Olivier Marchal

Olivier Marchal

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Talence, Gironde, France
November 14, 1958

Biography

Olivier Marchal (born 14 November 1958) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, and a former policeman. In 2005, he was nominated for three César Awards (Best Director, Best Film and Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation) for his film 36 Quai des Orfèvres. He also created the popular French television police drama Braquo and wrote and directed some episodes in its first season (2009). With Catherine Quiniou (Catherine Marchal), actress, married in 1995, Olivier Marchal is the father of four children: Léa born in 1994, Zoé born in 1998, Ninon born in 2006 and Basile born in 2010. The couple separated in 2015. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivier Marchal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Squad 36
Squad 36
6.2
/ French
Rogue City
Rogue City
5.9
/ French
Overdose
Overdose
6.5
/ French
Mea Culpa
Mea Culpa
6.3
/ French
A Gang Story
A Gang Story
6.8
/ French
Tell No One
Tell No One
7.2
/ French
Les Innocents
Les Innocents
6.4
/ French
Ibiza
Ibiza
5.2
/ French
36th Precinct
36th Precinct
6.9
/ French
Anything for Her
Anything for Her
7.0
/ French
Meurtres à Blois
Meurtres à Blois
5.5
/ French
Carbone
Carbone
6.7
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Squad 36
2025Nominee

Best Writing

Squad 36

Rogue City
2020Nominee

Best Director

Rogue City

Overdose
2022Nominee

Best Director

Overdose

Career Highlights

Mea Culpa
2014Highlight

Best Writing

Mea Culpa

A Gang Story
2011Highlight

Best Director

A Gang Story

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