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.
| 2023 | Révélations |
| 2022 | Si on savait |
| 2021 | Qu'est-ce qu'on a tous fait au Bon Dieu ? as Isaac Benichou |
| 2021 | Le crédit |
| 2019 | Dentro di te c'è la terra |
| 2018 | Le Choix de Cheyenne as Simon Langlois |
| 2016 | On refait le boulevard |
| 2016 | Jacques Daniel |
| 2015 | Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté as Self |
| 2014 | Retenez bien ma gueule ! as Self |
| 2014 | Brèves de comptoir as Jacky |
| 2014 | Hier est un autre Jour ! as Pierre Maillard |
| 2014 | Les tourtereaux divorcent as Marcel |
| 2014 | Les Trois Frères : Le Retour as Le beau-père de Michael |
| 2013 | Les François |
| 2013 | Fanny as Félix Escartefigue |
| 2013 | Marius as Félix Escartefigue |
| 2013 | Il faut marier maman as Gérard |
| 2012 | La Guerre du Royal Palace as Maxime Verdier |
| 2011 | Midi et soir as Jean-Michel |
| 2011 | J'ai peur d'oublier as Paul |
| 2011 | Changer la vie ! as Pierre Bérégovoy |
| 2011 | Tromper n'est pas jouer |
| 2009 | La Liste as Paul Sax |
| 2009 | Un viol as Maxime Gallet |
| 2009 | La Passion selon Didier as Didier |
| 2009 | Un homme d'honneur as Pierre Bérégovoy |
| 2008 | TOC TOC as Vincent |
| 2008 | C'est mieux la vie quand on est grand as Raymond |
| 2006 | Le temps de la désobéissance as Édouard Vigne |
| 2005 | On ne prête qu'aux riches as Lucien |
| 2005 | Bien dégagé derrière les oreilles as Henri Castarède |
| 2005 | Güldürme Beni as Guillaume Marty |
| 2004 | 93, rue Lauriston as Henri Lafont, alias « Abwehr Henri Chamberlin » |
| 2004 | Si c'est ça la famille as Daniel Colona |
| 2004 | À cran, deux ans après as Bob François |
| 2004 | Suzie Berton as Marco |
| 2003 | Les Clefs de bagnole as Daniel |
| 2002 | Marche et rêve ! Les homards de l'utopie as Toinou |
| 2002 | À l'abri des regards indiscrets as L'homme d'affaires |
| 2001 | Sexe, magouilles et culture générale as Franck Petit, game's producer |
| 2000 | Deuxième vie as Ronnie |
| 2000 | Route de nuit as Guido |
| 1998 | Jeudi 12 as Roussier |
| 1998 | Les Boys II as Laurent |
| 1998 | Bingo! as André |
| 1998 | Grève party as Monsieur Jean |
| 1997 | Droit dans le mur as Jean-François |
| 1997 | Le garçon d'orage as Marcellin |
| 1997 | L'Homme idéal as Paul |
| 1997 | La Cible as Jean-Pierre Bellac |
| 1996 | Oui as Polo |
| 1996 | Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0 as Monsieur Hattus |
| 1996 | Fantôme avec chauffeur as Marcel Bourdon, prétendu ami de Georges |
| 1996 | Mémoires d'un jeune con as Damien |
| 1996 | Ma femme me quitte as Alain |
| 1995 | Le bonheur est dans le pré as André le patron de l'hotel |
| 1995 | Damdaki Süvari as Maître Rigoard |
| 1995 | L'Appât as Jean-Pierre |
| 1994 | L'homme de mes rêves as Alex |
| 1994 | Neuf mois as Georges |
| 1992 | Le Grand Jeu |
| 1991 | Génial, mes parents divorcent! as père Christian |
| 1991 | Allo, Maman ! |
| 1989 | La Vie et rien d'autre as Lieutenant Trévise |
| 1988 | Mangeuses d'hommes as -The American pilot |
| 1987 | Poussière d'ange as Melchior |
| 1986 | Les Frères Pétard as Harky |
| 1986 | Black Mic Mac as Rabuteau |
| 1985 | Moi vouloir toi as Pierre Baillet |
| 1985 | Sac De Nœuds as André Martin |
| 1983 | Le Jeune Marié as Durbec |
| 1983 | Ça va pas être triste as Charles Murat |
| 1983 | Un homme à ma taille |
| 1982 | Patlarsam Yanarsın 2 as Étienne, François' dentist friend |
| 1981 | Instinct de femme |
| 1981 | Pourquoi pas nous ? as Guy Loiseau |
| 1981 | Au bout du chemin as l'assistant |
| 1979 | Le Mors aux dents as Un commentateur TV |
| 1979 | Ciao, les mecs as Mario |
| 1978 | L'Exercice du pouvoir |
| 1977 | Moi, fleur bleue as Commercials director |
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