Philippe Caroit

Philippe Caroit (born September 29, 1959) is a French actor, painter, and writer.

Early life Caroit was born in Paris, as the fourth of seven children. In his teenage years, he began to develop a passion for travelling, to discover new places and meet people, which made him also learn several foreign languages. In the third year of studies, he joined the Conservatoire in Montpellier, where he discovered his passion for theatre. Back in Paris, he continued to study medicine and theatre in parallel. In the sixth year of medicine, while working in a hospital in the 14th arrondissement in Paris, he decided to give up the study and dedicate completely to become an actor, joining the Théâtre de Soleil of Ariane Mnouchkine.

Career His first cinema role was in the movie “La Femme de l’aviateur” (“The Aviator's Wife”) directed by Eric Rohmer in 1981. The next year he had his television debut in “Les ombres” by Jean Claude Brisseau. These were followed by more than 100 roles in French and foreign movies for cinema and television across the world, as Caroit speaks also English, German, Italian and Spanish. In 1999 he directed his first short movie “Faire-part” starring Christine Murillo, Antoine Dulery and Caroline Tresca. The pocket edition of the book is available since June 2023 (published by Bonneton).

In 2025, he takes on a triple role – writer, director, and actor – in Paillettes, a dark comedy, alongside Denis Maréchal, Shirley Bousquet, and Stéphanie Pasterkamp.

Personal life Caroit has a daughter, Blanche, from his marriage to Caroline Tresca. Since December 2022, he is also the father of a boy named Lucien.

In his spare time, Caroit likes to paint, his works being influenced by the German Expressionism, the Fauvism and Les Nabis.

Filmography

Cinema + Year Title Role Notes 1981 The Aviator's Wife François' Friend Éric Rohmer 1982 Enigma Student Jeannot Szwarc 1983 Liberty belle Gilles Pascal Kané 1984 How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave Patrick, l'amant de Nadège Philippe Clair 1986 Deux enfoirés à Saint-Tropez Julius Max Pécas 1987 La Rumba Paul Bergerac Roger Hanin 1987 En toute innocence Didier Alain Jessua 1988 In extremis Tango Olivier Lorsac 1989 Cher frangin Lt. Marillier Gérard Mordillat 1991 Milena Von Vollmar Véra Belmont 1992 Les Eaux dormantes Denis de Lespinière Jacques Tréfouël 1993 The Washing Machine Inspector Alexander Stacev Ruggero Deodato 2000 Jacques Jean-Luc Brisseau 2000 Stardom French TV Journalist Denys Arcand 2006 Come le formiche Nicolas Ilaria Borrelli 2006 Je pense à vous Maître Rivière Pascal Bonitzer 2008 Les Randonneurs à Saint-Tropez Paul Herbert Philippe Harel 2009 Tricheuse J.B. Jean-François Davy 2013 Retour à la vie (Talking to the Trees) Ilaria Borrelli 2014 Valentin Valentin La patron de la SRPJ Pascal Thomas 2017 Vive la crise Président Fassola Jean-François Davy 2017 L'Orage Africain - Un continent sous influence Sylvestre Amoussou 2018 Moi et le Che L'éditeur Patrice Gautier 2019 Maria, Regina Romaniei (Queen Marie of Romania) Conte de Saint-Aulaire Alexis Cahill 2021 And he said yes Rupert Short film. Gintare Parulyte 2023 Ténèbres Clément Poirier

Television + Year Title Role Notes 1981 Télévision de chambre Laurent, le marié Episode: "Les Ombres", Jean-Claude Brisseau 1982 Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan Michel Chrestien Jacques Deray 1982 Marion Patrick - fiancé de Denise Episode: "Qui trop efface" (S1.E4), Jean Pignol 1983 Les beaux quartiers Adrien Jean Kerchbron 1985 Le Diable dans le bénitier Jean-Paul Jean L'Hôte 1986 Série rose Episode: "Le Libertin de qualité" (S1.E5), Juan Luis Buñuel 1986 Série noire Florian La nuit du flinguer (S1.E20), Pierre Grimblat 1988 Melba Duc d'Orleans Episodes: S1.E3–6, Roger McDonald 1988 Sueurs froides Le docteur Episode: "Coup de pouce" (S1.E18), Josée Dayan 1989 V comme vengeance Patrick Martivaux "Un amour tardif" (S1.E1), Patrick Jamain 1989–1991 Coplan Coplan Episodes: S1.E1–5 1990 V comme vengeance Pierre Martana "Au-delà de la vengeance" (S1.E6), Renaud Saint-Pierre 1992 Missione d'amore Padre Sandro Dino Risi 1992 Counterstrike Luigi Di Marco Episode: "The Sting" (S3.E2), René Bonnière 1993 Les Grandes Marées Jean Lestour Episodes: S1.E1–8, Jean Sagols 1993 Le Siècle des Lumières Saint Affrique Humberto Solás 1993–1994 Cancoon Pierre Depary Episodes: S1.E1–4, Jean Sagols and Paolo Barzman 1995–2001 Les Bœuf-carottes David Kaan 9 episodes 1999 Tramontane Paul Episodes: S1.E1–5, Henri Helman 1999 Highlander: The Raven Inspector Colbert Episode: "The Frame" (S1.E16), Georges Mendeluk 2000 La tribu de Zoé Mathieu Pierre Joassin 2001 Junior 2001 Méditerranée Pascal Bobbio Episodes: S1.E1–2, E5, Henri Helman 2001 Il bello delle donne Aldo Morelli Episode: "Marzo - madre e figlia" (S1.E7), Luigi Parisi 2003 Le Bleu de l'océan Clément Malet Episodes: S1.E1–5, Didier Albert 2003 Une femme si parfaite Marc Sulznyckie Bernard Uzan 2003 Spooks / MI-5 Jean-Luc (uncredited) Episode: "Clean Skin" (S2.E7), Ciaran Donnelly 2004 Imperium: Nero Apollonius Paul Marcus 2005 Un transat pour huit Pierre Pierre Joassin 2005 Trois femmes…un soir d'été Le commandant Moriset Episodes: S1.E1–4, Sébastien Grall 2005 Sauveur Giordano Le docteur Faroux Episode: "L'envers du décor" (S1.E9), Klaus Biedermann 2005 La Voie de Laura Jérôme Gérard Cuq 2005 Trois femmes flics Le Commandant Moriset Episodes: S1.E1–6, Philippe Triboit 2006 Joséphine, ange gardien Thomas La couleur de l'amour (S10.E1), Laurent Levy 2006 Chassé croisé amoureux Gérard Cuq 2007–2010 RIS police scientifique Gilles Sagnac Episodes: S3.E21–30, S4.E31–46, S5.E47–64, S6.E65–68 2011 Camping Paradise Thierry Episode: "Miracle au camping" (S2.E4), Philippe Proteau 2011 Merci Patron Pierre Joassin 2011 Commissaire Magellan Lucas Barbier Episode: "Mort subite" (S2.E2), Etienne Dhaene 2012 Toussaint Louverture Bayon Philippe Niang 2013 Joséphine, ange gardien Christophe Giovanni Episode: "En roue Libre" (S14.E2), Philippe Proteau 2014 Die Staatsaffäre Guy Dupont, französische Staatspräsident Michael Rowitz 2014 Crimes et botanique Bruno Volker Episode: "Le Jardin des papillons noirs" (S1E2), Bruno Garcia 2015 Meurtres à La Rochelle Raphaël Weiss Etienne Dhaene 2016 Mallory Mallory François Guérin 2017 Camping Paradis Stéphane Episode: "Miss Camping" (S8.E4), Marwen Abdallah 2017 Le Prix de la vérité Emmanuel Rigaut 2017–2020 Über die Grenze Yves Kleber Episodes: S1.E1–4, Michael Rowitz 2017 Munch Rodolphe Dulax Episode: "Le process" (S1.E8), Nicolas Guicheteau 2018–2020 Crimes Parfaits Damien Roche Episodes: S1.E5–6, S2.E7–8, S3.E7–8 2019 La Malédiction du volcan Edouard de Richebourg Marwen Abdallah 2020 Meurtres à Cayenne Antoine Lagarde Marc Barrat 2021 Cassandre Marc Lanvin Episode: "Les régates" (S6.E2), Eric Le Roux 2024 Parizot Jean-Dominique Saint-Ulrich Nicolas Copin 2024 À qui profite le doute? Giovanni Costello Stéphanie Tchou-Cotta 2025 Meurtres à Saint-Martin Dr. Pasteur François Guérin 2025 Les Mystères des grottes du Régulus Jean-Marc Monnier Lorie Pester 2025 Sans Retour (formerly: D'écume et de sang) Pierre Theroux Julien Seri