Highest rated as cast or director
The Accusation
2021
Le Brio
2017
My Dog Stupid
2019
Ad Vitam
2018 · 1 Season
The Interpreter
2005
Leaving
2009
Biography
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).
Acted in 67
2020s
- 2027
Nothing to Lose
Movie
- 2026
The Sunrise File
Serge Klarsfeld (voice)
- 2025
- 2024
Sur la dalle
Commissaire Adamsberg · 2 episodes
Brothers
Michel (adulte)
- 2023
Of Money and Blood
Zagury · 12 episodes
- 2022
- 2021
L’autre
SDF
2010s
- 2019
Sweetheart
Franck
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
Heaven Will Wait
Yvan Thenot
The Jews
Yvan
En moi
Director
- 2015
- 2014
His Wife
Joseph de Rosa
- 2013
Délicate gravité
Movie
- 2012
One Night
Pierre Morvand
Dans la tourmente
Max
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
Rapt
Stanislas Graff
Regrets
Mathieu Lievin
All About Actresses
Yvan Attal
- 2008
Manhunt
Serge Klarsfeld
Collection Fred Vargas
commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg · 9 episodes
- 2007
The Candidate
Michel Dedieu
- 2006
The Snake
Vincent
- 2005
Anthony Zimmer
François Taillandier / Anthony Zimmer
- 2004
An Innocent Little Game
Bruno
- 2003
The Car Keys
Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
It's Easier for a Camel...
Man in Park
Bon Voyage
Raoul
- 2002
- 2001
My Wife Is an Actress
Yvan
- 2000
Le Prof
Hippolyte
1990s
- 1999
The Criminal
Mason
With or Without You
Benoit
Sitcom, A Movie
Eric
- 1998
Melody for a Hustler
Gaston
Alissa
Luc Kaufmann
- 1997
Saraka Bo
Taïeb
- 1996
Love, etc.
Benoît
Shadow Play
Yves
Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0
Un monsieur
- 1994
The Patriots
Ariel Brenner
- 1992
Love After Love
Romain
Lover
Paul
White Nightmare
René
- 1991
In the Eyes of the World
Bruno
Mauvaise fille
Vincent
1980s
- 1989
Love Without Pity
Halpern
Directed 9
2020s
- 2024
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
- 2016
The Jews
Director
- 2012
2000s
- 2008
- 2004
- 2001
My Wife Is an Actress
Director
Wrote 8
2020s
- 2024
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
- 2016
The Jews
Writer
- 2012
2000s
- 2004
- 2001
My Wife Is an Actress
Writer
Produced 3
2020s
- 2024
- 2021
2010s
- 2015
Appearances13
2020s
- 2024
Jane Birkin by Friends
Self
- 2023
The Family
Self
2010s
- 2019
Cinéma par... Yvan Attal
Self
- 2016
La folle histoire de Sophie Marceau
Self
- 2013
- 2012
2000s
- 2009
Les rafles d'août 1942 en zone libre, un crime de l'État Français
Narrator (voice)
- 2006
- 2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
