Daniel Russo
Biography
Daniel Russo is a French actor and screenwriter born May 13, 1948 in Paris. Originally from Marseille, Daniel Russo was born in Paris during a trip by his parents. These having divorced at the beginning of the 1950s, his mother obtained custody of him but had him placed at the age of four in residential care. His father finally obtained custody in Marseilles where he was brought up. Passionate about drawing and painting, he joined the Boulle school and became an interior decorator, working with his father who intended him to take over the family business. At the same time, he does theater to correct his diction following an accident that broke his jaw at thirteen. Decorating Robert Lamoureux's apartment one day, the latter invites him to see him play and introduces him to the magic of the stage. He then entered the Ecole de la rue Blanche and then the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art (Promo 1974) where he won four prizes. At the same time, he was a rock guitarist in the Magic Stars, then Les Proverbes (pretending to be Antoine's group), performing at rock concerts in the Paris region. He joined Jacques Fabbri's theater company, with whom he appeared on the TV show Tutti Fabbri broadcast on the 1st channel from Sunday January 13, 1974. He appeared for the first time in cinema in 1976 in The Judge and the Assassin by Bertrand Tavernier in a small role as a guard. In the early 1980s, he played on the boards of the Café-Théâtre des Blancs-Manteaux and began to be spotted by certain critics for the excellence of his playing, 'remarkably expressive'. Thereafter, he interpreted many small roles before the public noticed him in Génial, mes parents divorcent!, a success of Patrick Braoudé in 1990, director whom he will find for Neuf mois in 1994. With this resurgence of popularity, he chained roles with Bertrand Tavernier, Étienne Chatiliez or Gérard Oury. The collaboration with Laurent Baffie will be fruitful in the theater: Sex, Shenanigans and General Culture, Toc toc and in the play Jacques Daniel with Claude Brasseur. On television, his performances in On the Edge or in Suzie Berton are noticed. He plays in the series Trois pères à la maison on M6 and La vie est à nous. Then he played Pierre Bérégovoy in the TV movie A Man of Honor in 2009. He lent his voice for many dubs, including the French voices of Harvey Keitel, Danny DeVito, Bob Hoskins, John Travolta, Matt Dillon. He gave up this field in the mid-2000s.
Known For

Murders in...

Police Commissioner Moulin

La revue de presse

On n'est pas couché

Chez Maupassant

Cain

The Party 2

Serial (Bad) Weddings 3
All Movies (87)
- Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique2025 · as Self
- Révélations2023
- Si on savait2022
- Serial (Bad) Weddings 32021 · as Isaac Benichou
- The Loan2021
- Dentro di te c'è la terra2019
- Le Choix de Cheyenne2018 · as Simon Langlois
- On refait le boulevard2016
- Jacques Daniel2016 · as Daniel
- Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté2015 · as Self
- Retenez bien ma gueule !2014 · as Self
- Brèves de comptoir2014 · as Jacky
- Hier est un autre Jour !2014 · as Pierre Maillard
- Les tourtereaux divorcent2014 · as Marcel
- The Three Brothers: The Return2014 · as Le beau-père de Michael
- Les François2013 · as François senior
- Fanny2013 · as Félix Escartefigue
- Marius2013 · as Félix Escartefigue
- Il faut marier maman2013 · as Gérard
- La Guerre du Royal Palace2012 · as Maxime Verdier
- Lunch Versus Dinner2011 · as Jean-Michel
- J'ai peur d'oublier2011 · as Paul
- Changer la vie !2011 · as Pierre Bérégovoy
- Tromper n'est pas jouer2011
- Death List2009 · as Paul Sax
- Un viol2009 · as Maxime Gallet
- La Passion selon Didier2009 · as Didier
- Un homme d'honneur2009 · as Pierre Bérégovoy
- La Veuve tatouée2008 · as Louis
- TOC TOC2008 · as Vincent
- C'est mieux la vie quand on est grand2008 · as Raymond
- Le temps de la désobéissance2006 · as Édouard Vigne
- On ne prête qu'aux riches2005 · as Lucien
- L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé2005 · as le père de Bernard
- Bien dégagé derrière les oreilles2005 · as Henri Castarède
- Le meilleur commerce du monde2005 · as Ricco
- The Antidote2005 · as Guillaume Marty
- 93, rue Lauriston2004 · as Henri Lafont, alias « Abwehr Henri Chamberlin »
- Si c'est ça la famille2004 · as Daniel Colona
- À cran, deux ans après2004 · as Bob François
- Suzie Berton2004 · as Marco
- The Car Keys2003 · as Daniel
- Marche et rêve ! Les homards de l'utopie2002 · as Toinou
- À l'abri des regards indiscrets2002 · as L'homme d'affaires
- Sexe, magouilles et culture générale2001 · as Franck Petit, game's producer
- Second life2000 · as Ronnie
- Route de nuit2000 · as Guido
- Jeudi 121998 · as Roussier
- The Boys II1998 · as Laurent
- Bingo !1998 · as André
- Grève party1998 · as Monsieur Jean
- Droit dans le mur1997 · as Jean-François
- Le garçon d'orage1997 · as Marcellin
- The Ideal Man1997 · as Paul
- The Target1997 · as Jean-Pierre Bellac
- Maintenant ou jamais1997 · as Raymond
- Oui1996 · as Polo
- Delphine : 1, Yvan : 01996 · as Monsieur Hattus
- Ghost with Driver1996 · as Marcel Bourdon, prétendu ami de Georges
- Mémoires d'un jeune con1996 · as Damien
- Ma femme me quitte1996 · as Alain
- Happiness Is in the Field1995 · as André le patron de l'hotel
- The Horseman on the Roof1995 · as Maître Rigoard
- Fresh Bait1995 · as Jean-Pierre
- L'homme de mes rêves1994 · as Alex
- Neuf Mois1994 · as Georges
- Le Grand Jeu1992
- Great, My Parents Divorce!1991 · as père Christian
- Allo, Maman !1991
- Life and Nothing But1989 · as Lieutenant Trévise
- Man Eaters1988 · as -The American pilot
- Killing Time1987 · as Melchior
- The Joint Brothers1986 · as Harky
- Black Mic Mac1986 · as Rabuteau
- Moi vouloir toi1985 · as Pierre Baillet
- All Mixed Up1985 · as André Martin
- Le Jeune Marié1983 · as Durbec
- It Could Be Worse1983 · as Charles Murat
- A Man of My Measure1983 · as André
- The Party 21982 · as Étienne, François' dentist friend
- Instinct de femme1981 · as Nurse
- Why Not Us?1981 · as Guy Loiseau
- Au bout du chemin1981 · as l'assistant
- The Bit Between the Teeth1979 · as Un commentateur TV
- Ciao, You Guys1979 · as Mario
- L'Exercice du pouvoir1978
- Stop Calling Me Baby!1977 · as Commercials director
All TV Shows (14)
- Disturbing Disappearances2019 · as Dario Benedetti
- Amanda2016 · as Self
- Vaugand2013 · as Camparain
- Murders in...2013 · as Capitaine Lefevre
- Cain2012 · as Yves Pasteur
- Injustice2012 · as Pierre Loisel
- Mac Orlan2009 · as Victor Mac Orlan
- La revue de presse2007 · as Self
- Chez Maupassant2007 · as Cornudet
- On n'est pas couché2006 · as Self - Guest
- Trois pères à la maison2004 · as Tony
- À cran2003 · as Bob François
- La Traque1980 · as Denis (SRPJ Lyon)
- Police Commissioner Moulin1976 · as Shalom