Emmanuel Courcol

{{Short description|French actor and filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|12|25}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actor, film director, screenwriter | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Emmannuel Courcol''' (born December 25, 1957) is a French actor and filmmaker.<ref name="efa">{{cite web |title=The Big Hit / Un Triomphe |url=https://europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/film/the-big-hit.15517 |website=European Film Awards |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>

== Education == In 1984, Courcol graduated from the École Nationale des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre, where he had studied acting.<ref name="efa" />

== Career == After acting in a number of feature films, Courcol ventured into screenwriting with the 2001 film ''Mademoiselle'' directed by Philippe Lioret.<ref name="efa" /> In 2010, he was nominated alongside Lioret and Olivier Adam for the César Award for Best Original Screenplay for ''Welcome''.<ref name="cesar">{{cite news |title=Cesar nominations list |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/awards/cesar-nominations-list-1118015508/ |access-date=13 June 2024 |agency=Variety}}</ref>

Courcol's directorial debut, ''Ceasefire'', was released in 2016.<ref name="cf">{{cite news |last1=Lodge |first1=Guy |title=Film Review: ‘Ceasefire’ |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/ceasefire-review-1201831999/ |access-date=13 June 2024 |agency=Variety}}</ref> His second feature film, ''The Big Hit'', was awarded the 2020 European Film Award for Best Comedy.<ref name="efa" /> ''The Marching Band'', Courcol's third directorial effort, premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.<ref name="cannes">{{cite web |last1=Pavard |first1=Charlotte |title=En Fanfare (The Marching Band): a musical social portrait by Emmanuel Courcol |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/en-fanfare-the-marching-band-a-musical-social-portrait-by-emmanuel-courcol/ |website=Cannes Film Festival |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>

== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Writer ! scope="col" | Actor ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Ref. |- ! scope="row" | 2001 | ''Mademoiselle'' | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | Arthuis | align="center" |<ref name="efa" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2004 | ''The Light'' | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | Parish priest | align="center" |<ref name="efa" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2009 | ''Welcome'' | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | Supermarket manager | align="center" |<ref name="welcome">{{cite web |title=Welcome Press Kit |url=https://www.filmmovement.com/userFiles/uploads/films/welcome/welcome_presskit.pdf |website=Film Movement |access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2011 | ''All Our Desires'' | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | Doctor Stroesser | align="center" |<ref name="efa" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2013 | ''Géraldine je t'aime'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{N/a}} | align="center" |<ref name="efa" /> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2015 | ''Boomerang'' | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{N/a}} | align="center" |<ref name="efa" /> |- | ''Face Down'' | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{N/a}} | align="center" |<ref name="efa" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2016 | ''Ceasefire'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{N/a}} | align="center" |<ref name="cf" /> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2019 | ''In the Name of the Land'' | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | Notary | align="center" |<ref name="efa" /> |- | ''I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere'' | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{N/a}} | align="center" |<ref name="efa" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''The Big Hit'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{N/a}} | align="center" |<ref name="cannes" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2024 | ''The Marching Band'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{N/a}} | align="center" |<ref name="cannes" /> |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Writer ! scope="col" | Actor ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" | Ref. |- ! scope="row" | 1997 | ''L'histoire du Samedi'' | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | Sebastien | 1 episode | |- ! scope="row" | 2001 | ''The Judge is a Woman'' | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | Alexis | 1 episode | |- ! scope="row" | 2003 | ''Avocats & associés'' | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | Robert | 1 episode | |- ! scope="row" | 2004 | ''Sauveur Giordano'' | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | Michel Prévin | 1 episode | |- ! scope="row" | 2022 | ''Boxer les mots'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | {{N/a}} | TV movie | align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Boxer les mots |url=https://www.film-documentaire.fr/4DACTION/w_fiche_film/66916 |website=Film Doc |access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref> |}

== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominated work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | Ref. |- ! scope="row" | 2010 | César Awards | Best Original Screenplay | ''Welcome'' | {{Nominated}} | align="center" |<ref name="cesar" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | European Film Awards | Best Comedy | ''The Big Hit'' | {{Won}} | align="center" |<ref name="efa" /> |}

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== External links == * {{IMDb name|nm0183686}}

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