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Eric Savin

Eric Savin

Actor · Born November 14, 1964 (61) · Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France

Éric Savin (born Dijon, 14 November 1964) is a French film and TV actor. Savin comes from a rugby family, which meant he was more interested in a sports career. But a strong conviction led him to Paris to try a career as an actor. He was a hospital agent at the Bichat hospital in Paris from 1985 to 1988, and then passed the (Drama school) Cours Florent free class competition. It was during an audition that he met Xavier Durringer (playwright , screenwriter and filmmaker) with whom he still works today. He made his stage debut in 1989 in Lorenzaccio (written by Alfred de Musset) directed by Francis Huster. Bertrand Tavernier entrusted him with his first cinema role in 1992, as Inspector Lefort in L.627. He then alternated between theater, television and cinema. His first theatre successes came with Durringer's shows like La Petite Entaille in 1991, or Sureur in 1997, presented at the Avignon Festival. In 1993, he starred with actress Karin Viard in La nage indienne (the Indian Swim), in the first feature film by Durringer. Then he had several supporting roles including Giordano in Emmène-moi (Take me) by Michel Spinosa, distinguished at the Berlin International Film Festival and Captain Conan again with Tavernier in 1996, followed by I Hate Love (J'ai horreur de l'amour) by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa in 1997 then in 1998 social film Une minute de silence ('One minute of silence') the first film of Florent Emilio Siri. He returned to work with Durringer on J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici (I'll go to heaven because hell is here) in 1997, film is about gangsters. He gets a nomination to the Sept d'or for his portrayal of a divorced father who kidnaps his daughter in the TV movie Vacances volées (or Stolen Vacation), it was directed by Olivier Panchot. He also accompanies many filmmakers and directors from short to feature film, such as Laurent Firode (Les astres (The Stars) in 1998, Happenstance (The Butterfly's Wing Flapping) in 2000), with Pierre-Erwan Guillaume in Bonne résistance à la douleur, (Good resistance to pain) in 1999 and L'Ennemi naturel (The Natural Enemy) in 2004. Then with Lyčče Boukhitine for which he takes the character in her short film La Vielle barrière (The old barrier), which won a 'jury prize' at the festival of Clermont-Ferrand in 1998. Finally in 2002, he plays in the famous short film Squash directed by Lionel Bailliu, which was multi-award-winning in several festivals around the world, including the interpretation prize in Clermont-Ferrand. Lionel Bailliu won an Oscar nomination in 2004 for Best Live Action Short Film. This performance leads Éric Savin to take the leading role of the compulsive domineering boss in the feature film adaptation in 2006 entitled Fair Play where he shares the poster with Marion Cotillard and Benoît Magimel. ... Source: Article "Éric Savin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Born
November 14, 1964 (61)
From
Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 100 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 63 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Eric Savin's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
23%
Survival
23%
Bonds
18%
Power
13%
Morality
12%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 7 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 14 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 9

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 12 · 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 6 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
8
Dread
7
Warm
4
Contemplative
4
Other
18

How their films linger

Unsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous6

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 Savin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric Savin'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

100 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • Blue Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Julien Daumas

  • Cassandre - Un ciel de plomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Curé Mermoz

  • Under a Dark Sun(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Thierry

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Elyas(2024)

    as Durante

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Lightning-Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Félix Guyon

  • Enquête parallèle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacques

  • Le Secret de la grotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Xavier Berg

  • The Mysteries of the Duchess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Denis Perrac

  • Slow Horses(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Victor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Face à Face(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Cédric Rouget

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Fear Index (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Maurice Genoud

  • Vicky and Her Mystery(2021)

    as Jean-Paul

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Deep House(2021)

    as Pierre Montégnac

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • For My Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Colonel Gilles Dambreuse

  • The Other Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Sébastien

  • Crime dans le Larzac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Richard Louvain

  • César Wagner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Luc Thomassot

  • César Wagner(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Luc Thomassot

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Charlotte Link - The Decision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Boris Raikov

  • The Ideal Palace(2018)

    as Joseph Cadier

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • La Faute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Guy Riverti

  • The Chalet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Etienne Genesta

  • By Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Gerbert

  • Do it Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Educator

  • Elle(2016)

    as Inspector

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Marseille(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Pharamond

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Underground Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jacques Pelletier

  • Nina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Thierry

  • A Perfect Man(2015)

    as Police officer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Accusé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred

  • Mon cher petit village(2015)

    as Florian

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blood Red(2014)

    as Robic

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Les Baumettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Patrick Guillemin

  • Wrestling Queens(2013)

    as Laurent

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Murders in... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean-Guy Doumenc · as Walter Castelnau

  • Candice Renoir(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Philippe Grangier

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Par amour(2012)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • My Way(2012)

    as Jean-Jacques Tilche

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bad Girl(2012)

    as Docteur Lippi

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • La part des anges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Torso

  • Les aventures de Philibert, capitaine puceau(2011)

    as Le gratteur / Comédon

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Time of Silence(2011)

    as Jean-Marie

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mirages(2010)

    as Alexandre German

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Dead Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Hofman

  • Les Edelweiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Léopold

  • Bloody Christmas 2 : La révolte des sapins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Caged(2010)

    as Mathias

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Lundi CDI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as José

  • The Wedding Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Damien

  • Une affaire d'état(2009)

    as Maurizio

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Lady Bar 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jean

  • La différence, c'est que c'est pas pareil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Pierre

  • Sans mentir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

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

    Show 8 episodes · as Raphaël

  • Lady Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jean

  • Intimate Enemies(2007)

    as Torture sergeant

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • I Hate My Best Friends' Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Vincent

  • Anna M. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Father of the little girls

  • Stolen Holidays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Eric

  • 13 m²(2007)

    as Francis

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Tell No One(2006)

    as Prosecutor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Fair Play(2006)

    as Charles

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

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

    as Jean-Noël

  • Edy(2005)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

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

    as Alex's lover

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

    as Pierre Larmont

  • Quartier V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tony

  • Before You Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Vincent

  • Le bal des célibataires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Armand

  • Natural Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Brigadier Beaupré

  • Par accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Olivier

  • Secret Agents(2004)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Totally Nuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Max

  • Life After All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Uncle Georges

  • L'enfant éternel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Vincent

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

    as Gilles, le premier gendarme

  • Les oreilles sur le dos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Van Gaals

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

    as Charles

  • He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not(2002)

    as Julien

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Teacher in a Bikini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Eric

  • Les p'tits gars Ladouceur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Francis

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

    Show 13 episodes · as Yves Nicosserian

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

    as Richard

  • Come Undone(2000)

    as Annick's Boyfriend

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Libertine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Chef de la police

  • Cold Lands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Marc

  • Du bleu jusqu'en Amérique(1999)

    as Soubirou

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • High Pain Management (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Thierry

  • The Color of Lies(1999)

    as Christian (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fausses alertes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • A Minute of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Tony

  • Sitting on the Fence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Eric

  • J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Doumé

  • I Hate Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Alex

  • Captain Conan(1996)

    as Armurier

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • When the Cat's Away(1996)

    as le militant onze de pique

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Emmène-moi(1994)

    as Giordano

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sidestroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Pilou

  • L.627 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Lefort

  • Temps mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 4 episodes · as Romain

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 98 titles, 97 of them dated from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

My Way (2012)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2002)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Marseille (2016)

Film career

19922026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting98 of 98: 98 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

1990s14 · acting2000s35 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s19 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 26 roles
920212

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 Savin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Mirages (2010)

83rd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tell No One (2006)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 43. 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 Savin'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 46 · 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 Savin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric Savin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bernard Le Coq shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers