Grégory Fitoussi (born 13 August 1976) is a French actor. Born and raised in

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, he rose to prominence playing Benjamin Losey in the French soap opera ''

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'' (1998-2001). After departing the show, he had a prominent role in the police procedural and legal drama series ''

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'' (2005-2014), playing Pierre Clément, a young prosecutor. His other prominent television roles have included ''

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'' (2012-2016), '' Mr Selfridge'' (2012-2015) and ''

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'' (2022).

Early life

He was born in 1976 in

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Sephardi Jewish parents. His parents opened a clothing store in Paris managed by his mother, while his father designed the displays.Grégory Fitoussi: the heart-throb du jour
The Times. 23 January 2016Cauhapé, Véronique (28 April 2016)

''Le Monde''. Retrieved on 14 April 2025 At the age of 20 he abandoned his university studies in cultural mediation to pursue acting and taking classes with Jack Waltzer of the

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. He appears alongside his brother, Mikaël Fitoussi, in the short film ''Alliés Nés'', roughly based on his own family.

Career

Fitoussi appeared in the

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

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drama , known in English as ''

'', where he played prosecutor/advocate Pierre Clément alongside

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as Chief Inspector Laure Berthaud. From 2012 to 2016, Fitoussi played spin doctor Ludovic Desmeuze in

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

'' in English-speaking countries). The series was broadcast internationally, including by

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in the United Kingdom. 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 ITV's '' Mr Selfridge''. He has followed up the role with a number of roles in English-language productions. In 2015, he appeared as Luc Girard in the

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drama series '' American Odyssey''.Lawson, Marc (14 April 2017)
Night shifts, no wine and irritable vowels: France's Grégory Fitoussi on the perils of acting abroad
''The Guardian''. Retrieved on 12 April 2025 Later, in 2018, joined the cast of the second season of

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's '' Riviera''. In 2022, he joined the sixth season of

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period crime drama, ''

''.Eschapasse, Baudoin (9 June 2022)
Grégory Fitoussi, d'« Engrenages » à « Peaky Blinders »
''Le Point''. Retrieved on 12 April 2025

Personal life

He lives in

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, a high-end commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris.A Tour of Grégory Fitoussi’s Apartment Outside Paris
The New York Times. 1 December 2017

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{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