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Frédéric Saurel

Frédéric Saurel

Actor · Born May 1, 1967 (59) · Lodève, France

Frédéric Saurel, then a college student, auditioned for a play by Luigi Pirandello, and thus obtained his first role. Describing himself as a "bad student", except in French and theater, he repeated his second year before stopping everything to study drama. From 1984 to 1986, Fred Saurel followed the drama course of Alain Janey and Paulette Frantz. In 1986, at the age of 19, Fred Saurel was admitted to the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris (1986 -1988).2 He played in the theater in “Les dégoudis de la 11ème” with Robert Hirsch and Darry Cowl. He will return to the theater in 2016 in a single on stage: “The Soliloquy of Grimm” by Bruno George. In the cinema, he has played in more than 30 films (“Give me wings” by Nicolas Vanier) and on television in nearly fifty series or TV films (“Baron Noir, Season 3” for Canal +). Also a producer and director, he directed two feature films (“Bâtards” TPS/Pathé Vidéo) and produced around ten short films. Fred Saurel created S.P.A.C.E (European Artistic and Cinematographic Production Company) in 1989, producing independent short and feature films, based in Aveyron.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 1, 1967 (59)
From
Lodève, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 2% in 30 days

What are Frédéric Saurel's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
44%
Bonds
42%
Morality
9%
Ideas
5%
Coming of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · 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 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Tense
1
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
1
Romantic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Frédéric Saurel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Frédéric Saurel'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

38 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Les Gendarmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Patrick Bonnamy

  • La Tournée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Gaston

  • A Violent World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Yves

  • Jamais sans mon psy(2024)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Storm Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Serge Riou

  • Spread Your Wings(2019)

    as Bjorn

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • With Open Arms(2017)

    as Gardien de parc

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • School of Life(2017)

    as Dédé

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • La Dream Team(2016)

    as Dépanneur

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Alex Hugo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Etienne Tousart

  • Mortus Corporatus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Gaspard Chambon

  • It's Never Too Late (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jean-Louis

  • Serial Bad Weddings(2014)

    as Pastry Chef of Chinon

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Back in Crime(2013)

    as Pierrot

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Ducoboo 2: Crazy Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as le poissonnier

  • Chicken with Plums(2011)

    as Mirza

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Le Troisième Jour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Le père

  • The shadow of Mont st. Michel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Frère Jude

  • Murphy's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Hugo Serrano

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

    as Rémy Andréani

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

    as Le gardien

  • Even Pigeons Go to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Le curé (voice)

  • Twisted Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as David

  • Hot Acts of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Le réceptionniste hôtel

  • Bâtards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · as Rémi, le deuxième gendarme

  • Accidental Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Swan

  • Tête de chou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer · as L'homme perdu

  • Gamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as José

  • Mes pires potes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 20 episodes · as Bounty

  • Les Parasites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Théo

  • Mayday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Olivier

  • Le fusil de bois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Martinet

  • Ragazzi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Mauvaise fille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Baptiste

  • De l'autre côté (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Animation

  • The Cruel Embrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Tatar

  • Les Dégourdis de la onzième (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Soldat Pome Roméo

  • Dans l’ère du temps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

School of Life (2017)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Spread Your Wings (2019)

Midcredits 90th

Film career

19862026

Peak 2018 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 1999Screen debut· Les Parasites
  • 2019Career best· Spread Your Wings

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 38: 35 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting1 of 38: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 38: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 38: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew1990s5 · acting2000s11 · 11 acting · 2 crew2010s13 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
9914

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 Frédéric Saurel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3

Most loved · actor

Spread Your Wings (2019)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 63. 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 Frédéric Saurel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frédéric Saurel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicolas Vanier shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers