Frédéric Diefenthal

Frédéric Diefenthal (born 26 July 1968 in Saint-Mandé) is a French actor and director.

Biography Diefenthal grew up in Saint-Puy in southwestern France. Prior to acting, Diefenthal pursued apprenticeships in the hotel industry, hairdressing, was also an apprentice pastry chef. He began studies in architecture before switching to drama. 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 separated in 2014.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1998 Taxi Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec 2000 Taxi 22001 Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre Martin Savage Souls Firmin 2002 A Private Affair The Transvestite 2003 Taxi 3Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec 2004 L'Incruste Alexandre 2005 Clara Sheller JP2005Renart the Fox Renart 2007 Taxi 4Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec 2017 The Forest Vincent Musso 2018 Caïn Renaud Maurin Episode: Jardin secret