# Marc Duret

Marc Duret (born 28 September 1957) is a French actor. He is known for his role as Rico in the 1990 film La Femme Nikita, and as Joseph Duverney in the Starz series Outlander in 2016.

## Early life and education

Marc Duret was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France, on 28 September 1957.
Duret studied drama at the Conservatoire national in Nice, the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris, Rose Bruford College in London, and the University at Albany, SUNY and the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York.

## Career

Having previously played Cardinal Guillaume Briçonnet in the television series Borgia from 2011 to 2014, Duret appeared as Joseph Duverney in the Starz series Outlander in 2016.

## Awards

Duret was nominated for a 1991 César Award for Most Promising Actor for his portrayal of Rico in the 1990 film La Femme Nikita.
In 1994 he was nominated for a Molière Award for Best Newcomer for his theatre performance in Les grandes personnes (The Grown Ups). In 2011, Screen Junkies named Duret #1 of its "10 Best French Movie Actors".

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Role | Director | Producer | Notes |
| 1981 | Une robe noire pour un tueur [fr] (A Black Dress for a Killer) | Young drug addict | José Giovanni | FR3, Selta Films and U.P.C.T. | |
| 1982 | Five Days One Summer | French student | Fred Zinneman | Warner Bros. | |
| 1982 | Jules et Juju (Jules and Juju) | Stéphane | Yves Ellena | | TV movie |
| 1983 | Thieves After Dark | Le jeune homme (uncredited) | Samuel Fuller | Parafrance Films and Sara Films | |
| 1988 | The Big Blue | Roberto | Luc Besson | Gaumont | |
| 1989 | The Man Who Lived at the Ritz | Pierre Monet | Desmond Davis | Harmony Gold | TV movie |
| 1990 | La Femme Nikita | Rico | Luc Besson | Gaumont | 1991 César Award nominee |
| 1991 | L'Homme au masque d'or [fr] (The Man in the Golden Mask) | Pedro | Éric Duret | Adélaïde Productions, Société Générale de Gestion Cinématographique (SGGC), Solus Productions and TF1 Films Production | |
| 1993 | Tout va bien dans le service | Alain | Charlotte Silvera | France 2 (FR2) | TV movie |
| 1993 | Anges ou démons? | | Pierre Aknine | Arcanes Films and TF1 | TV movie |
| 1993 | Faut-il aimer Mathilde? | Mano | Edwin Baily | 3B Productions, C.R.R.A.V, Cam Light Grip, Hamster Productions, Paradise Films and Square Productions | |
| 1995 | La Haine | Inspector Notre Dame | Mathieu Kassovitz | Canal+ | |
| 1995 | La voix de l'araignée | | Henri Barges | Carl Beyer | |
| 1995 | Va mourire [fr] (Up Yours) | Yoyo | Nicolas Boukhrief | B.C. Films, Rézo Films and Canal+ | |
| 1995 | Les grandes personnes | Antoine Boivin | Daniel Moosmann | Borromee Production, France 2 (FR2) and Société Française de Production (SFP) | TV movie |
| 1996 | L'embellie | Philippe | Charlotte Silvera | Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), France 2 (FR2) and Néria Productions | TV movie |
| 1996 | Cannes Man | French actor | Richard Martini | | |
| 1996 | The Ogre | Prisoner of War | Volker Schlöndorff | Canal+ | |
| 1997 | Héroïnes | Luc | Gérard Krawczyk | Alain Terzian | |
| 1997 | Dobermann | Inspecteur Baumann | Jan Kounen | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment | |
| 1997 | Tortilla y cinema [fr] | Benjamin Ballon | Martin Provost | Canal+, Cinesinema and Odessa Films | |
| 1998 | Micro climat | Miguel | Marc Simenon | Rafael Rey | TV movie |
| 1999 | Les Grandes Bouches [fr] (The Loudmouths) | Lucien | Bernie Bonvoisin | Canal+, Clara Films, M6 Films, PolyGram Audiovisuel and S.D.P. Films | |
| 2000 | Fugues | Vincent | Marion Sarraut | Stéphane Lhoest | TV movie |
| 2000 | Code Unknown | The Policeman | Michael Haneke | Canal+ | |
| 2001 | The Twins' Plot | | Arnaud Sélignac | | TV movie |
| 2001 | Ties and Ropes | Marcel | Herman Van Eyken | Alice in Wonderland and Fado Filmes | |
| 2002 | The Landlords | Michel | Rémi Waterhouse | CASDEN Banque Populaire, Canal+, Cofimage 12, Diaphana Films, M6 Films, Magouric Productions and SGTI | |
| 2003 | La maîtresse du corroyeur | Georges Porquel | Claude Grinberg | France 3 | TV movie |
| 2003 | Corps à corps | Doctor Azzeri | François Hanss | Carrère Groupe | |
| 2003 | Une deuxième chance | Louis | Frédéric Krivine | Telfrance, France 3 and Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) | TV movie |
| 2004 | Bien agités! | Lieutenant Duret | Patrick Chesnais | M6 Films | TV movie |
| 2005 | Virgil | Character in the kitchen | Mabrouk El Mechri | Gaumont | |
| 2006 | Mariés... ou presque | Lucas | Didier Grousset | France 2 (FR2) and Merlin Productions | TV movie |
| 2008 | Comme les autres | Marc | Vincent Garenq | Canal+ | |
| 2010 | Ahmed Gassiaux | Bourget | Ismaël Saidi | Ismaël Saidi | |
| 2010 | Le 3e jour (The Third Day) | Commissaire Blache | Bernard Stora | Mathieu Fabiani and Bernard Stora | TV movie |
| 2012 | Praschan Requiem | Le Juge | Albert Fautré | Don Clovis and Albert Fautré | |
| 2012 | Arrête de pleurer Pénélope | Nicolas Badaroux | Juliette Arnaud and Corinne Puget | Thomas Klotz | |
| 2015 | L'esigenza di unirmi ogni volta con te (Getaway of Love) | Martino | Tonino Zangardi | Atalante Film, Minerva Pictures and Dea Film | |
| 2016 | The Dark Side | Capitaine Soriano | Marc Rivière | A Prime Group, AT-Production and Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) | TV movie |
| 2018 | Les Tuche 3 (The Magic Tuche) | Laurent Dupuis | Olivier Baroux | Richard Grandpierre | |
| 2020 | De l'autre côté (The Other Side) | Didier Coincenot | Didier Bivel | GMT Productions and France Télévisions | TV movie |
| 2022 | Envol | Philippot | Frédéric Cerulli | Les Films à Fleur de Peau | |

### Short film

| Year | Short film | Role | Director | Producer | Notes |
| 1991 | La troue de la corneille | Albert | François Hanss | | |
| 1994 | Le Père-Nöel de minuit | Père Noël | Alain Delmas | Eric Farrant | |
| 1995 | L'ennemi | Durun | Hervé Renoh | Baal Films | |
| 1995 | Snuff Movie | | Olivier Van Hoofstadt | Arizona Films and Ministrie de la Communiate Francaise de Belgique | |
| 1996 | Le retour de l'ascenseur | Tom | Hervé Jakubowicz | Jean-Marc Delaplanque and Francis Doré | |
| 1997 | Un jour de plus | | Olivier Abbou | | |
| 1997 | Parabellum | | Olivier Van Hoofstadt | Seven Productions and Seven Arts Industry | |
| 1998 | Bob | Bob | Rémy Boudet | Pumpkins productions | |
| 1998 | Mounir et Anita | | Mabrouk El Mechri | Mathieu Zeitindjioglou | |
| 2003 | R.I.P. - Repose en paix | Meyer | Roland Collin | BR Films, Bull Ring Production and Hobby One Multimédia | |
| 2003 | Concours de circonstance | | Mabrouk El Mechri | | |
| 2004 | La chepor | Garagiste station essence | David Tessier | Guyom Corp, Chic Films and MNP Entreprise | |
| 2005 | Jack | Meyer | Roland Collin | BR Films and Hobby One Multimédia | |
| 2008 | Babylone | Officer n°1 | Simon Saulnier | Milo Films | |
| 2008 | Beyond the Mexique Bay | | Jean-Marc Rousseau Ruiz | Camara Carnal, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE) and Parati Films | |
| 2012 | À tout prix | Thierry Cortal | Yann Danh | Wallpaper Productions | |
| 2014 | 13/12/11 | Charles Handings | Patrick Alen | ABC Cinema | |
| 2014 | L'atente | Marc | Stratos Gabrielidis | Connus Mais Connus and Fondus de Prod | |
| 2016 | Silhouette | Alain | Bertrand Cazor | La Terre Tourne | |
| 2017 | Elysium Futurus | Serge Bollinger | Roger Simonsz | Michel Discors | |
| 2017 | Treasures Under The Rocks | Leilenia's Uncle | Anna Antonova | | |
| 2018 | Calvin | Marcus | Leslie Crocquefere and Camille Tello | | |
| 2021 | Lingo | Lawrence | Himself | Himself | Cannes World Film Festival Winner |
| 2023 | Bet Your Bottom Dollar | François | Brandon Ashplant | Golden Goat Films | Voice role |

### Television

| Year | Series | Role | Director | Producer | Notes |
| 1989 | Orages d'été [fr] (Summer Light) | Maxime | Jean Sagols | TF1 and Telfrance | Episode #1.1-1.8 |
| 1990 | Le Lyonnais [fr] | Marc Lepetit | Michel Favart | | Episode: La reine du fleuve |
| 1990 | Orages d'été, Avis de tempête | Maxime | Jean Sagols | TF1 and Telfrance | Episode #1.1 |
| 1993 | Maigret | Agnelot | Michel Sibra | France 2 | Episode: Maigret et les témoins récalcitrants |
| 1993-94 | Police Secrets | Inspecteur Bizot / Romain | Michèle Ferrand-Lafaye and Janusz Zaorski | Falcon Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Internation Artist Development, La Cinq and Taurus Films | Episodes: Un alibi en or (1994) and Le violeur impuni (1993) |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Pierre Ferret | Maurice Phillips | A+E Networks, BBC, Cipango Productions Audiovisuelles and Portobello Pictures | Episode: An Advancement of Learning |
| 1996 | The School Teacher | Marc | François Velle | France 2 (FR2), Hamster Productions, K2 SA, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) and Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR) | Episode: Demain dès l'aube |
| 1996-98 | L'histoire du samedi | Blassans / Romain | Bertrand Van Effenterre and Denys Granier-Deferre | FR3 | Episodes: Quand un ange passe and Chassés-croisés |
| 2000 | Le lycée | Antoine | Miguel Courtois | M6 and Tétra Média | Six episodes |
| 2000-01 | Starhunter | Eric | François Basset and Patrick Malakian | Chum Television, Danforth Studios, Le Sabre and SpaceWorks Studios | Episodes: Dark and Stormy Night and Past Lives |
| 2004 | Docteur Dassin, généraliste | Denis Cholet | Stéphane Kurc | | Episode: Docteur Dassin, généraliste |
| 2004 | Avocats & associés | Marc Cayeux | Patrice Martineau | Alain Clert and Charline de Lépine | Episode: Enfance volée |
| 2004 | Cordier and Son: Judge and Cop | Berthier | Gilles Béhat | Michelle Podroznik | Episode: Faux départ |
| 2004 | Les Monos | Lino | Dennis Berry | France 2 (FR2), Gaumont Television and Télé Images International | Episodes: Les trois frères and La loi du plus fort |
| 2005 | Ladies of the Law | Le docteur Francoeur | Denis Amar | | Episode: Héritage |
| 2005 | Une femme d'honneur | Didier Marchand / Servat | Patrick Poubel | | Episode: Un homme peut en cacher un autre |
| 2006 | Le proc | Le commissaire Vecchia | Alexandre Pidoux | | Episode: Contrat sur le proc |
| 2006 | Jeff et Léo, flics et jumeaux | | Olivier Guignard | Alain Degove | Episode: Le dernier tango |
| 2007 | The Legend of Three Keys | Simon | Patrick Dewolf | Nelka Films and Fontana | Episode #1.1, #1.2 and #1.3 |
| 2009 | Action spéciale douanes | François | | Exilene Films, A Prime Group and France 2 (FR2) | Six episodes |
| 2009 | The Philanthropist | Detective Collin | Duane Clark | Carnival Film & Television, Stillking Films, The Levinson / Fontana Company and Truly Original | Episode: Paris |
| 2009-11 | Les toqués | Pierrot | | Lady / Boys Films, Fontana and Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) | Five episodes |
| 2011-12 | Week-end chez les Toquées | Pierrot | | Lady / Boys Films, Fontana and Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) | Five episodes |
| 2011–14 | Borgia | Cardinal Guillaume Briçonnet | | Atlantique Productions, EOS Entertainment and Canal+ | Seven episodes |
| 2012 | Blood of the Vine | Marco Ferri | Marc Rivière | Télécip | Episode: Boire et déboires en Val de Loire |
| 2012 | Au nom d'Athènes | Miltiade | | Docside Production and Indigenes Productions | |
| 2013 | Marc Saint Georges: The Savior | Henri Pessac | Albert Fautré | Golden Century Pictures | Episode: The Shadow of My Enemy |
| 2014 | Métal Hurlant Chronicles | King Targot | Guillaume Lubrano | Sparkling and WE Productions | Episode: "Loyal Khondor" |
| 2015 | L'homme de la situation | Marc Saint Sabin | Stéphane Kappes | Ego Productions and M6 | Episode: Irène |
| 2015 | Napoleon: The Campaign of Russia | Napoleon | | Indigenes Productions | Episodes: La Moskova and La Bérézina |
| 2015 | Caïn | Yann Barbet | Bertrand Arthuys | DEMD Productions | Episode: Rumeurs |
| 2016 | Le juge est une femme | Michel Jamin | Akim Isker | Ego Productions, TF1 and Société Française de Production (SFP) | Episode: Mauvais genre |
| 2016 | Outlander | Joseph Duverney | Douglas Mackinnon | | Episode #2.2, #2.3 and #2.4 |
| 2018 | Sploon | Leo | Yves Marcellin | Yves Marcellin | Episode: Le pouvoir de l'ubiquité |
| 2020 | Ils étaient dix (They Were Ten) | Maitre Langlois | Pascal Laugier | | Episode #1.2, #1.3 |
| 2024 | Franklin | Monsieur Brillon | Tim Van Patten | Apple Studios | Eight episodes |

## Theatre

| Year | Project | Author | Director | Venue | Notes |
| 1994 | Les grandes personnes | Olivier Dutaillis | Jean-Michel Vanson | Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse | Molière Award nominee |
| 2004 | Wedding (in) white | Roberto Cavosi | Pierre Santini | Mouffetard Theatre, the Theatre Work | |
| 2011 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Edmond Rostand | Brigitte Rico Company | Francis Gag Theatre, Theatre de Verdure | |
| 2012 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Edmond Rostand | Compagnie three rain ray | Espace Magnan, Nice | |
| 2013 | The Seagull | Anton Chekov | Desordre Company | | Role: Trigorin |
| 2014 | Angelo, Tyrant of Padua | Victor Hugo | Paulo Correia | Salle Pierre Brasseur, Théâtre National of Nice | Role: Angelo, the Tyrant |
| 2014 | La Strada | | | Espace Magnan, Nice | Role: Zampanò |

## Recognition

| Year | Award | Category | Project | Role | Result |
| 1991 | César Award | Most Promising Actor | La Femme Nikita | Rico | Nominated |
| 1994 | Molière Award | Best Newcomer | Les grandes personnes | | Nominated |
| 2021 | Cannes World Film Festival | Best Actor in a Short Film | Lingo | Lawrence | Won |
| 2022 | Next Generation Indie Film Awards | Best Actor in a Short Film | Lingo | Lawrence | Nominated |
In 2011, Screen Junkies named Duret #1 of its "10 Best French Movie Actors".