Philippe Duquesne

Philippe Duquesne (born 30 June 1965) is a French actor.

Career
He is best known for playing in the cult TV series Les Deschiens (1993–2002). In 2004, after the end of the show on Canal+, Yolande Moreau, his partner on screen, hired him in her first film as a director : When the Sea Rises. The movie became a critical succes and won the César Award for Best First Feature Film.

In 2008, he starred in the hugely successful Welcome to the Sticks, which pays homage to the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.

He is often cast in Albert Dupontel's movies, like Locked Out in 2006, The Villain in 2009, 9 Month Stretch in 2013, See You Up There in 2017 and his last one Second Tour, released in 2023.

Since 2020, he play the role of Michel Specklin, one of the main characters in the tv series Parlement created by Noé Debré.