Olivier Gourmet

Biography

Olivier Gourmet is a Belgian actor who was raised in Mirwart and first discovered performing at boarding school, where he stepped in for a classmate in a school play and found a gift for mimicry and comedy. After weighing sports journalism and comedy, he trained at the Conservatoire de Liège and earned its first prize in two years. His first significant screen role came in the Dardenne brothers' La Promesse (1996), and he went on to appear in every one of their subsequent films. His work in their drama The Son brought him a Jury prize for interpretation at Cannes in 2002. He later received the Critics Award at Cannes in 2011 and was nominated in eleven categories at the César Awards a year later. Gourmet became a prolific screen actor, averaging around five films a year across a large filmography.

Movie Career

Films: 23
Career span: 29 years1996 to 2025

Genres

Drama83%, 19 films
Crime30%, 7 films
Comedy26%, 6 films
Adventure13%, 3 films
Romance13%, 3 films

First and latest

Olivier Gourmet movies on Netflix

Colours of Time2025IMDb rating 7.2as Claude Monet 1895
Eugénie Grandet2021IMDb rating 6.3as Félix Grandet
One Nation, One King2018IMDb rating 5.9as L'oncle
The Midwife2017IMDb rating 6.7as Paul Baron
The Royal Exchange2017IMDb rating 6.7as Philippe d'Orléans, le régent
April and the Extraordinary World2015IMDb rating 7.3as Paul
Madame Bovary2015IMDb rating 5.7as Monsieur Rouault
40-Love2014IMDb rating 6.1as Jérôme
Grand Central2013IMDb rating 6.2as Gilles
The Kid with a Bike2011IMDb rating 7.4as Le patron du bar
Lorna's Silence2008IMDb rating 7.1as L'inspecteur
Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #12008IMDb rating 7.4as Le commissaire Broussard
Jacquou the Rebel2007IMDb rating 6.4as Le curé Bonal
Madonnas2007IMDb rating 6.3as Jérôme Vassé
The Tiger Brigades2006IMDb rating 5.8as L'inspecteur Marcel Terrasson -dit Le Colosse, un adjoint de Valentin
The Ax2005IMDb rating 7.3as Raymond Machefer
The Child2005IMDb rating 7.4as Policier en civil
The Mystery of the Yellow Room2003IMDb rating 6.3as Robert Darzac
Time of the Wolf2003IMDb rating 6.4as Koslowski
Read My Lips2001IMDb rating 7.3as Marchand
Peut-être1999IMDb rating 5.8as Jean-Claude
Rosetta1999IMDb rating 7.4as The Boss
La Promesse1996IMDb rating 7.7as Roger

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Rosetta1999 Dramaas The Boss
IMDb rating 7.417K votes
The Child2005 Crime, Drama, Romanceas Policier en civil
IMDb rating 7.420K votes
The Kid with a Bike2011as Le patron du bar
IMDb rating 7.430K votes
Read My Lips2001as Marchand
IMDb rating 7.316K votes
Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #12008as Le commissaire Broussard
IMDb rating 7.433K votes
La Promesse1996as Roger
IMDb rating 7.79.1K votes
The Ax2005as Raymond Machefer
IMDb rating 7.39.3K votes
April and the Extraordinary World2015as Paul
IMDb rating 7.39.1K votes

Most often with

Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne directed five of these films together. Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jérémie Renier

Fabrizio Rongione

Frédéric Bodson

Mireille Bailly

Paul Giamatti

Vincent Cassel

Jean-Pierre DardenneDirector, 5 films

Luc DardenneDirector, 5 films

Cédric KlapischDirector, 2 films

Films together

Jérémie Renier4 films together, 1996 to 2011
Jérémie Renier's page
- The Kid with a Bike2011IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as Le patron du barRenier as Guy Catoul
- Lorna's Silence2008IMDb rating 7.1Gourmet as L'inspecteurRenier as Claudy Moreau
- The Child2005IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as Policier en civilRenier as Bruno
- La Promesse1996IMDb rating 7.7Gourmet as RogerRenier as Igor
Fabrizio Rongione4 films together, 1999 to 2011
Fabrizio Rongione's page
- The Kid with a Bike2011IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as Le patron du barRongione as Le libraire
- Lorna's Silence2008IMDb rating 7.1Gourmet as L'inspecteurRongione as Fabio
- The Child2005IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as Policier en civilRongione as Jeune Bandit
- Rosetta1999IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as The BossRongione as Riquet
Frédéric Bodson3 films together, 1996 to 2005
Frédéric Bodson's page
- The Child2005IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as Policier en civilBodson as Bandit plus âgé
- Rosetta1999IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as The BossBodson as The Head of Personnel
- La Promesse1996IMDb rating 7.7Gourmet as RogerBodson as The Garage Boss
Mireille Bailly3 films together, 1999 to 2008
Mireille Bailly's page
- Lorna's Silence2008IMDb rating 7.1Gourmet as L'inspecteurBailly as Monique Sobel
- The Child2005IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as Policier en civilBailly as Mère de Bruno
- Rosetta1999IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as The BossBailly as Second Saleswoman
Paul Giamatti2 films together, 2015
Paul Giamatti's page
- April and the Extraordinary World2015IMDb rating 7.3Gourmet as PaulGiamatti as Pizoni
- Madame Bovary2015IMDb rating 5.7Gourmet as Monsieur RouaultGiamatti as Monsieur Homais
Vincent Cassel2 films together, 2001 to 2008
Vincent Cassel's page
- Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #12008IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as Le commissaire BroussardCassel as Jacques Mesrine
- Read My Lips2001IMDb rating 7.3Gourmet as MarchandCassel as Paul
Jean-Pierre DardenneDirector, 5 films, 1996 to 2011
- The Kid with a Bike2011IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as Le patron du bar
- Lorna's Silence2008IMDb rating 7.1Gourmet as L'inspecteur
- The Child2005IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as Policier en civil
- Rosetta1999IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as The Boss
- La Promesse1996IMDb rating 7.7Gourmet as Roger
Luc DardenneDirector, 5 films, 1996 to 2011
- The Kid with a Bike2011IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as Le patron du bar
- Lorna's Silence2008IMDb rating 7.1Gourmet as L'inspecteur
- The Child2005IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as Policier en civil
- Rosetta1999IMDb rating 7.4Gourmet as The Boss
- La Promesse1996IMDb rating 7.7Gourmet as Roger
Cédric KlapischDirector, 2 films, 1999 to 2025
- Colours of Time2025IMDb rating 7.2Gourmet as Claude Monet 1895
- Peut-être1999IMDb rating 5.8Gourmet as Jean-Claude
Also two films together20 more actors
- Cécile De FranceColours of Time (2025) and The Kid with a Bike (2011)
- Zinedine SoualemColours of Time (2025) and Peut-être (1999)
- Emmanuelle DevosRead My Lips (2001) and Peut-être (1999)
- Gaspard UllielOne Nation, One King (2018) and Jacquou the Rebel (2007)
- Léa DruckerThe Tiger Brigades (2006) and Peut-être (1999)
- Jocelyn QuivrinJacquou the Rebel (2007) and Peut-être (1999)
- Christophe VandeveldeMesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #1 (2008) and Read My Lips (2001)
- Jean-Michel BalthazarThe Kid with a Bike (2011) and La Promesse (1996)
- Johan LibéreauOne Nation, One King (2018) and Grand Central (2013)
- Serge LarivièreLorna's Silence (2008) and The Ax (2005)
- Cécile BolandLorna's Silence (2008) and The Child (2005)
- Didier SauvegrainEugénie Grandet (2021) and The Royal Exchange (2017)
- Baptiste SorninThe Kid with a Bike (2011) and Lorna's Silence (2008)
- Bernard MarbaixThe Child (2005) and Rosetta (1999)
- Sophia LeboutteRosetta (1999) and La Promesse (1996)
- Ana RodriguezThe Midwife (2017) and The Royal Exchange (2017)
- Florian DelainRosetta (1999) and La Promesse (1996)
- Hachemi HaddadThe Child (2005) and La Promesse (1996)
- Jérémie SegardMadonnas (2007) and The Child (2005)
- Leon MichauxThe Child (2005) and Rosetta (1999)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Olivier Gourmet's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$49.6 million

10 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.

10Worldwide figure
4US gross only
1Never in cinemas
8Figure not found

Top grosser

Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #12008Le commissaire Broussard$15.0 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #12008as Le commissaire Broussard
$15M30.2% of the total
2
Colours of Time2025as Claude Monet 1895
$10M20.4% of the total
3
The Midwife2017as Paul Baron
$7.3M14.7% of the total
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The Child2005as Policier en civil
$5.5M11.1% of the total
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Lorna's Silence2008as L'inspecteur
$4.9M9.9% of the total
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The Ax2005as Raymond Machefer
$4.9M9.9% of the total
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Madame Bovary2015as Monsieur Rouault
$659K1.3% of the total
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Time of the Wolf2003as Koslowski
$499K1.0% of the total