Acting
Michaël Cohen
EN, FR, TH cinema · 40 credits
Born
13 December 1970 (age 55)
Birthplace
Maison Laffitte, Yvelines, France
Michaël Cohen (born December 13, 1970, in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France) is a French actor, director, and writer who has been active since 1991, accumulating over 50 film and television credits. He also directed two feature films — It Begins with the End (2010) and L'Invitation (2016) — in both of which he also starred, and has worked extensively in French television since the 1990s, including a recurring role in the long-running series Tout pour la lumière (2025, 90 episodes). His most notable film credits include Lucas in Them (2006), Mehdi Jayde in Kandisha (2008), Zoe's Husband in The Art of Love (2011), Simon in Bangkok Revenge (2012), Jacques Chirac in The Law (2014), Jérôme in Puerto Ricans in Paris (2015), Arnaud Desjardins in Dalida (2016, with Leïla Bekhti), Olivier in All That Divides Us (2017), Maxime Drumond in La Belle Époque (2019, 90% on Rotten Tomatoes), Léa's father in Versus (2019), Cédric in An Alibi (2022), Franck in The Rebellious (2024), and David in Dead Man Memory (2026). On television he is best known as Théodore Belin in Master Crimes (2023, 12 episodes), Lucien Moreira in Alphonse (2023), David Meyers in Gloria (2021, 6 episodes), Thomas Duret in Fear by the Lake (2020, 6 episodes), Louis Mosca in Maison Close (2013, 8 episodes), and Le Coz in The Passenger (2015, 6 episodes), with earlier credits in Alice Nevers (1993) and The Liars (1996).
Known for
Filmography
Dead Man Memory
as David
Steel Butterfly
as Le mari
Belle Enfant
as Mika
Bungalow 21
as Yves Montand
The Rebellious
as Franck
An Alibi
as Cédric
La Belle Époque
as Maxime Drumond
The Brand New Adventures of Aladdin
as Psychiatrist
The Full House
as Stan
Dalida
as Arnaud Desjardins
All That Divides Us
as Olivier
Vicky
as Yann
L'Invitation
as Raphaël, Director, Scenario Writer
Croque monsieur
as M. Becot / l'ambassadeur
Puerto Ricans in Paris
as Jerome
The New Adventures of Aladdin
as Doctor / Decapitated Man
Les années perdues
as Stéphane Jourdan
The Permission
as Adrien de Volnay
The Law
as Jacques Chirac
The Art of Love
as Le mari de Zoé
Bangkok Revenge
as Simon
It Begins with the End
as Jean, Screenplay, Director
Mademoiselle Drot
as Ernest Treives
What Love Means
as Nicolas
Kandisha
as Mehdi Jayde
Shall We Kiss?
as Gabriel
Family Hero
as Nino Bensalem
Them
as Lucas
One Fine Day
as Lucas
Cavalcade
as David
Le Bison (et sa voisine Dorine)
as Le prêtre
Heureuse
2001
Bliss
as Le présentateur télé
La dame aux camélias
as Armand Duval
The Liars
as Antoine
Les Miserables
as Marius
Le Nombril du monde
as Henri Hadjedj
