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Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

Actor · Born July 22, 1963 (63) · Namur, Wallonia, Belgium

Cannes award winner

Olivier Gourmet (born 22 July 1963 in Namur) is a Belgian actor. He won the Best Actor award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for his role in Le Fils by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. He also appeared in La Promesse, Rosetta and L'Enfant. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivier Gourmet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 22, 1963 (63)
From
Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
Works as
Actor
Titles
73 on MovieCove · 132 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26

What are Olivier Gourmet's films like?

Across their 62 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama28 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action 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
Morality
26%
Bonds
21%
Self
14%
Power
13%
Society
12%
Survival
12%
Ideas
2%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 58 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 10 · Dark 42

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

Grounded 40 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 33 · Intense 22

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

A split, not a type: Steady 30 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 48 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

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 28 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 4

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 44 · Full focus 10

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

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 32

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 31 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

42 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 14 of 42 analyzed roles.

Shadow
14 of 42
Ally
8 of 42
Threshold guardian
6 of 42
Hero
6 of 42
Mentor
6 of 42
Shapeshifter
2 of 42
Show the 42 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
46
Melancholic
36
Contemplative
19
Dread
11
Cold
9
Other
44

How their films linger

Thought-provoking34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet36
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous16

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 Olivier Gourmet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 73 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Olivier Gourmet'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

132 credits, 73 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Triple peine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Fabrice Axel

  • Enchaînés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Charles Bellevue

  • La guerre des prix(2026)

    as Fournier

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Cap Farewell(2026)

    as Franck

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Néro: The Assassin(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Horace

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Squealers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Colours of Time(2025)

    as Claude Monet 1895

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Fanon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Darmain

  • Retrotherapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Alain

  • Turtles(2023)

    as Henri Janssens

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • De Grâce(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Pierre Leprieur

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Sambre(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Commandant Étienne Winckler

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Mayhem!(2023)

    as Narong

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Assembly Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Klatzman

  • The Colors of Fire(2022)

    as Charles Péricourt

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The King's Favorite(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charles Quint

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Simone: Woman of the Century(2022)

    as Antoine Veil (1974 - 2006)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Entre la vie et la mort(2022)

    as Police Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Oussekine(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Robert Pandraud

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Eugénie Grandet(2021)

    as Félix Grandet

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Bernard

  • Red Soil(2020)

    as Stéphane Perez

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Moloch(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • The Voyages of Matisse, Chasing Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Matisse (voice)

  • De Gaulle(2020)

    as Paul Reynaud

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Breitner Commando(2019)

    as Colonel Delignières

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Conviction(2018)

    as Maître Eric Dupond-Moretti

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Cyrano, My Love(2018)

    as Constant Coquelin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Those Who Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Frank

  • One Nation, One King(2018)

    as Uncle

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Royal Exchange(2017)

    as Regent Philippe d'Orléans

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Above the Law(2017)

    as Frank Valken

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Back in Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Edmond Zweck

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

    as Homer

  • The Midwife(2017)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Young Karl Marx(2017)

    as Pierre Proudhon

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • A Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as André

  • Midnight Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Alain Gruard

  • Daguerrotype(2016)

    as Stéphane

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Unknown Girl(2016)

    as Lambert, the son

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • L'ami(2016)

    as Cardinal Hugolin

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Chocolat(2016)

    as Joseph Oller

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • April and the Extraordinary World(2015)

    as Paul (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Come What May(2015)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

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

    as Charles

  • Captain Marleau(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Père Damien

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Madame Bovary(2014)

    as Monsieur Rouault

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Night Watchmen(2015)

    as Franck

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • SK1(2014)

    as Bougon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • 40-Love(2014)

    as Jérôme

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Gate(2014)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Two Days, One Night(2014)

    as Jean-Marc

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Marchers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Dubois

  • Violette(2013)

    as Jacques Guérin

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Grand Central(2013)

    as Gilles

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Les anonymes(2013)

    as Le Bris

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • La tendresse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Frans

  • The World Belongs to Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Freddy

  • The Lookout(2012)

    as Franck

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hénaut Président (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Thierry Giovanni

  • The Minister(2011)

    as Bertrand Saint-Jean, Minister of transport

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Kid with a Bike(2011)

    as The Bar Owner

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Robert Mitchum Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Arsène

  • Final Balance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Moret

  • My Wife's Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Chollet

  • Nothing to Declare(2010)

    as Priest of Chimay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Black Venus(2010)

    as Réaux

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • White Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Grégoire

  • Altiplano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Max

  • Park Benches(2009)

    as Maurice Begeard

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Pour un fils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Omer

  • Angel at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Le père

  • Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1(2008)

    as Commissioner Broussard

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Home(2008)

    as Michel

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Mesrine: Killer Instinct(2008)

    as Commissioner Broussard

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Coluche(2008)

    as Jacques Betruger, impresario

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Go Fast(2008)

    as Jean-Do Paoli

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Lorna's Silence(2008)

    as The Policeman

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • L'Affaire Ben Barka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Antoine Lopez, « Savonnette », chef d'escale à Orly et agent du SDECE

  • Hidden Love(2007)

    as Morris

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Madonnen(2007)

    as Jérome Vassé

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Pars vite et reviens tard(2007)

    as Joss Le Guern

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Jacquou le croquant(2007)

    as Le curé Bonal

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Poison d'avril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Charles

  • The Colonel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Le colonel Raoul Duplan

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

    as Michel Roy

  • The Tiger Brigades(2006)

    as Inspector Marcel 'Le Colosse' Terrasson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • My Son(2006)

    as Father / Le père

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Burnt Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as François Durrieux

  • Ordinary Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Le curé

  • The Child(2005)

    as Policier

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Perfume of the Lady in Black(2005)

    as Robert Darzac

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Le père

  • The Ax(2005)

    as Raymond Machefer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Girl from the Chartreuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Etienne Vollard

  • The Bridge of Arts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jean-Astolphe Méréville

  • Bad Spelling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Pierre Massu, director of the college

  • When the Sea Rises(2004)

    as Koslowski

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

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

    as François

  • Everybody Is a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Martial, le flic

  • A Wonderful Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as le médecin-chef

  • Time of the Wolf(2003)

    as Koslowski

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Where Is Madame Catherine? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Eric

  • The Mystery of the Yellow Room(2003)

    as Robert Darzac

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Once Upon an Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mr. Faivre

  • The Son(2002)

    as Olivier

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Piece of Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Joanna's Lawyer

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

    as Le père de Betty

  • Safe Conduct(2002)

    as Roger Richebé

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Read My Lips(2001)

    as Marchand

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Le lait de la tendresse humaine(2001)

    as Dr. Gérard Cafarelli

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Day Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Denis Pelloutier

  • De l'histoire ancienne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Fabien

  • Petite soeur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Le père

  • Nationale 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as René

  • Princesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Guy in the bar in Brussels

  • Save Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Casteldi

  • Toreros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Pedro

  • Peut-être (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jean-Claude

  • Rosetta(1999)

    as Patron

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Journey to Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Tarzan

  • L'héritier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Je suis vivante et je vous aime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Etienne

  • Melody for a Hustler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Le dépanneur

  • Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train(1998)

    as Bernard

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Le Signaleur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • The Promise(1996)

    as Roger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Eighth Day(1996)

    as Father in restaurant

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Hostel Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Luc

  • Juste avant la chute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Ma révérence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Ses Bras sont des serpents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 132 titles, 129 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Simone: Woman of the Century (2022)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

The Promise (1996)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Sambre (2023)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19902026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 25 MovieCove titles. 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· La Promesse
  • 2002First top-billed film· The Son
  • 2002Breakout· The Son
  • 2002Career best· The Son

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting132 of 132: 132 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s50 · acting2010s43 · acting2020s25 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 11% of 65 roles
9606111621

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.

Awards

Won a Cannes award in 2002.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Olivier Gourmet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 66; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 73 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th23
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 73 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed17
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Madonnen (2007)

65th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Promise (1996)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 51 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 50. 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 Olivier Gourmet's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles17–61 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Olivier Gourmet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Olivier Gourmet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Pierre Dardenne shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles