Actor profile
Christian Clavier
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 the US remake, Just Visiting, L'Opération Corned-Beef and L'Enquête corse (The Corsican investigation). Gérard Depardieu in Astérix et Obélix (Asterix and Obelix) and Les anges gardiens. He also runs a production company, Ouille Production. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite on 13 June 1998, and promoted Officier (Officer) in 2005. He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 2008. He is a friend of former French président Nicolas Sarkozy, and recently emigrated to England as a result of Francois Hollande's punitive tax policy, mirrored in his Astérix co-star Gérard Depardieu's self-imposed exile to Belgium.
103 Movies
20 TV Shows
4 In Production 127 Credits
Filmography
Movies & TV Shows
Christian Clavier: La Vis Comica
17th September 2025
The Visitors: Bastille Day
23rd March 2016 as Jacquouille la Fripouille/Antoine-Claude Jacquouillet/Edmond Jacquart
Des Bronzés au Père Noël, la folle histoire du Splendid
31st January 2014 as Self / Various characters
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
11th February 1998 as Jacquouille la Fripouille / Jacques-Henri Jacquard / Prosper le Purineur / Jacouillet
Cédric
as Pépé
Le Chat du rabbin
as Le rabbin
Coming soon
Serial Teachers 3
10th February 2027 as Cutiro / Tirocu
Coming soon
Avis de tempête
23rd December 2026 as André Malraux
Coming soon
Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia
2nd December 2026 as Astérix (voice)
Coming soon
Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
11th November 2026 as Le Jurisconsulte