# Guillaume de Tonquédec

Guillaume Emmanuel Marie de Quengo de Tonquédec (French pronunciation:; born 18 October 1966) is a French stage, television and film actor. He first became known in his homeland for his role as Renaud Lepic in the TV series Fais pas ci, fais pas ça (2007–2017) on France 2, before winning the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in What's in a Name? in 2013.
De Tonquédec was made a Knight in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2015 by Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin.

## Career

A native of Paris, Guillaume de Tonquédec grew up in Louveciennes. He studied economics and English at Paris Nanterre University until he joined the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris in 1986 for a three-year programme. In 1989, he began his stage career with a national tour in John Millington Synge's The Playboy of the Western World.
He gained recognition in film in Krzysztof Kieslowski's The Double Life of Veronique (1991), followed by his role as Claude Jade's son Jules Martin in List of Merite (1992). In 1996, he starred in Raúl Ruiz's Three Lives and Only One Death.
In 2007, De Tonquédec started starring in the successful TV series Fais pas ci, fais pas ça, which propelled him to stardom in France alongside fellow actors Valérie Bonneton, Isabelle Gélinas and Bruno Salomone. In 2013, he won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Claude Gatignol in What's in a Name?. Co-star Valérie Benguigui won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Élisabeth Garraud-Larchet. De Tonquédec had been nominated two years prior for the Molière Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same role he held in the eponymous play in Paris's Théâtre Édouard VII, upon which the film was based.
He was subsequently nominated twice for the Molière Award for Best Actor, in 2017 and 2020.

## Personal life

Guillaume de Tonquédec, whose ancestors owned the Château de Tonquédec in Brittany from 1626 to 1801 and again from 1828 until 1878, is married to interior designer Christèle Marchal. They reside in L'Étang-la-Ville, Yvelines. They have three children: Amaury, Timothé and Victoire.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1986 | Cours privé | A student | Pierre Granier-Deferre | |
| 1986 | On a volé Charlie Spencer! | | Francis Huster | |
| 1987 | Travelling avant | | Jean-Charles Tacchella | |
| 1988 | Civilisations | Onias | Patrick Meunier | TV mini-series |
| 1989 | Deux | Olivier Muller | Claude Zidi | |
| 1989 | Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed | Nicole's lover | Coline Serreau | |
| 1989 | Les nuits révolutionnaires | François | Charles Brabant | TV mini-series |
| 1991 | The Double Life of Véronique | Serge | Krzysztof Kieślowski | |
| 1991 | Faux frère | | Vincent Martorana | TV movie |
| 1991 | Les enfants de la plage | Benjamin | Williams Crépin | TV movie |
| 1992 | List of Merite | Jules Martin | Charles Nemes | |
| 1995 | La vie de Marianne | Mr. Villot | Benoît Jacquot | TV movie |
| 1996 | Three Lives and Only One Death | Piotr | Raúl Ruiz | |
| 1996 | Notre homme | Eric | Élisabeth Rappeneau | TV movie |
| 1998 | Le comptoir | Paul | Sophie Tatischeff | |
| 1998 | Nestor Burma | A cop | Philippe Venault | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1998 | Une femme d'honneur | Vidal | Marion Sarraut | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1999 | La voleuse de Saint-Lubin | Mr. Mangeot | Claire Devers | |
| 1999-2000 | Cap des Pins | Jean | Bernard Dumont, Pascal Heylbroeck, ... | TV series (30 episodes) |
| 1999-2001 | Chère Marianne | Dimitri | Bernard Uzan | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2000 | Lise et André | The young religious | Denis Dercourt | |
| 2000 | Most Promising Young Actress | SNCF employee | Gérard Jugnot | |
| 2001 | Le marathon du lit | Jean-Claude | Bruno Gantillon | TV movie |
| 2003 | Ruby & Quentin | The hospital intern | Francis Veber | |
| 2003 | Mon papa à moi | | Stefan Le Lay | Short |
| 2003 | Une femme d'honneur | François Guéret | David Delrieux | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2004 | Navarro | Jean-Baptiste | Jean Sagols | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2005 | Les Parrains | Minister Gatignol | Frédéric Forestier | |
| 2005 | Le baiser | | Stefan Le Lay | Short |
| 2005 | Au bar des amis | | Olivier Monot | Short |
| 2006 | Sœur Thérèse.com | Bertrand Tardy | Christophe Douchand | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2006-08 | Commissaire Cordier | Thomas Sorensen | Bertrand Van Effenterre, Eric Summer, ... | TV series (10 episodes) |
| 2007 | La maison | The lawyer | Manuel Poirier | |
| 2007 | Avocats & associés | Franck Bazin | Alexandre Pidoux | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2007–17 | Fais pas ci, fais pas ça | Renaud Lepic | Laurent Dussaux, Pascal Chaumeil, ... | TV series (68 episodes) Nominated - Monte-Carlo Television Festival - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (2011) Nominated - Monte-Carlo Television Festival - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (2012) Nominated - Monte-Carlo Television Festival - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (2013) |
| 2008 | Love Me No More | Sébastien | Jean Becker | |
| 2008 | Let's Talk About the Rain | Stéphane | Agnès Jaoui | |
| 2008 | Le nouveau monde | Sinon | Étienne Dhaene | TV movie |
| 2008 | Complot d'amateurs | Jean-Jacques Melfort | Vincent Monnet | TV movie |
| 2008 | Sur le fil | Éric Mignon | Bruno Garcia | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2009 | Camping Paradis | Paul | Philippe Proteau | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2009 | Louis la Brocante | Arnaud Pavan | Pierre Sisser | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2010 | Les meilleurs amis du monde | Édouard Teston | Julien Rambaldi | |
| 2010 | Camus | Michel Gallimard | Laurent Jaoui | TV movie |
| 2010 | Les diamants de la victoire | Count of Jobourg | Vincent Monnet | TV movie |
| 2010 | Famille d'accueil | Julien | Bertrand Arthuys | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2010 | Profilage | The doc | Eric Summer, Pascal Lahmani, ... | TV series (12 episodes) |
| 2011 | Mike | Mr. Lejeune | Lars Blumers | |
| 2011 | Qui a envie d'être aimé? | The good student | Anne Giafferi | |
| 2011 | L'autre | The neighbor | Julie Sellier | Short |
| 2012 | What's in a Name? | Claude Gatignol | Alexandre de La Patellière & Matthieu Delaporte | César Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2013 | The Scapegoat | Sainclair | Nicolas Bary | |
| 2014 | SMS | Laurent | Gabriel Julien-Laferrière | |
| 2014 | Barbecue | Yves | Éric Lavaine | |
| 2014 | Divin Enfant | Eric | Olivier Doran | |
| 2015 | Families | Jean-Michel Varenne | Jean-Paul Rappeneau | |
| 2015 | Summer Nights | Michel Aubertin | Mario Fanfani | |
| 2015 | The Student and Mister Henri | Paul Voizot | Ivan Calbérac | |
| 2016 | La vie à l'envers | Stéphane | Anne Giafferi | TV movie |
| 2017 | Coexister | Benoît | Fabrice Eboué | |
| 2017 | Bonne Pomme | The mayor | Florence Quentin | |
| 2018 | Game On | | Houdia Ponty | Short |
| 2018 | Speakerine | Pierre Beauval | Laurent Tuel | TV mini-series |
| 2019 | Roxane | Raymond Leroux | Mélanie Auffret | |
| 2019 | Let's Dance | Rémi | Ladislas Chollat | |
| 2019 | Place des victoires | Bruno | Yoann Guillouzouic | |
| 2020 | L'esprit de famille | Alexandre | Éric Besnard | |
| 2020 | Les blagues de Toto | Jérôme | Pascal Bourdiaux | |
| 2020 | Y aura-t-il Noël à Noël? | Renaud Lepic | Michel Leclerc | TV movie |
| 2020 | Ils étaient dix | Gilles Delfour | Pascal Laugier | TV mini-series |
| 2021 | Delicious | Hyacinthe | Éric Besnard | |
| 2021 | Flashback | The cop | Caroline Vigneaux | |
| 2021 | J'irai au bout de mes rêves | Patrick | Stéphanie Pillonca | TV movie |
| 2021 | Germinal | Mr Hennebeau | David Hourrègue | TV mini-series |
| 2021 | Une affaire française | Étienne Sesmat | Christophe Lamotte | TV mini-series |
| 2022 | Plancha | Yves | Éric Lavaine | |
| 2022 | Le temps des secrets | Joseph Pagnol | Christophe Barratier | |
| 2023 | Lie with Me | Stéphane Belcourt | Olivier Peyon | |
| 2023 | Coup de chance | Marcel Blanc | Woody Allen | |
| 2023 | Les blagues de Toto 2 | Jérôme | Pascal Bourdiaux | |
| 2023 | Avenir | Henri Sax | Frank Bellocq | TV mini-series |
| 2023 | Filles du Feu | Tristan d'Urtubie | Magaly Richard-Serrano | TV mini-series |
| 2024 | Cat's Eyes | Dalembert | Alexandre Laurent | TV series |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
| 1988 | The Way of the World | William Congreve | Gérard Watkins | |
| 1989-90 | The Playboy of the Western World | John Millington Synge | Jacques Nichet | |
| 1990-91 | Life Is a Dream | Pedro Calderón de la Barca | Jacques Nichet | |
| 1992 | The School for Wives | Molière | Jean-Luc Boutté | |
| 1993 | The Taming of the Shrew | William Shakespeare | Jérôme Savary | |
| 1994 | The Misanthrope | Molière | Jacques Weber | |
| 1994-95 | Tartuffe | Molière | Jacques Weber | |
| 1996 | The Venetian Twins | Carlo Goldoni | Gildas Bourdet | |
| 1997 | Després de la pluja | Sergi Belbel | Marion Bierry | |
| 1998 | Le Sénateur Fox | Luigi Lunari | Jean-Luc Tardieu | |
| 1998 | Time of My Life | Alan Ayckbourn | Alain Sachs | |
| 2000 | Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell | Keith Waterhouse | Jean-Michel Ribes | |
| 2003 | Hedda Gabler | Henrik Ibsen | Roman Polanski | |
| 2003 | Les Directeurs | Daniel Besse | Étienne Bierry | |
| 2004-05 | Le Sénateur Fox | Luigi Lunari | Jean-Luc Tardieu | |
| 2005 | Le Meilleur Professeur | Daniel Besse | Stéphane Hillel | |
| 2006 | Hedda Gabler | Henrik Ibsen | Roman Polanski | |
| 2006-07 | La Sainte Catherine | Stephan Wojtowicz | José Paul & Agnès Boury | |
| 2006-08 | Le Jardin | Brigitte Buc | Jean Bouchaud | |
| 2010-11 | What's in a Name? | Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de La Patellière | Bernard Murat | Nominated - Molière Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2014 | Un dîner d’adieu | Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de La Patellière | Bernard Murat | |
| 2016 | Un dîner d’adieu | Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de La Patellière | Bernard Murat | |
| 2017-18 | La Vraie Vie | Fabrice Roger-Lacan | Bernard Murat | |
| 2017-18 | The Apartment | Billy Wilder & I. A. L. Diamond | José Paul | Nominated - Molière Award for Best Actor |
| 2019-20 | The Seven Year Itch | George Axelrod | Stéphane Hillel | Nominated - Molière Award for Best Actor |
| 2022-23 | Times Square | Clément Koch | José Paul | |

## Book

* Les Portes de mon imaginaire, Éditions de L'Observatoire, 2018