Frank Lebœuf

Acting

Frank Lebœuf

Born 1968-01-22 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Franck Alain James Leboeuf (born 22 January 1968), typically anglicised as Frank Leboeuf, is a French actor, sports commentator and former footballer who played as a centre-back. With the France national team, Leboeuf won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2000 European Championship as well as a number of domestic trophies, most famously during his five years at Chelsea. Since the conclusion of his playing career, Leboeuf has transitioned to acting, appearing in stage and film productions. Leboeuf was born in Marseille and raised in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer. He was introduced to football by his father, a former Rennes coach, who trained children in the sport. After starting his career in 1986 in the lower divisions of the French leagues, Leboeuf moved to Laval in 1988. In 1991, he moved to Strasbourg and played there until 1996, when he made a switch to English club Chelsea for £2.5m. He played over 200 games for the club and scored 24 goals, mainly from penalties and set pieces. With Chelsea, he won two FA Cups, one League Cup and one Cup Winners' Cup. He left in 2001 for club Marseille, before finishing out his career in Qatar. Despite his numerous accolades, Leboeuf never won a first-division title in Europe or the UEFA Champions League. For France, Leboeuf was capped 50 times, scoring four goals. His first two came on 6 September 1995 in a Euro 96 qualifier at home to Azerbaijan, contributing to a 10–0 win that remains France's record. Although he was mainly a substitute in the 1998 World Cup (Played 3, Started 2, DNP 4), he stepped in for red carded Laurent Blanc to play in the final, a 3–0 win against Brazil, a match in which he man-marked the highly rated striker Ronaldo. In a Euro 2000 qualifier on 9 June 1999, Leboeuf scored the only goal from the penalty spot with five minutes to go as world champions France struggled away to amateurs Andorra. He received a winner's medal at the finals in Belgium and the Netherlands, though Blanc and Marcel Desailly were the preferred defensive partnership, including in the final. He scored a late winner against co-hosts South Korea on 26 May ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup (3–2). Holders France were eliminated in the group stage in a shock, and he retired from the team. A cultured centre-back, Leboeuf was noted for his long range passing ability and also for his consistent penalty-taking throughout his career. He took 15 penalties in competitive games for Chelsea, missing just 2 times. In 2001, whilst still playing football for Chelsea, Leboeuf had made his first acting appearance in the film Taking Sides. Following his retirement from competitive football, Leboeuf spent two years living in Los Angeles. During this time he played for amateur team Hollywood United, alongside celebrity team-mates such as Vinnie Jones, Steve Jones and Anthony LaPaglia. Leboeuf studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in West Hollywood, keeping a low profile, and won his first acting work as a TV commentator, for a pay cheque totalling $100, which he keeps as a memento. ... Source: Article "Frank Leboeuf" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Acting credits

The Bus: A French Football Mutiny poster
6.9

This documentary revisits the French football team's controversial 2010 World Cup and the bus strike that sparked global headlines and national outrage.

The Bus: A French Football Mutiny

2026

The Theory of Everything poster
7.8

Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time.

The Theory of Everything

2014

Chelsea FC - The Games, The Goals, The Glory poster
10.0

There's memorable games, there's great games, and then there's simply unforgettable games. But there's only one thing that makes an unforgettable game: a Chelsea victory in true Chelsea style. Relive Chelsea's most unforgettable games from recent seasons, when the Blues have imply been in a league of their own. Featuring: Blackburn Rovers 3 v 4 Chelsea (21st September 1998), Chelsea 5 v 0 Manchester United (3rd October 1999), Manchester United 0 v 3 Chelsea (1st December 2001), Chelsea 4 v 0 Liverpool (16th December 2001), and bonus full match Tottenham Hotspur 1 v 6 Chelsea (6th December 1997).

Chelsea FC - The Games, The Goals, The Glory

2004

Taking Sides poster
6.3

One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order to bear on an occupied Germany. An American major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute the man ruthlessly. Tough and hard-nosed, Major Steve Arnold sets out to investigate a world of which he knows nothing.

Taking Sides

2002

Allies poster
5.4

August 1944 two months after D-Day, the Allies are advancing across France. A team of British and American commandos are dropped behind enemy lines on a secret mission to ambush a German Officer and steal maps charting the location of the enemy artillery along the front line.

Allies

2014

La Promesse poster
NR

Rémi, 16, suffers from the absence of his father. He finds answers to his questions and meaning in his life when he discovers Islam. He then decides to convert. But an encounter will lead him into a downward spiral.

La Promesse

2021

Ma belle mère et moi... 9 mois après poster
5.5

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Ma belle mère et moi... 9 mois après

2017

Golden Goal poster
NR

This sports comedy film takes place in Bolanesia, a fictional country. The story is about two soccer teams who always compete fiercely.

Golden Goal

2011

Chauves, la revanche poster
6.0

They take over on the fields of sport and show business. For a few years, bald people took a sensational revenge. But they had to impose themselves as they usually are targets of jokes in popular culture. For now, they show their baldness in broad daylight, or simply are comfortable with their difference. An intimate revolution, related by those who lived it.

Chauves, la revanche

2023

Ma Belle-Mère, Mon Ex et Moi poster
NR

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Ma Belle-Mère, Mon Ex et Moi

2014

400 Boys poster
5.0

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400 Boys

2013

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

2014

What's the Score poster
NR

Tony's been away for 25 Years. Now he's back and looking to put a team of faces together to do a job in Scotland.

What's the Score

2014

Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau poster
8.0

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Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau

2002

I Love My Mum poster
5.0

A mother and son duo get inadvertently shipped in a container from London to Morocco with nothing but their pajamas. The adventure takes them through Spain and France on a journey to get home and rebuild their rocky relationship.

I Love My Mum

2019

Hernie fiscale poster
6.0

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Hernie fiscale

2024

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NR

Caravaggio's tortured life, his murder and the journey of his soul.

Caravaggio and My Mother the Pope

2017

Chelsea FC - Season Review 1998/99 poster
10.0

Another European Semi-Final, 2 domestic Quarter Finals & 3rd place in the Premiership. With the acquisition of Casiraghi, Ferrer and the World-Cup winning Marcel Desailly, expectations were high with the Stamford Bridge faithful and the boys in blue never let them down. An incredible 21-match unbeaten run saw Chelsea top the league at Christmas. Despite being devastated by an injury to Casiraghi, the loss of Laudrup & 3 months without the irrepressible Gustavo Poyet, the team rallied round and challenged for the title all the way to the end. Chelsea finished the season with their highest position for over 29 years and a place amongst the European elite : THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, for the first time. All the action from EVERY game is here with EVERY goal from your favourite Chelsea stars including Gianfranco Zola, Tore Andre Flo, Gus Poyet & the player-manager, Gianluca Vialli.

Chelsea FC - Season Review 1998/99

1999

Chelsea FC - Season Review 1997/98 poster
10.0

In only 3 short months since his appointment as player/manager, the legendary Gianluca Vialli has led Chelsea to an historic cup double. This video looks back on an incredible season for all at Stamford Bridge. In March, goals from Frank Sinclair and Roberto Di Matteo won the Coca-Cola Cup and then, on Wednesday 13th May, a sensational strike from Gianfranco Zola brought European glory back to London as Chelsea became the first British side to win the European Cup Winners Cup twice. Domestically, a strong Premiership campaign saw Chelsea finish 4th, an improvement on previous years. All the action from EVERY game is here with goals galore from your favourite Chelsea players, including Mark Hughes, Tore Andre Flo, Dan Petrescu and Steve Clarke.

Chelsea FC - Season Review 1997/98

1998

Chelsea FC - Season Review 1999/00 poster
10.0

What an incredible season for The Blues, they've dazzled with their flair and determination, defeated some of the biggest and best clubs in Europe and topped all of this by winning the much coveted FA Cup! Featuring EVERY goal from the Premiership, Champions League and FA Cup including the 3-1 defeat of Barcelona and the 5-0 defeat of Manchester United. Introduced by Ray Wilkins, 'From Stamford Bridge to Wembley Via Nou Camp and San Siro' includes interviews with many of the Chelsea favourites, including: Zola, Poyet, Petrescu, Weah, Morris, Wise and manager Gianluca Vialli. Join the Blues with an EXCLUSIVE behind the scenes FA Cup feature, from the post match dressing room celebrations, to riding on the team bus after the match and for the Sunday parade, you can go where the television cameras couldn't!

Chelsea FC - Season Review 1999/00

2000

L'Artn'acoeur poster
NR

An overly spendthrift art gallery owner discovers at his own expense that his relatives, whom he thought to have cheated, are even more greedy than he.

L'Artn'acoeur

2020

France - Brésil : Foot - Coupe du monde 1998 - Finale poster
8.3

No synopsis available yet.

France - Brésil : Foot - Coupe du monde 1998 - Finale

1998

Drôle de campagne poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Drôle de campagne

2023

France 98 : Nous nous sommes tant aimés poster
NR

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France 98 : Nous nous sommes tant aimés

2018

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