
Yvan Attal is an acclaimed French-Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter who has built a distinguished decades-long career in European and international cinema. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Algerian-Jewish parents, Attal moved to France with his family while he was a child, growing up in the suburbs of Paris. He launched his acting career in the late 1980s and achieved instant recognition with his feature film debut in Eric Rochant’s acclaimed thriller Un monde sans pitié (A World Without Pity, 1989), a breakout performance that earned him the prestigious César Award for Most Promising Actor. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Attal established himself as a versatile leading man in French cinema through standout roles in films like Amor Cello, The Little Thief, and Alissa. He also successfully expanded into Hollywood and international productions, appearing in notable English-language films such as Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005), Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006), and the action thriller The Interpreter (2005) alongside Nicole Kidman. In addition to his acting achievements, Attal has proven himself as a talented filmmaker, directing and starring in critically praised projects such as the romantic comedy My Wife Is an Actress (2001)—co-starring his long-time partner, actress Charlotte Gainsbourg—as well as Happily Ever After (2004), Yvan Attal's Do Not Disturb (2014), and the gripping courtroom drama The Accusation (Les Choses humaines, 2021).

as François Schneider

as Serge Klarsfeld (voice)

as Charles Balestra

as George Moréas

as Self

as Daniel Gélin

as Michel (adulte)

as Mathieu

as Self

as Luc Oursel

as Denis Dumar

as Jean-Paul

as SDF

as Romain Gary

as Henri Mohen

as Self

as Franck

as Producer Yvan

as Viktor

as Yvan Thenot

as Yvan

as Director

as Simon

as Joseph de Rosa

as Ben Azuelos

as Narrator (voice)

as Pierre Morvand

as Max

as Stéphane Monnereau

as Stanislas Graff

as Mathieu Lievin

as Narrator (voice)

as Samuel

as Yvan Attal

as Serge Klarsfeld

as George

as Michel Dedieu

as Vincent

as Tony

as Philippe

as François Taillandier / Anthony Zimmer

as Bruno

as Vincent

as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent

as Man in Park

as Raoul

as Falling Man

as Yvan

as Hippolyte

as Mason

as Benoit

as Eric

as Gaston

as Luc Kaufmann

as Taïeb

as Arnaud

as Benoît

as Yves

as Un monsieur

as Ariel Brenner

as Romain

as Paul

as René

as Bruno

as Vincent

as Halpern