| Frédéric Diefenthal | |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Mandé, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Spouse: | Gwendoline Hamon (2004-2014) |
Frédéric Diefenthal (born 26 July 1968 in Saint-Mandé) is a French actor and director.[1]
Diefenthal grew up in Saint-Puy in southwestern France. He is Jewish.[2] Prior to acting, Diefenthal pursued apprenticeships in the hotel industry, hairdressing and was also an apprentice pastry chef. He began studies in architecture before switching to drama classes.[3] Diefenthal began acting in the early 1990s; he held a main role in the French television series Le juge est une femme (The Judge is a Woman), where he first gained a degree of notoriety. He also played a major part in the French Taxi series.
Diefenthal was previously married to actress Gwendoline Hamon, with whom he has a son.[4] The pair separated in 2014.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Taxi | Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec | |
| 2000 | Taxi 2 | ||
| 2001 | Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre | Martin | |
| Savage Souls | Firmin | ||
| 2002 | A Private Affair | The Transvestite | |
| 2003 | Taxi 3 | Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec | |
| 2005 | Clara Sheller | JP | |
| 2005 | Renart the Fox | Renart | |
| 2007 | Taxi 4 | Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec | |
| 2017 | The Forest | Vincent Musso | |
| 2018 | Caïn | Renaud Maurin | Episode: Jardin secret |