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Manu Payet

Manu Payet

Actor and writer, also director · Born December 22, 1975 (50) · Saint-Denis, Réunion

Manu Payet was born on 22 December 1975 in Saint-Denis de La Réunion, La Réunion, France. He is an actor and writer, known for It's Complicated (2014), Kung Fu Panda (2008) and Dad in Training (2015). He was previously married to Géraldine Nakache.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 22, 1975 (50)
From
Saint-Denis, Réunion
Works as
Actor and writer, also director
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 16% in 30 days

What are Manu Payet's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
54%
Self
19%
Society
11%
Survival
7%
Morality
6%
Power
3%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 8
Ally
2 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
13
Warm
8
Absurd
7
Romantic
5
Tense
2
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Manu Payet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Manu Payet's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 27 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Deviens génial(2026)

    as Mathias

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Banger(2025)

    as Marius

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Reformed(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ilan

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Shafted(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tom

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • A la poursuite du rougail saucisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Manu Payet : Emmanuel 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Stage Director · Writer · Actor

  • 40 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Other · as Self

  • Zak & Wowo: The Legend of Lendarys(2024)

    as Wowo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Terminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Chris

  • Wow! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Monsieur Gratte

  • LEGEND (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Hawaii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Thomas

  • The Gravity(2022)

    as Radio Station Voice #3 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Elie Semoun et ses monstres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Author

  • Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom(2023)

    as Ri Qi Qi

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Tous Inconnus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as ("Youpi Matin" segment)

  • Canal+ Replay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Bref

  • Le Show de Noël Must Go On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer · as Manu Payet / Alain Payet

  • Selfie(2019)

    as Romain

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Manu Payet : Emmanuel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Montreux Comedy Festival 2018 - Manu Payet Pour La Planète (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Presenter

  • Konbini Vidéo Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Budapest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer · as Vincent

  • (Girl)Friend(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Roi de la vanne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sous le même toit(2017)

    as Nico

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Boule & Bill 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Bill (voice)

  • Gangsterdam(2017)

    as Mishka

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Mi-temps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Karim

  • Damocles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Paul

  • Dad in Training (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Antoine

  • Un début prometteur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Martin Vauvel

  • Blind Date(2015)

    as Le caissier Picard

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Les Gorilles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Walter

  • Peplum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Messager

  • It's Complicated(2014)

    Director · Writer · as Ben

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Le Débarquement 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Various Characters

  • Juliette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Oscar

  • Billy and Buddy(2013)

    as Bill (voice)

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Baptiste Lecaplain et ses potes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Manu

  • Le Débarquement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Le Débarquement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nous York(2012)

    as Michaël

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Radiostars(2012)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Players(2012)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Day I Saw Your Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Atom

  • Les aventures de Philibert, capitaine puceau(2011)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • L'amour, c'est mieux à deux(2010)

    as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • All That Glitters(2010)

    as Éric

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • RTT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Serkine

  • Coco(2009)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hello Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Shapiro

  • Manu Payet au Bataclan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Florence Foresti & friends - Sketchs inédits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Lui-même

  • Elie annonce Semoun, la suite de la suite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Various Characters

  • Hey Good Looking!(2006)

    as Homme synagogue 2

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Chips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Vivre avec nos Morts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Ilan

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles, 58 of them dated from 2001 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023)

$46M worldwide

Highest rated

Blind Date (2015)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023)

Film career

20012026

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2006Screen debut· Comme t'y es belle !
  • 2012First top-billed film· Radiostars
  • 2018Career best· Budapest

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 60: 53 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score24thDirecting2 of 60: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting6 of 60: 2 only writing, 4 with another roleOther crew2 of 60: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

60 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s8 · acting2010s30 · 29 acting · 3 crew2020s20 · 18 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 26% of 27 roles
061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Manu Payet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Zak & Wowo: The Legend of Lendarys (2024)

81st percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Blind Date (2015)

Midcredits 65th · 60% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Manu Payet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Manu Payet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Romain Lévy shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles