Daniel Russo
Born: 1948-05-13 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Known For: Acting
Biography
Daniel Russo is a French actor and screenwriter born May 13, 1948 in Paris. Originally from Marseille, Daniel Russo was born in Paris during a trip by his parents. These having divorced at the beginning of the 1950s, his mother obtained custody of him but had him placed at the age of four in residential care. His father finally obtained custody in Marseilles where he was brought up. Passionate about drawing and painting, he joined the Boulle school and became an interior decorator, working with his father who intended him to take over the family business. At the same time, he does theater to correct his diction following an accident that broke his jaw at thirteen. Decorating Robert Lamoureux's apartment one day, the latter invites him to see him play and introduces him to the magic of the stage. He then entered the Ecole de la rue Blanche and then the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art (Promo 1974) where he won four prizes. At the same time, he was a rock guitarist in the Magic Stars, then Les Proverbes (pretending to be Antoine's group), performing at rock concerts in the Paris region. He joined Jacques Fabbri's theater company, with whom he appeared on the TV show Tutti Fabbri broadcast on the 1st channel from Sunday January 13, 1974. He appeared for the first time in cinema in 1976 in The Judge and the Assassin by Bertrand Tavernier in a small role as a guard. In the early 1980s, he played on the boards of the Café-Théâtre des Blancs-Manteaux and began to be spotted by certain critics for the excellence of his playing, 'remarkably expressive'. Thereafter, he interpreted many small roles before the public noticed him in Génial, mes parents divorcent!, a success of Patrick Braoudé in 1990, director whom he will find for Neuf mois in 1994. With this resurgence of popularity, he chained roles with Bertrand Tavernier, Étienne Chatiliez or Gérard Oury. The collaboration with Laurent Baffie will be fruitful in the theater: Sex, Shenanigans and General Culture, Toc toc and in the play Jacques Daniel with Claude Brasseur. On television, his performances in On the Edge or in Suzie Berton are noticed. He plays in the series Trois pères à la maison on M6 and La vie est à nous. Then he played Pierre Bérégovoy in the TV movie A Man of Honor in 2009. He lent his voice for many dubs, including the French voices of Harvey Keitel, Danny DeVito, Bob Hoskins, John Travolta, Matt Dillon. He gave up this field in the mid-2000s.
Filmography
2025
2023
2022
2021
- Serial (Bad) Weddings 3 as Isaac Benichou
- The Loan
2019
- Disturbing Disappearances as Dario Benedetti
- Dentro di te c'è la terra
2018
- Le Choix de Cheyenne as Simon Langlois
2016
- Amanda as Self
- On refait le boulevard
- Jacques Daniel as Daniel
2015
2014
- The Three Brothers: The Return as Le beau-père de Michael
- Brèves de comptoir as Jacky
- Hier est un autre Jour ! as Pierre Maillard
- Retenez bien ma gueule ! as Self
- Les tourtereaux divorcent as Marcel
2013
- Murders in... as Capitaine Lefevre
- Marius as Félix Escartefigue
- Fanny as Félix Escartefigue
- Vaugand as Camparain
- Les François as François senior
- Il faut marier maman as Gérard
2012
- Cain as Yves Pasteur
- Injustice as Pierre Loisel
- La Guerre du Royal Palace as Maxime Verdier
2011
- Changer la vie ! as Pierre Bérégovoy
- J'ai peur d'oublier as Paul
- Tromper n'est pas jouer
- Lunch Versus Dinner as Jean-Michel
2009
- Death List as Paul Sax
- Mac Orlan as Victor Mac Orlan
- Un viol as Maxime Gallet
- Un homme d'honneur as Pierre Bérégovoy
- La Passion selon Didier as Didier
2008
- La Veuve tatouée as Louis
- C'est mieux la vie quand on est grand as Raymond
- TOC TOC as Vincent
2007
- Chez Maupassant as Cornudet
- La revue de presse as Self
2006
- On n'est pas couché as Self - Guest
- Le temps de la désobéissance as Édouard Vigne
2005
- The Antidote as Guillaume Marty
- L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé as le père de Bernard
- Bien dégagé derrière les oreilles as Henri Castarède
- Le meilleur commerce du monde as Ricco
- On ne prête qu'aux riches as Lucien
2004
- 93, rue Lauriston as Henri Lafont, alias « Abwehr Henri Chamberlin »
- Suzie Berton as Marco
- Trois pères à la maison as Tony
- Si c'est ça la famille as Daniel Colona
- À cran, deux ans après as Bob François
2003
- The Car Keys as Daniel
- À cran as Bob François
2002
- À l'abri des regards indiscrets as L'homme d'affaires
- Marche et rêve ! Les homards de l'utopie as Toinou
2001
- Sexe, magouilles et culture générale as Franck Petit, game's producer
2000
- Second life as Ronnie
- Route de nuit as Guido
1998
- Grève party as Monsieur Jean
- The Boys II as Laurent
- Bingo ! as André
- Jeudi 12 as Roussier
1997
- The Target as Jean-Pierre Bellac
- Droit dans le mur as Jean-François
- The Ideal Man as Paul
- Le garçon d'orage as Marcellin
- Maintenant ou jamais as Raymond
1996
- Ghost with Driver as Marcel Bourdon, prétendu ami de Georges
- Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0 as Monsieur Hattus
- Oui as Polo
- Mémoires d'un jeune con as Damien
- Ma femme me quitte as Alain
1995
- The Horseman on the Roof as Maître Rigoard
- Fresh Bait as Jean-Pierre
- Happiness Is in the Field as André le patron de l'hotel
1994
- Neuf Mois as Georges
- L'homme de mes rêves as Alex
1993
- Faites comme chez nous ... (Director)
1992
1991
- Great, My Parents Divorce! as père Christian
- Allo, Maman !
1989
- Life and Nothing But as Lieutenant Trévise
1988
- Man Eaters as -The American pilot
1987
- Killing Time as Melchior
1986
- Black Mic Mac as Rabuteau
- The Joint Brothers as Harky
1985
- All Mixed Up as André Martin
- Moi vouloir toi as Pierre Baillet
1983
- Le Jeune Marié as Durbec
- A Man of My Measure as André
- It Could Be Worse as Charles Murat
1982
- The Party 2 as Étienne, François' dentist friend
1981
- Instinct de femme as Nurse
- Why Not Us? as Guy Loiseau
- Au bout du chemin as l'assistant
1980
- La Traque as Denis (SRPJ Lyon)
1979
- The Bit Between the Teeth as Un commentateur TV
- Ciao, You Guys as Mario
1977
- Stop Calling Me Baby! as Commercials director
1976
- Police Commissioner Moulin as Shalom