Grégory Fitoussi (born 13 August 1976) is a French actor best known for appearing in television series such as ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

He was born in

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parents. His parents opened a clothing store in Paris managed by his mother, while his father designed the displays. He appears alongside his brother, Mikaël Fitoussi, in the short film ''Alliés Nés'', roughly based on his own family. He was in a relationship for several years with the actress Anne Caillon. He lives in

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, a high-end commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris.

Career

Fitoussi appeared in the TF1 television soap in which he played Benjamin, the husband of the character . He also appeared in , a television series broadcast on

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, in which he played the

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of Grace, the president of France. Later, he played Maître Vidal, the lawyer of (played by Muriel Robin), in the French docudrama ''

The Poisoner ''The Poisoner'' or ''Marie Besnard, l'empoisonneuse'' is a 2006 French-Belgium drama television film directed by Christian Faure. It stars Muriel Robin as Marie Besnard and it was broadcast on TF1 in 2006. Plot In 1947, in Loudun, Mary and L ...

'' (). Fitoussi had one of the lead roles in seasons 1-5 of French

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drama , known in English as ''

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as Chief Inspector Laure Berthaud. Grégory Fitoussi Cannes 2016

In 2012 and 2014, Fitoussi played spin doctor Ludovic Desmeuze in

's politics thriller ''Les Hommes de l'ombre'' (''

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'' in English-speaking countries). The series has won acclaim in the United Kingdom where it began to air in 2016 as part of the

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service on

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platform. Its third and final season aired in 2016 in France and in 2017 in the UK. It was also broadcast internationally on the

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channels. Between 2013 and 2015, Fitoussi appeared as Henri Leclair in 24 episodes of

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drama series ''

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''. In 2018, it was announced that he would join the cast of season 2

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's ''

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitoussi, Gregory 1976 births 20th-century French Sephardi Jews 21st-century French Sephardi Jews Jewish French male actors French people of Algerian-Jewish descent Living people Male actors from Paris French male television actors French male film actors