Christian Clavier

Biography

Christian Clavier is a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier. After his high class studies at the Neuilly Lycée Pasteur—though asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) —he started his actor career with the comedic theater troupe Splendid, which had hits with films like Les Bronzés font du ski and Le Père Noël est une ordure. His most notable success without the Splendid group, and by far his biggest hit to date, was in the 1993 film les Visiteurs, where he played a character known as Jacquouille la fripouille; the character's cry of "Okkkayyy!!" became a popular exclamation after the movie's success. After les Visiteurs he was a certified star, participating in big-budget films like Astérix et Obélix contre César, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre, and the sequel and remake of Visiteurs. He also played several dramatic roles on television, including M. Thénardier in Les Misérables (2000 television version) and Napoléon in a biographical television film. Clavier has played in notable duos with: Jean Reno in les Visiteurs (the Visitors) and t…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) — Astérix
2. Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014) — Claude Verneuil
3. The Visitors (1993) — Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard
4. Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar (1999) — Astérix
5. Babysitting 2 (2015) — Alain
6. Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018) — Astérix (voice)
7. Serial (Bad) Weddings 2 (2019) — Claude Verneuil
8. French Fried Vacation 2 (1979) — Jérôme Tarayre
9. Serial Teachers (2013) — Cutiro / Tirocu
10. The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time (1998) — Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
11. Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982) — Jean-Jacques dit « Katia »
12. French Fried Vacation (1978) — Jérôme Tarayre
13. A Bag of Marbles (2017) — Docteur Rosen
14. Kaamelott: The First Chapter (2021) — Le Jurisconsulte
15. French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever (2006) — Jérôme Tarayre
16. The Visitors: Bastille Day (2016) — Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
17. Just Visiting (2001) — Andre
18. With Open Arms (2017) — Jean-Etienne Fougerole
19. Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983) — Michel Taupin
20. Serial (Bad) Weddings 3 (2021) — Claude Verneuil
21. The Corsican File (2004) — Rémi François, aka Jack Palmer
22. If I Were a Boy (2017) — Docteur PACE
23. Do Not Disturb (2014) — Michel Leproux
24. Ibiza (2019) — Philippe
25. Cocorico (2024) — Frédéric Bouvier-Sauvage
26. Christmas with the Tuches (2021) — Le Père Noël
27. Employee of the Month (2022) — Michel Gougnat, syndicaliste
28. Guardian Angels (1995) — Père Hervé Tarain / La « mauvaise conscience »
29. Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1985) — Jean-Jacques aka 'Katia'
30. Finding Momo (2017) — Alain Prioux
31. L'Opération Corned Beef (1991) — Jean-Jacques Granianski, le pigeon manipulé
32. Do You Do You Saint-Tropez (2021) — Jean Boulin
33. You Don't Choose Your Family (2011) — César
34. Meet the Malawas (2019) — Julien Gosset-Grainville
35. Not Without My Shrink (2024) — Olivier Béranger
36. The Price to Pay (2007) — Jean-Pierre Ménard
37. Spirou & Fantasio's Big Adventures (2018) — Comte de Champignac
38. The Red Inn (2007) — Pierre Martin
39. Dead Tired (1994) — Christian Clavier
40. Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I) (2025) — Le Jurisconsulte

Directed

1. You Don't Choose Your Family (2011) — Director