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Eric Ruf

Eric Ruf

Actor, also producer · Born May 21, 1969 (57) · Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France

Éric Ruf (born 21 May 1969), is a French actor, set designer and theatre director. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1995. He joined the Comédie-Française in 1993, became a member in 1998 and took the role of managing director in 2014. Source: Article "Éric Ruf" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
May 21, 1969 (57)
From
Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 51 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 17% in 30 days

What are Eric Ruf's films like?

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

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Bonds
33%
Self
24%
Morality
20%
Ideas
13%
Power
4%
Society
4%
Survival
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · 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 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Bittersweet
4
Warm
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Eric Ruf's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric Ruf'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

51 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • De la Comédie-Française(2026)

    as L’homme de l’ascenseur

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • L'École de Danse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Scenic Artist

  • Le Cid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Scenic Artist

  • Le Soulier de Satin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Decorator · Screenplay

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

    as Père

  • Bacon-Freud, face à face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Voix-off

  • The Three Musketeers: Milady(2023)

    as Cardinal Richelieu

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan(2023)

    as Cardinal Richelieu

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Line(2022)

    as Serge

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Nameless Woman: The Story of Jeanne & Baudelaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Charles Baudelaire (voice)

  • Guermantes(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • La vie de Galilée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • My Dog Stupid(2019)

    as Professeur Mazard

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • An Officer and a Spy(2019)

    as Sandherr

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Roméo et Juliette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Stage Director

  • Rossini: La Cenerentola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Production Design

  • Maryline(2017)

    as François Louis

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Vassili

  • My Golden Days(2015)

    as Kovalki adulte

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Going Away(2013)

    as Gilles Cambière

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Meurtre en trois actes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Éric Escalette

  • Drumont, histoire d'un antisémite français (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Gustave Méry

  • 'Orsay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • Le partage de midi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mesa

  • The Marquise of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Gobelin

  • À la recherche du temps perdu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charles Swann

  • Nobody Else But You(2011)

    as Simon Denner

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Big Picture(2010)

    as Grégoire Kremer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Pigalle, la nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dimitri

  • The Third Part of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Michel

  • Arthur Honegger - Jeanne D'Arc Au Bucher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Brother Dominique

  • Without Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Thierry

  • Le Pendu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Gustave Frémy

  • Cyrano de Bergerac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Decorator · as Christian

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

    as Stéphane Mancini

  • The Accursed Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Philippe de Poitiers

  • My Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Kovarski

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

    as Aramis

  • Phèdre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Hippolyte

  • La Chanson du maçon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Simon

  • Un pique-nique chez Osiris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Maxime Meyer

  • Un pique-nique chez Osiris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Maxime Meyer

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

    as Loïc

  • L'école des femmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Horace

  • Place Vendôme(1998)

    as Phillipe Ternece

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Stolen Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Yann

  • Tartuffe ou L'imposteur (Comédie Française) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Damis

  • The Proprietor(1996)

    as Theodor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Marie-Louise ou la permission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Jean-Paul

  • Que ma volonté soit faite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles, 49 of them dated from 1995 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023)

$33M worldwide

Highest rated

An Officer and a Spy (2019)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

The Three Musketeers - Part I: D'Artagnan (2023)

Film career

19952026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. 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· Place Vendôme
  • 2025Best so far· Cassandre

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 50: 42 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting3 of 50: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 50: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew6 of 50: 4 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · acting2000s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew2010s17 · 14 acting · 3 crew2020s11 · 7 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
9818

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 Eric Ruf's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Proprietor (1996)

74th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

An Officer and a Spy (2019)

Midcredits 85th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 44. 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 Eric Ruf's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 35 · 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 Eric Ruf work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric Ruf's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Louis Garrel shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers