Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Chef gendarme

  • Frou-Frou les Bains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Le directeur

  • Le passage du bac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Chardon

  • My Wife Maurice(2002)

    as Poilard

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Amélie(2001)

    as Collignon

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Deslandes

  • Le monde d'Angelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Judge

  • Proper Attire Required (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Raoul Duchemin

  • La dame aux camélias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as St Gaudens

  • La Puce à l'oreille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Étienne

  • Ridicule(1996)

    as Louis XVI

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

School of Life (2017)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Ridicule (1996)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues (2015)

Film career

19962026

Peak 2016 · 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.

  • 1996Screen debut· Ridicule

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 38 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s16 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 22 roles
960616

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 Urbain Cancelier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 11 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 11

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

My Wife Maurice (2002)

79th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Amélie (2001)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 51. 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 Urbain Cancelier'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 56 · 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 Urbain Cancelier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Urbain Cancelier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gilles Legrand shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers