Frédéric Diefenthal

Acting

Frédéric Diefenthal

Born

1968-07-26 (58)

Place of birth

Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France

Known for

Acting

Credits

80 titles

Frédéric Diefenthal (born 26 July 1968 in Saint-Mandé) is a French actor and director. Diefenthal grew up in Saint-Puy in southwestern France. He is Jewish. Prior to acting, Diefenthal pursued apprenticeships in the hotel industry, hairdressing and was also an apprentice pastry chef. He began studies in architecture before switching to drama classes. Diefenthal began acting in the early 1990s; he held a main role in the French television series Le juge est une femme (The Judge is a Woman), where he first gained a degree of notoriety. He also played a major part in the French Taxi series. Diefenthal was previously married to actress Gwendoline Hamon, with whom he has a son. The pair separat…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 8 titles

The Grand Restaurant III poster
5.2

He had opened his Great Restaurant twice, in 2010 and 2011, as part of an entertainment broadcast on France 2. Pierre Palmade “reopens it after work” in the form of a fiction offered by M6. Exit the brewery. The artist has chosen to shoot his film at the Froufrou, the restaurant at the Théâtre Édouard-VII, in Paris, a chic establishment with rococo decor, more solemn and therefore more appropriate to important moments in life, to his big announcements that make the subject of a series of sketches. They are interpreted by a cast of stars just as prestigious as that of his comrade Muriel Robin a few weeks ago in I Love you coiffure , on TF1. As a common thread, Pierre Palmade in the role of the host busy satisfying his customers, while ensuring that his mother (Marthe Villalonga), his competitor (Florence Foresti) and her cook husband (Jean Leduc) do not transform the evening in disaster.

The Grand Restaurant III

2021

Van Gogh in Love poster
6.0

Van Gogh in Love tells the story of Van Gogh’s longing for love and a family. It explores the lesser-known area of his (not so!) romantic love life. Matters of love were always on his mind, and were inextricably linked with other aspects of his life.

Van Gogh in Love

2021

Le Jour de Ma Mort poster
5.9

When a fortuneteller predicted Lisa's death on August 15 in midst of fear and violence, she shrugged. Yet, this morning, as the sun rises over a deserted and heat-scorched city, the police is desperate. The killer of three women will strike again by midnight. Suddenly Lisa feels less serene. Especially since she is sure, a man has broken into the empty building. August 15th will be a very hot day….

Le Jour de Ma Mort

2024

En attendant un miracle poster
6.2

On the morning the corpse of a man has been found in a bathing tank of the sanctuary of Lourdes.The police captain Fiona Langlois will be in charge of the murder investigation with a help of Maxime Gardette, a police investigator who recently has come to Lourdes.The victim , the doctor Adrien Delubachas received a hit in his head and was drowned in a bathing tank.The doctor was member of the International Medical Committee of Lourdes , a group of doctor who investigate cases of healing by miracle.

En attendant un miracle

2021

Neige poster
5.6

Several notables from the Chamonix region are found murdered in their homes. To move forward with investigation, police captain Thomas Delhaye decides to release Juliette Hémon from prison, imprisoned for a strangely similar case.

Neige

2022

Face à face poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Face à face

2026

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

face à face

2026

CDD: Corpus Crisis poster
NR

Two students are hired by the mafia to clean up crime scenes. On the last day of work, a problem: a body is not 100% dead.

CDD: Corpus Crisis

2020

2010s · 17 titles

Jeux dangereux poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Jeux dangereux

2012

Murder in Le Havre poster
6.5

A mummified corpse has been found by workers who were knocking down a wall. Ariane Sallès and Gaspard Lesage are in charge of the investigation.

Murder in Le Havre

2018

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

Poor Richard! poster
4.9

It is in a small popular district that the pot of the Eurogagnant, 124 million euros, is won - But who is the lucky winner?

Poor Richard!

2013

Le Gendre idéal 2 poster
4.6

No synopsis available yet.

Le Gendre idéal 2

2010

Le Renard jaune poster
5.5

Charles Senac, author of a single novel but crowned by the Prix Goncourt, is hated by the regulars of the bar-restaurant "Le Renard jaune" who regularly insult him. One morning he is found dead in his home. For inspector Giraud, it is clear that the culprit is among the customers of "Le Renard jaune".

Le Renard jaune

2013

Kramer contre Kramer poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kramer contre Kramer

2013

Dors mon lapin poster
NR

It's the story of a young married man name Lionel who is swamped by colossal debts and whose wife is soon to give birth. At his wits' end, he decides one day to commit an irreparable act and kidnaps his millionnaire neighbors' 1-year-old baby. He demands a small ransom of €60,000. But Lionel is no criminal and all his attempts at exchanging his hostage for money fail. Meanwhile, he becomes increasingly attached to the baby. When he at last manages to get the money, he must come to terms with releasing his hostage.

Dors mon lapin

2014

Chateaubriand poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Chateaubriand

2010

Le Chapeau de Mitterrand poster
9.0

One day in 1986, François Mitterrand forgets his black felt (his initials) in a Lyons restaurant. Daniel Mercier, a young executive who has just been reprimanded by his superior, who judges that the computerization of its business plan is stupid, steals it to clear his head. It was then that his life is turned upside down.

Le Chapeau de Mitterrand

2016

Meurtres à l'abbaye de Rouen poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Meurtres à l'abbaye de Rouen

2014

Je préfère qu'on reste amis poster
5.6

Claudine, a florist in her fifties, has an appointment with Valentin, her best friend and confidant. She wants to tell him about the love she has felt for him for five years. But the young man is an eternal seducer. He does not seem to be on the same wavelength as her friend.

Je préfère qu'on reste amis

2015

Furious Girl poster
NR

Back in her hometown after spending a year learning singing lessons in New York, the young Marseillaise Faïza dreams of becoming a singer. But she helps her parents who have financial difficulties. While becoming a cleaning lady, she meets Fred, a music manager.

Furious Girl

2011

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

L'homme sans nom

2010

Shadows of the Past poster
5.1

Vincent witnesses a deadly accident which rekindles a terrible event from his past.

Shadows of the Past

2018

Murder In Auvergne poster
7.2

A woman's body is found near a lake. The murderer seems to have copied an ancient local legend about the punishment of sinners who provoked the wrath of God. A complicated investigation for Captain Romagnat and Officer Lefaivre.

Murder In Auvergne

2017

Une bonne leçon poster
5.5

Sidonie returns from Morocco with a broken heart because of a man called Diego.Then her sister,Marion, a lawyer of Paris,decides to travel to Morocco to give him a lesson.

Une bonne leçon

2013

2000s · 23 titles

Taxi 2 poster
6.3

A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.

Taxi 2

2000

Taxi 3 poster
5.8

A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a story on his squad, and taxi driver Daniel is in the midst of a relationship crisis. After a string of mistakes in which the thieves outsmart the police time and time again, Daniel and his super-taxi pitch in.

Taxi 3

2003

Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre poster
4.6

A collection of artifacts from an archeological dig in Egypt are brought to the famous Louvre museum in Paris, and while experts are using a laser scanning device to determine the age of a sarcophagus, a ghostly spirit escapes and makes its way into the museum's electrical system.

Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre

2001

Taxi 4 poster
5.6

Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours. But the wily crook convinces bumbling policeman Emilien he's a lowly Belgian embassy employee who got railroaded by the brilliant master criminal.

Taxi 4

2007

A Private Affair poster
5.8

Divorced private detective Francois Maneri is assigned by his agency to investigate the disappearance of Rachel, a young student who has been missing for six months. After interviewing Rachel's family, friends and classmates, Francois is attacked and injured by an anonymous assailant and becomes reluctant to continue his search. But when Rachel's body is found, Francois is drawn deeper into the investigation as he discovers the dead girl's secret life.

A Private Affair

2002

Labyrinth poster
6.6

Psychologist Dr. Brennac is asked by a colleague to help with the case of Claude, a patient on trial for multiple murders. Is Claude really guilty of the crimes, or is he a victim of his own mind?

Labyrinth

2003

Before You Leave poster
6.1

A group of friends in their thirties meet for a weekend in a mountain chalet for what will be a sort of review of an era in their lives and their relationships.

Before You Leave

2005

Six-Pack poster
5.7

A serial killer is on the loose in Paris and he seems to be an american citizen working in the US embassy and being in the middle of a french-american economical affair.

Six-Pack

2000

Le souffleur poster
10.0

A man who works as a theater prompter and can't always tell the difference between fantasy and reality, asks a girl on a date and then writes a successful script based on said date without telling her.

Le souffleur

2005

The Adventures of Renny the Fox poster
6.0

Renart is a sly fox who can always chit-chat his way out of sticky situations. In his quest for an elusive treasure, Renart has ample opportunity to demonstrate how a quick mind can triumph over brute strength.

The Adventures of Renny the Fox

2005

Savage Souls poster
4.9

At a wake one night in 1945, a group of aged women recall the life of one of their number. Sixty years before, Thérèse was barely 20 years old when she eloped with her boyfriend, Firmin, a blacksmith, to Châtillon, a town in Provence. Here, she makes the acquaintance of the wealthy Madame Numance, who is known for her good deeds. Realising that Thérèse is pregnant and unemployed, Madame Numance insists that she moves into a house on her estate. Whilst Firmin resents the arrangement, Thérèse soon finds that she can exploit the situation, using her benefactor's naivety and generosity for her own gain..

Savage Souls

2001

Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés poster
7.2

"Les Secrets des Enfoirés" (2008) was a charity show recorded at the Zénith de Strasbourg. The show featured numerous celebrities, including artists and athletes. They performed seven concerts to raise money for the Restos du Cœur. The show included colorful performances and songs centered around the theme of secrets.

Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés

2008

L'incruste poster
5.1

A small crook manages to crash at a musician's apartment and turns his life upside down.

L'incruste

2004

Le Gendre idéal poster
3.8

No synopsis available yet.

Le Gendre idéal

2008

Nos amis les flics poster
5.0

Une bande de jeunes voyous inoffensifs vivote de petits coups. Après un braquage loupé, ils se trouvent dans l'impossibilité de régler leurs dettes au caïd du coin, qui, pour le rembourser, leur propose le cambriolage d'une fondation d'art moderne. Mais rien ne se passe comme prévu et tout s'enchaîne... mal.

Nos amis les flics

2004

Pas de panique poster
6.0

It is time for thirty-something Ludovic Chambercy to succeed his father Jacques at the head of the family business: the Chambercy Galleries. But faced with his new duties, Ludovic begins to sweat, has panic attacks and even dizzy spells. He is diagnosed with hypegiaphobia or extreme fear of responsibility. This man with everything for a happy life seems to be shying away from the expectations of his family. Reluctantly, without a word to his father and girlfriend, Ludovic starts group behavior therapy. While his lies spark off an incredible series of tragicomic events, Ludovic strikes up a friendship with the other phobics in his group: Léon, trader in bric-a-brac, who can no longer stand untidiness; Clémence, a student who cannot bear even one second of her own company and Margaux, who can no longer touch or be touched. And if Ludovic is to find a cure at the end of the road, there will be a few surprises in store for him along the way...

Pas de panique

2006

Cartouche, le Brigand Magnifique poster
6.6

The people of Paris loved him, because he took care of the poor, and had no sympathy for the rich

Cartouche, le Brigand Magnifique

2009

Totally Nuts poster
NR

Diane, a young woman in search of a child, is looking for money to go to the sperm bank. She crosses paths with Arthur, a bank robber.

Totally Nuts

2004

Un homme par hasard poster
6.6

In order to make a good impression on her new boss at a work party, Léa Faber, a young single woman devoted to her job, leads everyone to believe that she is married to Yann, the pianist at the party whom she has just met. He decides to play along.

Un homme par hasard

2003

Facteur chance poster
5.4

A small provincial town near Paris, on New Year's Eve. Three childhood friends, including a postman, improvise an amateur burglary of their postal sorting center in a lighthearted mood to avenge their colleagues and friends who have been laid off in the name of unbridled liberalism. But the door closes behind them and the code changes. Trapped inside, they discover they are not alone. A young woman has locked herself in to find the breakup letter she regrets sending in the mail. At dawn, the door will reopen... onto a future in prison. From hope to disillusionment, from powerlessness to anger, the four friends frantically search for a solution that will get them out of this hellish trap.

Facteur chance

2009

Free Wheeling poster
8.0

Max, a highly talented robotics enthusiast, is in serious financial trouble and risks having the few possessions he has seized by bailiffs. He therefore needs to find a job as quickly as possible. His cousin Toine, a paramedic, comes up with a dishonest but effective scheme: he suggests that Max pretend to be disabled so that he can be hired by a company that only employs people with reduced mobility. To avoid giving himself away, Max learns overnight how to live in a wheelchair. From then on, he begins to understand that the life of a disabled person is far from easy every day. At work, he makes friends and becomes close to Lucia.

Free Wheeling

2005

Voisins, voisines poster
5.3

The Mozart Residence is home to several "new owners" of all origins: a new concierge, Paco, of Spanish origin, who has just been released from prison, arrives at the residence. Around it, the hall and the mailboxes, the "ballet" of the Residence Mozart is organized.

Voisins, voisines

2005

Fool's Game poster
10.0

Mikael, Skip and P'tit Louis are planning a big job. In his car, Michael pulls out his hair by making P'tit Louis repeat the insults that he will have to utter to Perron's secretary. Perron (Miki Manojlovic) is the producer they have come to bully for ignoring their script seven times in a row. The three guys have a grudge against the entire film industry. What they are looking for is a minimum of interest in their plot, a deign to read their script. So they take the producer and his daughter hostage, then demand a TV crew to make their demands known.

Fool's Game

2001

1990s · 9 titles

Taxi poster
6.7

In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.

Taxi

1998

The Jackpot! poster
5.9

To his family, François Voisin is nothing more than a humdrum civil servant. In truth, for the past twenty years he has been working as a secret agent. All goes well until circumstances put his secret in danger.

The Jackpot!

1991

Captain Conan poster
6.6

The last days of World War I, Eastern front. Captain Conan, a lone wolf, a true warrior, leads a band of ruthless French fighters who love hand-to-hand combat; they are not fit for peacetime, they only feel really alive in the chaos of the battlefield.

Captain Conan

1996

I Want It All poster
5.6

The collision between family life and career lies at the heart of this comedy hailing from France. A mother of two small children, Eva's life goes from stressful to insane when she is told that she is a project finalist for the design of a massive European hospital. She and her working husband Philippe try desperately to balance their commitments to their kids, careers, and themselves.

I Want It All

1999

Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional poster
6.6

Martine is 25. Since breaking up with François, she has the feeling that the world is caving in on her. Between small jobs and one-night stands, she can't seem to get a fix on herself. In desperation, after a last quarrel with François, she unintentionally causes an accident that leads her to the emergency ward of a psychiatric hospital. During her brief stay, she unexpectedly sparks into life. She takes an interest in two young patients, Pierre and Anne, convinced that she is doing the right thing in supervising their love life...

Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional

1993

Les Ritals poster
7.0

This 2-part TV film, adapted from an autobiography, tells the childhood of writer François Cavanna, son of an Italien emigrant and a French mother.

Les Ritals

1991

Douce France poster
5.8

In this French comedy, the young adult children of working-class Arab immigrants living in the projects of suburban Paris endeavor to find a suitable cultural identity. The story centers on four young men in their 20s: Farida, who tries to live according to family traditions; his rebellious sister Souad, who wants to be as Westernized as possible and works at a fast-food outlet; her ex-boyfriend, Jean Luc, who wants to be an immigrant lawyer; and his friend Moussa. The film is comprised of brief incidents from their lives.

Douce France

1995

Une histoire d'amour à la con poster
5.6

The love story of Pascal and Hélène who meet at Françoise's birthday party and the love story of Gérard, Pascal's confidant, and Françoise who invited Pascal and Hélène to her birthday party.

Une histoire d'amour à la con

1996

No artwork available
7.0

Take a handsome, friendly 40-year-old family man looking for a job. Put him in a room with a young executive woman, who's single, resolute and yearning for motherhood. Add a delightful little pony-tailed siren named Laura. Sprinkle with smiles and tuck into a charming tale... It's just that delightful little siren sometimes turn out to be terrible liars and a young "widower" can conceal a happily married man, wibly in love with his wife. Trouble's brewing...

Petite menteuse

1998

Series credits

Tomorrow Is Ours poster
6.3

The story revolves around the people of Sète, France. Their lives are punctuated by family rivalries, romance and scenes from daily life, but also by plots involving police investigations, secrets and betrayals.

Tomorrow Is Ours

2017

Ici tout commence poster
6.8

This television drama series is centered around the prestigious culinary school of renowned chef Auguste Armand. The show follows the lives of students and staff as they navigate the challenges and pressures of the culinary world—delving into their personal and professional lives, revealing secrets, rivalries, and complex relationships.

Ici tout commence

2020

Vivement dimanche poster
3.6

No synopsis available yet.

Vivement dimanche

1998

Murders in... poster
7.3

Murders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a different French city and region.

Murders in...

2013

Murders in... poster
7.3

Murders in... is a collection of French-Belgian police TV movies taking place each time in a different French city and region.

Murders in...

2013

On n'est pas couché poster
5.1

On n'est pas couché was a French talk show broadcast on France 2 on Saturdays at 11 p.m., hosted by Laurent Ruquier assisted by various columnists.

On n'est pas couché

2006

Mask Singer poster
5.6

Twelve celebrities are masked under spectacular costumes, with their identity hidden. They compete by singing their own versions of songs, and the judges and audience must guess who is behind each mask!

Mask Singer

2019

Top Gear France poster
6.3

Top Gear France is a french TV show on cars, based on the english original tv show Top Gear. IT is shwon on TNT RMC Découverte and will be hosted by the french actor Philippe Lellouche, the professional racing driver Bruce Jouanny and EDM musician and journalist Yann Larret-Menezo.

Top Gear France

2015

Off Prime poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Off Prime

2007

Crimes parfaits poster
4.7

Murderers think they have committed the perfect crime. But the investigators will do everything to find the flaw in the Machiavellian plan devised by each killer.

Crimes parfaits

2017

The Secret Song poster
8.0

Singers, actors, TV hosts, athletes and comedians: in each episode, several of them will have to seat in the already iconic SECRET SONG chair, in the dark, having absolutely no clue about what’s going to happen. But then, the music starts playing, the lights go up, and the magic happens ! What will their reaction be when they hear the first notes of a song that means a lot to them ? How will they feel when another artist that they know and love is there for an unexpected tribute ? How will they react upon seeing loved ones performing on stage for the very first time ?

The Secret Song

2018

The Forest poster
6.9

In a small quiet village in the Ardennes, a sixteen-year-old girl disappears into the forest after calling her teacher in the middle of the night. Captain Gaspard Deker, a former soldier and newly arrived single father is conducting the investigation with Virginie Musso, the local cop. Also helping is the teacher, Eve Mendel, a solitary young woman with a mysterious past: she was found as a child by the villiage doctor wandering silently in the same forest.

The Forest

2017

Le Nounou poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Le Nounou

2024

Clara Sheller poster
6.4

Clara Sheller is a French television series created by Nicolas Mercier after the idea of Stéphanie Tchou-Cotta that was aired from 18 May 2005 to 3 December 2008 on France 2. The casting was completely changed between the first and second season, but the characters remained the same. The theme song was written by Mirwais and was called "Naive Song". In the US, Clara Sheller aired on Eurochannel in 2009. and on TV5Monde.

Clara Sheller

2005

Elite Squad poster
7.2

Two rival cops are forced to work together to bring down a Parisian organised crime syndicate. Powerful, blistering action-packed detective drama from the makers of Braquo.

Elite Squad

2008

L'Homme que j'ai condamné poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

L'Homme que j'ai condamné

2021

Florence Larrieu : Le juge est une femme poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Florence Larrieu : Le juge est une femme

1993

Cartouche, le brigand magnifique poster
NR

The people of Paris loved him, because he took care of the poor, and had no sympathy for the rich

Cartouche, le brigand magnifique

2009

David Nolande poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

David Nolande

2006

Ange de feu poster
7.3

Suicidal Françoise Sorel wants to be buried in Castelnac, the village she was born in Périgord. Her daughter Lola, discovers she doesn't know anything about her parents and their past life. She spends a few days in Castelnac. A man, an ex-friend of her father's, is murdered and Lola is the main suspect...

Ange de feu

2006

The Gamemaster poster
7.5

12 French celebrities compete to find the Gamemaster among them...

The Gamemaster

2024

Le Grand Test poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Le Grand Test

2024

Les Virtuoses poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Les Virtuoses

2010