Olivier Marchal

1958-

Biography: life and films

Olivier Marchal is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He was born in Talence, Gironde, France on 14th November 1958.

His best films as an actor include Stéphanie Duvivier's Un roman policier (2008), Philippe Guillard's Le Fils à Jo (2011), Edgar Marie's crime-thriller Le Jour attendra (2013) and Alain Minier's Un p'tit gars de Ménilmontant (2013), and whose best work as a film director include 36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004), MR 73 (2008) and Les Lyonnais (2011).

Olivier Marchal has so far appeared in 18 films, scripted 5 films and directed 4 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Emmanuelle Bercot (2 films).

His most frequent genres include: drama (10 films), Thriller (10), crime-thriller (9), romance (3), comedy-drama (3) and comedy (3).

Our average rating for Olivier Marchal over all films is: 2.7



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