Jean-Paul Rouve
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).
Acting
Movie
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
as Caius antivirus
2002
Movie
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
as Le père (voice)
2009
Movie
La Vie en Rose
as Louis Gassion
2007
Movie
C'est la vie!
as Guy
2017
Movie
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
as Justin de Saint-Hubert
2010
Movie
The Tuche Family
as Jeff Tuche
2011
Movie
A Very Long Engagement
as The Factor
2004
Movie
RRRrrrr!!!
as Pierre (le Blond)
2004
Movie
Those Happy Days
as Vincent
2006
Movie
The Tuche Family: The American Dream
as Jeff Tuche
2016
Movie
The New Adventures of Aladdin
as Vizier
2015
Movie
The Magic Tuche
as Jeff Tuche
2018
Movie
Tanguy
as Bruno Lemoine
2001
Movie
Podium
as Couscous
2004
Movie
The Brand New Adventures of Aladdin
as Vizier
2018
Movie
Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?
as shérif Steve Marley
2003
Movie
Spread Your Wings
as Christian
2019
Movie
Never on the First Night
as Marc
2014
Movie
Christmas with the Tuches
as Jeff Tuche
2021
Movie
Dalida
as Lucien Morrise
2017
Movie
Monsieur Batignole
as Pierre-Jean Lamour
2002
Movie
Turning Tide
as Denis Juhel
2013
Movie
Consent
as Gabriel Matzneff
2023
Movie
I, Cesar
as Le prof de gym
2003
Crew
Movie
RRRrrrr!!!
Writer
2004
Movie
The Magic Tuche
Story
2018
Movie
God Save the Tuches
Director
2025
Movie
Lola and Her Brothers
Director
2018
Movie
Les Souvenirs
Director
2014
Movie
The Easy Way
Director
2008
Movie
Top Dogs
Adaptation
2023
Movie
Denis
Dialogue
2013
Movie
Twice Upon a Time
Writer
2012
TV
La Cape et l'épée
Creator
2000