Jean-Paul Rouve
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-01-26 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Dunkerque, Nord, France
Jean-Paul Rouve
Biography
Jean-Paul Rouve, born January 26, 1967 in Dunkerque (France), is a French actor and director.
Only son, Jean-Paul Rouve grew up in Dunkerque, and was introduced to the theater during his schooling. He took courses at the national drama center of Nord-Pas de Calais and founded an amateur theater troupe. After his baccalaureate, he left for Lille to study information and communication sciences. In 1989, thanks to one of his friends, Emmanuelle Lepoutre, he attended a course given by Isabelle Nanty in a theater school, the Cours Florent, and decided to stay in Paris to study comedy.
He was revealed to the general public in the Robins des Bois comic troupe during the 1990s.
He established himself during the 2000s as a recurring second role in French cinema, in different genres. Thus, he won the César for best male hope in 2003 for his performance in the historical drama Monsieur Batignole, by Gérard Jugnot, then was nominated for the César for best actor in a supporting role in 2005 for his incarnation of a lookalike of Michel. Polnareff in the comedy Podium, by Yann Moix. In 2006, he played a director of a summer camp in the comedy Nos jours bonheurs, by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, before playing Louis Gassion in the biographical film La Môme (2007), by Olivier Dahan.
During the 2010s, he especially won the role of Jeff Tuche, in the series of successful comedies Les Tuche directed by Olivier Baroux. He is also pursuing a career as a director of films with a more dramatic sensitivity, with When I will be little (2012), Les Souvenirs (2014) and Lola et ses frères (2018).
Known For
Acting
Soumission
as François
(2025)
God Save The Tuches
as Jeff Tuche
(2024)
Sailing Home
as Jean-Paul Choveau
(2024)
40
as Self
(2023)
Consent
as Gabriel Matzneff
(2023)
Top Dogs
as Christian Dagostino
(2023)
Ce soir, c'est Palmashow
as Self - Guest
(2022)
Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
as Fabrice
(2022)
Je connais personne
as Self
(2022)
Joyeux anniversaire Renaud
as Self
(2021)
Fantasies
as Jérémy Michel (sketch 'Antagonistophilie')
(2021)
Christmas with the Tuches
as Jeff Tuche
(2021)
Little Nicholas' Treasure
as Nicholas' father
(2021)
Maximus
as Roussel
(2020)
Small Country: An African Childhood
as Michel
(2020)
Little Vampire
as Le Capitaine des morts
(2020)
I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere
as Jean-Pierre
(2019)
Spread Your Wings
as Christian
(2018)
The Brand New Adventures of Aladdin
as Vizier
(2018)
The Magic Tuche
as Jeff Tuche
(2018)
Lola and Her Brothers
as Benoît Esnard
(2018)
Kiss & Tell
as Julien
(2018)
(2017)
C'est la vie!
as Guy
(2017)
Dalida
as Lucien Morrise
(2017)
Two Snails Set Off
as (voice)
(2017)
The Exes
as Antoine
(2016)
The Tuche Family: The American Dream
as Jeff Tuche
(2015)
The New Adventures of Aladdin
as Vizier
(2014)
Never on the First Night
as Marc
(2014)
Les Souvenirs
as Philippe
(2014)
My Son's Murderer Will Die Tonight
as Philippe Tessier
(2014)
(2013)
Turning Tide
as Denis Juhel
(2013)
Denis
as Denis
(2012)
Twice Upon a Time
as Mathias
(2011)
The Tuche Family
as Jeff Tuche
(2011)
Nobody Else But You
as David Rousseau
(2011)
Low Cost
as Dagobert
(2011)
Final Balance
as Benoît
(2011)
The Great Restaurant II
as Director's brother
(2010)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
as Justin de Saint-Hubert
(2010)
En chantier, monsieur Tanner !
as Paul Tanner
(2009)
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
as Le père (voice)
(2009)
The Life Coach
as Patrick Marmignon
(2008)
The Easy Way
as Albert Spaggiari
(2008)
The Maiden and the Wolves
as Émile Garcin
(2008)
The Very Very Big Company
as Denis
(2007)
La Vie en Rose
as Louis Gassion
(2007)
Treasure Island
as Docteur Livesey
(2007)
Snow White: The Sequel
as Le Prince Charmant (voice)
(2007)
Tonight I'll Sleep at Yours
as Alex
(2006)
Those Happy Days
as Vincent
(2006)
A Year in My Life
as Gustave
(2006)
Bunker Paradise
as John Deveau
(2006)
Les Robins Des Bois sont toujours des cons (Florilège Vol. 2)
as Various Characters
(2006)
(2005)
Boudu
as Hubert
(2005)
Let's Be Friends
as Claude Mendelbaum
(2005)
(2004)
RRRrrrr!!!
as Pierre (le Blond)
(2004)
A Very Long Engagement
as The Factor
(2004)
Podium
as Couscous
(2004)
Casablanca Driver
as Guy, le coiffeur
(2004)
An Innocent Little Game
as Serge Hatier
(2003)
I, Cesar
as Le prof de gym
(2003)
The Car Keys
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
(2003)
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
as shérif Steve Marley
(2002)
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
as Caius antivirus
(2002)
Monsieur Batignole
as Pierre-Jean Lamour
(2002)
Whatever You Say
as Patrick
(2002)
Accidental Saint
as Joseph
(2001)
Tom Thumb
as un cavalier de la reine
(2001)
Tanguy
as Bruno Lemoine
(2001)
The Strategy of Failure
as Luc
(2001)
Les robins des bois - L'instant norvégien
as Various Characters
(2001)
It's Hard Killing Someone Even on a Monday
as Jean, le tueur
(2000)
Les Robins des Bois : un demi-siècle d'humour
as Various Characters
(2000)
Les robins des bois sont des cons (Florilège Vol. 1)
as Various Characters
(1999)
Influence Peddling
as Jean-Frédéric, l'adjoint du chef de cabinet
(1999)
Jamel Show
as Self
(1999)
Karnaval
as Pine
(1998)
Serial Lover
as Edouard "Douad" Pied
(1996)
Robin des Bois d'à peu près Alexandre Dumas
as Various Characters
Crew
(2025)
God Save The Tuches
Writer, Director
(2023)
Top Dogs
Dialogue, Adaptation
(2018)
The Magic Tuche
Story
(2018)
Lola and Her Brothers
Writer, Director
(2014)
Les Souvenirs
Director, Producer, Screenplay, Writer
(2013)
Denis
Dialogue
(2012)
Twice Upon a Time
Director, Writer
(2008)
The Easy Way
Director, Writer
(2004)
RRRrrrr!!!
Writer