Tonio Descanvelle

Tonio Descanvelle is a French actor whose exact birthday and birthplace are not publicly confirmed in major sources. He has been active since 1992, making his earliest credit as Alex Lemercier in the TV series Commissaire Moulin, and has since accumulated over 40 film and television credits. He is particularly noted for his frequent collaboration with director Luc Besson, appearing in The Transporter (2002, as Thug 1, with Jason Statham), Transporter 3 (2008, as Crewman #1), Arthur and the Invisibles (2006, also as body capture model), Lucy (2014, as Cop Sergeant, with Scarlett Johansson), and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017, as DA / Doghan-Dagui, with Danica McKellar and Cara Delevingne). His other notable film credits include Sarzac Policeman #1 in The Crimson Rivers (2000, with Jean Reno), Xaintrailles in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999, with Milla Jovovich), Caboulet in Captain Conan (1996, with Philippe Torreton), Bank Guard in The Da Vinci Code (2006, with Tom Hanks), Bertrand in The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010, with Léa Seydoux), Client Angela 2 in Angel-A (2005, with Jamie Bell), Miller's Assistant in Anna (2019, with Hugh Jackman and Lucy Liu), and Plumber in The Family (2013, with Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer). On television he appeared as Bearded Server in Lupin (2021, Netflix, 1 episode), with earlier credits in Ladies of the Law (2000, 2003), Police Commissioner Moulin (2003, 1 episode), and Groupe Flag (2002).

Biography from TMDB.

Works as: Actor
Titles: 18 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 7% in 30 days

Where can I watch Tonio Descanvelle's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

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Subscription and free streaming for Tonio Descanvelle'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

33 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

DogMan(2023)
as Officer Dad's Arrest
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Lupin(2021)
Show 1 episode · as Bearded Server
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Anna(2019)
as Miller's Assistant
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets(2017)
as DA / Doghan-Dagui
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Dos à la mer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Actor
Lucy(2014)
as Cop Sergeant
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Family(2013)
as Plumber
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
La Vénitienne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as le chauffeur de Maryvonne
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec(2010)
as Bertrand
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Transporter 3(2008)
as Crewman #1
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Capitaine Casta : Amélie a disparu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
as Tueur 2
Arthur and the Invisibles(2006)
as Police Officer #2
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Da Vinci Code(2006)
as Bank Guard
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Un petit garçon silencieux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as L'officier de police
Tristan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Nico le délinquant
The Transporter(2002)
as Thug 1
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Safe Conduct(2002)
as René Wheeler
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Tête de chou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Le guichetier du métro/L'homme à la tête de chou
Poetical Refugee(2000)
as Christophe
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Calme le jeu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as The sports teacher
The Crimson Rivers(2000)
as Sarzac Policeman #1
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Ladies of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Médecin hôpital réa
The Dancer(2000)
as Barman
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Du bleu jusqu'en Amérique(1999)
as Externe du Dr Helpos
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc(1999)
as Xaintrailles
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Louise (Take 2) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as Waiter at Luxembourg
Barracuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
as Employé EDF
Captain Conan(1996)
as Caboulet
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Mayday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Fred
Le fusil de bois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Rouches
Low Profile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Paul (dealer #1)
Toxic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Actor
Police Commissioner Moulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 1 episode · as Tchumi

Career shape

Biggest box office

The Transporter (2002)

$44M worldwide

Highest rated

Poetical Refugee (2000)

Midcredits 78^th

Film career

19932014

Peak 2001 · 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.

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

9303

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. 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.