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Philippe Katerine

Philippe Katerine

Actor and composer · Born December 8, 1968 (57) · Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France

Philippe Blanchard (born December 8, 1968), known professionally as Philippe Katerine, is a French singer-songwriter, actor, director and writer who began his career in 1991. Some of his popular singles include "Mon cœur balance", "Je vous emmerde", and "Louxor j'adore". At the beginning of his career, his musical style was sometimes associated with the easy-listening movement by offering music with bossa nova accents accompanied by texts often morbid or anguished and tinged with humor, all sometimes interspersed with audio collages. He also turned to rock, a little bit of electronic music without ever setting aside to be part of the quirky French song. In 2010, he attracted people’s attention as an actor by lending his features to Boris Vian in the biopic Gainsbourg, A Heroic Life, from Joann Sfar. The following year, he was put forward with being the headliner in the offbeat comedy, I am a No Man's Land. In 2015, he played head of state in Gaz de France. At the same time, he essentially became known as a quirky second role from French comedies: La Tour 2 contrôle infernale (2016), by Éric Judor, Hibou (2016), by Ramzy Bedia, We Are Family (2016), by Gabriel Julien-Laferrière, Le Petit Spirou (2017), by Nicolas Bary, Sink or Swim (2018), by Gilles Lellouche, and The World is Yours (2018), by Romain Gavras. At the 44th César Awards, he received the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Sink or Swim. Philippe Blanchard (born 8 December 1968), known professionally as Philippe Katerine, is a French singer-songwriter, actor, director and writer who began his career in 1991. Some of his popular singles include "Mon cœur balance", "Je vous emmerde", and "Louxor j'adore". At the beginning of his career, his musical style was sometimes associated with the easy-listening movement by offering music with bossa nova accents accompanied by texts often morbid or anguished and tinged with humor, all sometimes interspersed with audio collages. He also turned to rock, a little bit of electronic music without ever setting aside to be part of the quirky French song. In 2010, he attracted people’s attention as an actor by lending his features to Boris Vian in the biopic Gainsbourg, A Heroic Life, from Joann Sfar. The following year, he was put forward with being the headliner in the offbeat comedy, I am a No Man's Land. In 2015, he played head of state in Gaz de France. At the same time, he essentially became known as a quirky second role from French comedies: La Tour 2 contrôle infernale (2016), by Éric Judor, Hibou (2016), by Ramzy Bedia, We Are Family (2016), by Gabriel Julien-Laferrière, Le Petit Spirou (2017), by Nicolas Bary, Sink or Swim (2018), by Gilles Lellouche, and The World is Yours (2018), by Romain Gavras. At the 44th César Awards, he received the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Sink or Swim. In November 1991, Katerine began his career. In 1992, he released Les Mariages Chinois, a first re-released album with an additional title, under the title Les Mariages chinois et la Relecture. Anxious and very unsure of his work, Katerine composes and records almost alone at home. ... Source: Article "Philippe Katerine" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
December 8, 1968 (57)
From
Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France
Works as
Actor and composer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 72 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Philippe Katerine's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
36%
Self
35%
Society
9%
Morality
7%
Power
6%
Survival
5%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 14 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 14 · Intense 1

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 12 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
11
Tense
7
Joyful
6
Melancholic
6
Bittersweet
6
Other
22

How their films linger

Hopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous5

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 Philippe Katerine's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Philippe Katerine'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

72 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Jim Queen(2026)

    as La prostate (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Inrocks Festival 2026 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • La Princesse, l'ogre et la fourmi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • At Work(2025)

    as Jeweler

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Paolo(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Philippe Katerine : Zouzou au Zénith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Author · Composer · as Self

  • T'es où Philippe Katerine ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer · as Self

  • The Incredible Snow Woman(2025)

    as Basile

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Princes of Saint-Tropez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Claude

  • Philippe Katerine @ Les Eurockéennes de Belfort 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Author · Compositor · Actor

  • L'Aventura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Jean-Philippe

  • Banger(2025)

    as Cookie

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Philippe Katerine

  • Angelo dans la forêt mystérieuse(2024)

    as Fabrice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • This Life of Mine(2024)

    Composer · as Katerine Philippe

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Wingwomen(2023)

    as Abner

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • La Plus belle pour aller danser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Vincent

  • Voyages en Italie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Casting · as Jean-Fi

  • For Better and for Worse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Francis

  • Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom(2023)

    as Assurancetourix

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Le Late avec Alain Chabat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Neuf Mecs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Michel

  • Nine Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Michel

  • Petite Solange(2021)

    as Antoine Maserati

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Test(2021)

    as Laurent Castillon

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Old Fashioned(2020)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Philippe Katerine au festival des Vieilles Charrues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Philippe Katerine

  • C'est quoi ce papy ?!(2021)

    as Claude

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Tralala(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Last Journey of Paul W.R.(2020)

    as L'animateur radio

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Nine Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Michel

  • Neuf meufs - Le film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Michel

  • Le lion(2020)

    as Romain Martin

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Wonders in the Suburbs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Préfet Franceschini

  • Notre Dame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Martin Guénaud, le premier adjoint

  • What's with This Granny?!‎ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Claude

  • Amor maman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Olivier

  • All About Yves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Dimitri

  • Sink or Swim(2018)

    as Thierry

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • We Need Your Vote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Daniel

  • The World Is Yours(2018)

    as Vincent the Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Let the Sunshine In(2017)

    as Mathieu

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Little Spirou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Langélusse

  • We Are Family(2016)

    as Claude

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hibou(2016)

    as Francis Banane

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • La Tour 2 contrôle infernale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Colonel Janouniou

  • Quand j'avais 6 ans, j'ai tué un dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • France Is a Gas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jean-Michel Gambier, le Président Bird

  • The Last Journey of the Enigmatic Paul W.R (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Animateur TV / Radio

  • April and the Extraordinary World(2015)

    as Darwin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Magnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · as Philippe Katerine

  • Opium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Nijinski

  • Je suis un no man's land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Philippe

  • Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life(2010)

    as Boris Vian

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

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

    as Franck

  • Louise-Michel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Le chanteur du cabaret

  • Victoria(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Le Voyage aux Pyrénées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Un des frères

  • To Paint or Make Love(2005)

    Composer · as Mathieu

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

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

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • C’était le chien d’Eddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Friend of Laura

  • A Real Man(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Julia et les hommes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Man

  • The Truth About Charlie(2002)

    as Karina Fan

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Chris Dangoisse : Ils dansent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Nom de code : Sacha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Philippe Katerine

  • Les animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Dog my Cats! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as (voice)

  • Le cœur fou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Le petit boucher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Le Teckel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Cyprien Iov's movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles, 66 of them dated from 2001 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Sink or Swim (2018)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

Jim Queen (2026)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Paolo (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20012026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 72: 61 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thDirecting2 of 72: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 72: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleMusic7 of 72: 5 only music, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 72: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

72 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and music overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s13 · 11 acting · 4 crew2010s20 · 19 acting · 2 crew2020s33 · 30 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 3% of 31 roles
021722

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 Philippe Katerine's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 27 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · composer

Victoria (2008)

85th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Jim Queen (2026)

Midcredits 96th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 48. 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 Philippe Katerine's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 53 · 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 Philippe Katerine work with?

People who share at least 2 of Philippe Katerine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arnaud Larrieu shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers