Arnaud Binard

Arnaud Binard (born 18 January 1971 in Bordeaux) is a French actor and producer mainly known for his roles in many romantic or detective television hit-series broadcast throughout the French-speaking world such as Sous Le Soleil (1998–1999), France 2's Groupe Flag (2002–2004), TF1's Alice Nevers: The judge is a woman (2002–2007), France 2's Empreintes criminelles, Chérif (2015-2017) or France 3's Agathe Koltès (2016–2019). His feature films include Gabriel Axel's Leïla (2001) or the erotic dramas Grande École (2004) based on Jean-Marie Besset's The Best of Schools or Jean-Claude Brisseau's À l'aventure (2009). Within the English-speaking world, Binnard appeared in Hulu's Guidestones, ABC's Modern Family and plays Laurent in Emily in Paris.

Early life Binard grew up in the seaside resort of Seignosse-le-Penon where his parents, sports teachers, managed the old public seawater pools. Passionate about surfing, he declared:“As a teenager, the waves were an obsession. I dreamt of it every night. I saw surfers in my village as living gods. My parents had taught me very early on how to swim into the waves, but my father refused to see me practicing this 'smoky backpacker sport'. He eventually gave in, but we had already moved to Lot-et-Garonne, far from the coast. The frustration was intense." Sud-Ouest, July 2017.

Education At Marmande High School, Binard volunteered to form a theater group responding to the literature teacher's request to try to "conjure [his] great shyness". He started in the theater at the age of fourteen and for several years explored different facets of acting: "the pleasure of acting never left me." He continued his theatrical journey in Bordeaux, where he also began studying to become a physical education teacher. From the classical repertoire to street theater via improvisation, he extended his career by moving to Paris in 1996 to take the Jean Darnel course at the Théâtre de l'Atelier.

Career He has been working for several years in television (Le Dernier Seigneur des Balkans, Alice Nevers, Le Ciel sur la tête, Empreintes criminelles...) and cinema (À l'aventure, ID:A).

In 2014, he portrayed the character of Brooklyn Cott on series Guidestones (season 2).

In Novembre 2014, he founded broadcasting production company Atelier K-plan

Since 2016, he plays the role of Captain Fontaine on TV Series Agathe Koltès (France 3).

Filmography Year Title Role Director Note 1995 Le miracle de l'amour Greg Gérard Espinasse, Dominique Giuliani... TV series (5 episodes)1998 Les kidnappeurs Rufus Graham Guit Sous le soleil Manu Eric Summer, Philippe Roussel... TV series (18 episodes) 1999 Superlove Stéphane Jean-Claude Janer 1999–2005 Manatea, les perles du Pacifique Antoine Coste Hervé Renoh, Hugues de Laugardière... TV series (13 episodes) 2001 Leïla Nils Gabriel Axel2002 Mortes de préférence Dr. Antoine Moser Jean-Luc Breitenstein TV movie Duelles Thomas Verdi Laurence Katrian TV series (1 episode) 2002–2004 Groupe flag Rémi Eric Summer & Étienne Dhaene TV series (7 episodes) 2002–2007 Le juge est une femme Romance / Denis Wuygans Stéphane Kappes, Charlotte Brändström... TV series (15 episodes)2003 Bloody Pizza The director Michel Rodas Short Les femmes ont toujours raison Max Élisabeth Rappeneau TV movie Valentine Grégoire Eric Summer TV movie2004 Grande École Waterpolo coach Robert Salis Lune rousse Cayatte Laurent Dussaux TV movie 2005 Le dernier seigneur des Balkans Zulfikar Bey Michel Favart TV mini-series 2006 Times Have Been Better (Le ciel sur la tête) Jérémy Régis Musset TV movie2007 Fort comme un homme Franck Stéphane Giusti TV movie Lost Signs Xavier Mayer Didier Albert TV mini-series 2008 À l'aventure Greg Jean-Claude Brisseau 2009 Josephine, Guardian Angel Hadrien Jean-Marc Seban TV series (1 episode)2010 Les toqués Simon Laurence Katrian TV series (1 episode) Maison Close Francis Arnoult Mabrouk El Mechri, Jacques Ouaniche... TV series (6 episodes) 2010-2011 Empreintes criminelles Pierre Cassini Christian Bonnet TV series (6 episodes) 2011 ID：A Pierre Christian E. Christiansen Nominated - Ole Award for Best Supporting Actor 2011-2012 Clem Bruno Joyce Buñuel TV series (4 episodes)2012 Section de recherches Nicolas Farrel Gérard Marx & Éric Le Roux TV series (1 episode) Nouvelle Maud Captain Marc Soubeyrand Régis Musset TV series (5 episodes)2013 Enquêtes réservées Dr. Sébastien Lerner Jérôme Portheault TV series (1 episode) Boulevard du Palais Coutanceau Christian Bonnet TV series (1 episode)2014 Le sang de la vigne Hugo Basler Marc Rivière TV series (1 episode) Guidestones Brooklyn Cott Jay Ferguson TV series (11 episodes)2015 Je Dis Call Me The man Michael Westbrook Short Mongeville Maxime Vinet Bruno Garcia TV series (1 episode) 2015-2017 Chérif Lt. Pascal Garnier Julien Zidi, Vincent Giovanni... TV series (10 episodes)2016 Elles... Les filles du Plessis Bénédicte Delmas TV movie La stagiaire Nicolas Delaunay Christophe Campos TV series (1 episode) 2016-2017 Agathe Koltès Captain Fontaine Christian Bonnet & Adeline Darraux TV series (8 episodes)2017 Meurtres en Auvergne Etienne Romagnat Thierry Binisti TV movie Quartier des Banques Alexandre Grangier Fulvio Bernasconi TV series (6 episodes)2018 Les Disparus de Valenciennes Mickaël Tortois Elsa Bennett & Hippolyte Dard TV movie Un Bébé pour Noël Eric Summer TV movie Les Innocents Prosecutor Vidal Frédéric Berthe & François Ryckelynck TV mini-series2020Modern FamilyGuySeason 11 Episode 13: "Paris"2021-2024Emily in ParisLaurent GrateauDarren StarTV series2024BrocéliandeMaxence GuivarchBruno GarciaTV seriesCat's EyesMichaël HeinzMichel CatzTV series

Producer Year Title Note2001 Passage en caisse Short