{{short description|French actor, director and musician (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Marc Ruchmann | image = Marc Ruchmann 2017.jpg | caption = Marc Ruchmann in 2017 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1981|1|27}} | birth_place = Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actor, director, musician | years_active = | spouse = | partner = Leïla Nsairi (2017-present); Sarah Marx | children = Ismaël (born March 25, 2013) | website = }} '''Marc Ruchmann''' (born 27 January 1981 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French actor, director and musician.
==Biography== Ruchmann is of Alsatian Jewish and ''Pied-Noir''-Italian descent.<ref>[http://www.paulette-magazine.com/fr/article/talent-d-acteur-marc-ruchmann/2113 TALENT D’ACTEUR : MARC RUCHMANN] Paulette. 2 October 2011</ref> Ruchmann trained at the Conservatoire de Paris between 1998 and 2000. He continued with classes at Théâtre national de Chaillot. He was given his first feature film role in François Ozon's ''5x2''.<ref name=cab>[https://www.festival-cabourg.com/editions/2018/jurys/jurys-courts-metrages/marc-ruchmann Marc Ruchmann] Festival de Cabourg. Retrieved 25 December 2018</ref> In 2009 he appeared in the Arte French-Israeli mini-series, ''Revivre'' about the founding of the State of Israel following the Holocaust.<ref>[http://download.pro.arte.tv/archives/fichiers/02817805.pdf Revivre] Arte. Retrieved 25 December 2018</ref> In the same year he appeared alongside the late Ronit Elkabetz in Fanny Ardant's directorial debut, ''Ashes and Blood''.
He also acted alongside Hollywood actresses Angelina Jolie and Sharon Stone in ''The Tourist'' (2010) and ''Largo Winch II'' (2011) respectively. In 2015 he directed the short film, ''Who Am I After Your Exile in Me?'' about a love affair between an Israeli Jewish woman and a Palestinian Arab Muslim man.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqHHKszrLBA Interview avec Marc Ruchmann et Salam Jawad pour QUI SUIS-JE APRÈS TON EXIL EN MOI] YouTube. Retrieved 25 December 2018</ref> In 2016 he appeared in ''Tout, tout de suite'' as the hate-crime victim, Ilan Halimi.<ref>[http://www.leparisien.fr/cinema/critiques-cinema/tout-tout-de-suite-glacant-et-bouleversant-11-05-2016-5785699.php « Tout, tout de suite » : glaçant et bouleversant *****] Le Parisien. 11 May 2016</ref> Halimi's murder was described by ''Haaretz'' as "the most brutal attack on a European Jew since WW2."<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2016-02-18/ty-article/.premium/ilan-halimi-isnt-frances-tragedy-its-frances-jewish-tragedy/0000017f-e53f-df2c-a1ff-ff7f2df00000 Ten Years on From the Most Brutal Attack on a European Jew Since WW2] Haaretz. 18 February 2016</ref> In 2017 he appeared in the Netflix series, ''The Chalet'' and is currently appearing in a new Netflix project, The Hook Up Plan where he plays a male escort.<ref>[http://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/marc-ruchmann-lintriguant-escort-boy-de-la-serie-plan-coeur-201218-162704 Marc Ruchmann, le bel et sombre Jules de "Plan cœur"] Le Figaro. 20 December 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.cosmopolitan.fr/qui-est-marc-ruchmann-le-beau-gosse-de-la-serie-plan-coeur,2025494.asp QUI EST MARC RUCHMANN, LE BEAU GOSSE DE LA SÉRIE PLAN COEUR ?] Cosmopolitan. 19 December 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/arts/television/best-tv-weekend.html How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?] ''The New York Times''. 14 December 2018</ref>
As a singer he performs under the pseudonym Markus.<ref name=cab/> He has also appeared as an actor in music videos for other artists. Appearing in "Orders and Degrees" by Peter von Poehl and "Club 27" by Les Fils du Calvaire.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnXqnwhm95k Peter von Poehl – Orders and Degrees (Official Music Video)] YouTube. 1 August 2014</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_O4-biN5Ak Les Fils du Calvaire – CLUB 27 (Clip Officiel)] YouTube. 2 November 2017</ref>
==Filmography== thumb|Marc Ruchmann in 2018 {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2004 | ''5x2'' | Mathieu | |- | 2005 | ''Alex Santana, négociateur'' | Yvan Canivez | Episode: L'affaire bordier |- | rowspan=3|2006 | ''Ange de Feu'' | Alex Bernard | TV film |- | ''Effusion de Sang'' | Le graffer | Short film |- | ''L'état de Grace '' | | TV film |- | rowspan=3|2007 | ''Fort comme un homme'' | Chen | TV film |- | ''Ali Baba et les Quarante Voleurs'' | Sliman | TV film |- | ''Operation Turquoise'' | Le quartier-maître chef Morvan | TV film |- | rowspan=2|2008 | ''Adrien'' | Adrien | TV film |- | ''X Femmes'' | Jeune homme / Young man | TV series |- | rowspan=2|2009 | ''Ashes and Blood'' | Ismaël | |- | ''Revivre'' | Ashriel Elbaz | Mini-series regular |- | rowspan=2|2010 | ''Dom Juan sur seine'' | | |- | ''The Tourist'' | Brigadier Kaiser | |- | rowspan=4|2011 | ''Largo Winch II'' | Brian | |- | ''Skylab'' | Tonton Loulou | |- | ''Demain ?'' | Reys | |- | ''Bien au-delà'' | Fred | Short film |- | rowspan=2|2012 | ''Éléonore l'intrépide'' | Renaud | |- | ''The Maneater'' | Le père David | |- | rowspan=3|2013 | ''For a Woman'' | Paul | |- | ''Lucille in the Sky'' | Le père David | Short film |- | ''Les Limiers'' | Sam Ribeiro / Sami Belkacem | Series regular |- | rowspan=4|2016 | ''Tout, tout de suite'' | Ilan Halimi | |- | ''In Bed with Victoria'' | Coup d'un soir 2 | |- | ''Addict'' | | TV series |- | ''Loin de chez nous'' | Hassan | |- | 2017 | ''Loue-moi !'' | Raphaël | |- | 2017–2018 | ''The Chalet'' | Manu Laverne | Series regular |- | rowspan="2" |2018-2022 | ''Photo de famille'' | Stéphane | |- | ''The Hook Up Plan'' | Jules | Series regular |- | 2023 | ''Année Zéro'' | Simon Legendre | TV series, main cast |- |}
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