Patrick Timsit

Patrick Timsit is a French comedian, writer and film director. He has been nominated for four César Awards – three times as an actor and once as a writer. He is best known for the French comedy Un indien dans la ville.

In 2006, he participated in Rendez-vous en terre inconnue. He is of Algerian Jewish ancestry.

César nominations Best Supporting Actor – La Crise (1992) Best Actor – Pédale douce (1996) Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation – Pédale douce (1996) Best Actor – Le cousin (1997)

Selected filmography Sans peur et sans reproche (1988) as Charles VIII of France Mayrig (1991) as Garbis La Crise (1992) as Michou The Monster (1994) as Loris (French dub) Little Indian, Big City (1994) as Richard Montignac La Belle Verte (1996) as the TV host Pedale douce (1996) as Adrien Le cousin (1997) as Lahcene "Nounours" Abdelrahmane Hercules (1997) as Philoctetes (French dub) Marquise (1997) as René "Gros René" Berthelot Paparazzi (1998) as Franck Quasimodo d'El Paris (1999 – directed) as Quasimodo L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001) as Etienne Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) as Gaëtan Moliére (French dub) The Car Keys (2003) as himself Les 11 commandements (2004) as Toto Shark Tale (2004) as Lenny (French dub) Azur and Asmar (2006) as Crapoux (voice) Dragon Hunters (2008) as Gwizdo (French dub) Sur la piste du Marsupilami (2012) as Caporal Robin des bois, la véritable histoire (2015) as Alfred Gangsterdam (2017) as Ruben's father Dalida (2017) as Bruno Coquatrix Marie-Francine (2017) as Miguel The Last Mercenary (2021) as Commander Jouard Brother and Sister (2022) as Zwy It Takes Two to Tango (2025) as Antoine's manager