Bruno Gouery (born 11 July 1975) is a French actor and writer who plays the role of Luc in the television series Emily in Paris . [1] [2] [3] He also received significant attention for his role in The White Lotus season two. [4] [5] [6] Gouery and the rest of the cast of The White Lotus won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards. [7] [8]
Gouery had several major roles in French television. He featured in the French adaptation of the British show Doc Martin . [9] He also had a main role in the French police drama Double Je and the lead role in Alphonse Président. Gouery will play a main part in the upcoming French feature film Zénithal. [10]
He has also a successful Italian acting career. His mother is Italian, and he is a native speaker. This helped him establish an acting career in Italy in various movies with outstanding directors like Sergio Castellitto in A bookshop in Paris, or Sydney Sibilia in Rose Island. [11] [12]
In addition to acting Gouery has screen writing credits from three episodes of Doc Martin. [13]
Gouery's acting has drawn praise from a Salon.com writer, who says that he is "lovable" and that he elevates Emily in Paris. [1] [14] It has also drawn praise from Jennifer Coolidge who said "He’s a smart and insightful actor. He has a way of drawing attention to himself, and his acting is so subtle and genuine that you are absolutely smitten when you share a scene with him." [15]
Bruno Gouery was also chosen by Johnny Depp, in his next movie as director, Modì (about Amedeo Modigliani) co-produced with Al Pacino, as the third protagonist, to play the role of Maurice Utrillo. [16] [17] [18]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Des lendemains qui chantent | Rédacteur en chef Nouvel Obs | |
| 2017 | Marie-Francine | Le bouquiniste | |
| 2017 | The New Adventures of Cinderella | Le pâtissier | |
| 2018 | The Truk | François | |
| 2019 | Losing It | Le professeur Gerando | |
| 2019 | Place des Victoires | Meneur groupe de parole | |
| 2020 | A Friendly Tale | Serveur restaurant | |
| 2020 | Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï | Jean-Pierre Galibert | |
| 2020 | Rose Island | Council of Europe Secretary | |
| 2021 | A Bookshop in Paris | Cleptomane | |
| 2022 | Ténor | Enseignant compta | |
| 2022 | Fratè | César | |
| 2023 | Tramite amicizia | The robber | |
| TBA | Modì | Maurice Utrillo | Post-production [19] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2015 | Doc Martin | Romaric Groslay | 26 episodes |
| 2015 | Underground Time | Technicien de l'informatique | Television film |
| 2017–2019 | President Alphonse | Julien | 18 episodes |
| 2018 | Captain Sharif | Josselin Gourvannec | Episode: "Festival mortel" |
| 2019 | Super Jimmy | Brigadier Fred Jolin | 8 episodes |
| 2019 | Platane | Duo 1 (David) | 2 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | Emily in Paris | Luc | 30 episodes |
| 2022 | The White Lotus | Didier | 5 episodes |
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