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François Velle

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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A 19 year old Brooklyn boy who is torn between two worlds, facing one of life's most important crossroads.
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François Velle was born on 22 July 1961 in Paris, France. He is a director and writer, known for Kings for a Day (1997), New Suit (2002) and Le mari de l'ambassadeur (1990).
BornJuly 22, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Kings for a Day (1997)
    Kings for a Day
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1997
    Marisa Coughlan and Jordan Bridges in New Suit (2002)
    New Suit
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2002
    Le mari de l'ambassadeur (1990)
    Le mari de l'ambassadeur
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    Off Track (2023)
    Off Track
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Le Mystère de la Chambre Jaune
      • director
      • Completed
      • TV Mini Series
    • Meurtres aux Marquises (2025)
      Meurtres aux Marquises
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Off Track (2023)
      Off Track
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Samuel Labarthe in De Gaulle (2020)
      De Gaulle
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Jean-Michel Tinivelli and Leslie Medina in Murder in Tahiti (2019)
      Murder in Tahiti
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Mother Is Wrong (2018)
      Mother Is Wrong
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Caïn (2012)
      Caïn
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Luke Roberts, Nazneen Contractor, Brandon Jay McLaren, and Sarah Greene in Ransom (2017)
      Ransom
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Lionel Abelanski, Pascal Elbé, Hippolyte Girardot, and Alexandra Lamy in No Second Chance (2015)
      No Second Chance
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • La loi selon Bartoli (2010)
      La loi selon Bartoli
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2014
    • A Family Secret (2014)
      A Family Secret
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)
      Bones
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010–2013
    • Thierry Lhermitte in Doc Martin (2011)
      Doc Martin
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • The Judge Is a Woman (1993)
      The Judge Is a Woman
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009–2010
    • The Narrows (2008)
      The Narrows
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Le tuteur (2003)
      Le tuteur
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005–2006

    Writer

    • Off Track (2023)
      Off Track
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • creator
      • 2023
    • Jean-Michel Tinivelli and Leslie Medina in Murder in Tahiti (2019)
      Murder in Tahiti
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • with the collaboration of
      • 2019
    • Mother Is Wrong (2018)
      Mother Is Wrong
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • collaborating writer
      • 2018
    • Anne Richard, Astrid Veillon, and Bruno Debrandt in Icequake: Panic in the Alps (2014)
      Icequake: Panic in the Alps
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • story
      • 2014
    • Thierry Lhermitte in Doc Martin (2011)
      Doc Martin
      7.2
      TV Series
      • scenario
      • adaptation & dialogue
      • 2013
    • Les châtaigniers du désert (2010)
      Les châtaigniers du désert
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Le tuteur (2003)
      Le tuteur
      5.3
      TV Series
      • scenario and dialogue
      • writer
      • 2006–2008
    • Le Grand Batre (1997)
      Le Grand Batre
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • Kings for a Day (1997)
      Kings for a Day
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • Les allumettes suédoises (1996)
      Les allumettes suédoises
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Le château des oliviers (1993)
      Le château des oliviers
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • dialogue
      • screenplay
      • 1993
    • Le mari de l'ambassadeur (1990)
      Le mari de l'ambassadeur
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1990
    • Bitumes
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1986

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • A Mala de Cartão (1988)
      A Mala de Cartão
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1988
    • Annie Cordy and Guy Tréjan in Merci Apolline (1986)
      Merci Apolline
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1986
    • Sylvain Joubert in Félicien Grevèche (1986)
      Félicien Grevèche
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1986
    • Chantal Nobel in Châteauvallon (1985)
      Châteauvallon
      7.1
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1985
    • Y a-t-il un pirate sur l'antenne? (1983)
      Y a-t-il un pirate sur l'antenne?
      3.1
      • second assistant director
      • 1983
    • English Education (1983)
      English Education
      4.7
      • assistant director (as Francois Velle)
      • 1983
    • En cas de guerre mondiale, je file à l'étranger (1983)
      En cas de guerre mondiale, je file à l'étranger
      4.7
      • second assistant director
      • 1983
    • Salut la puce (1983)
      Salut la puce
      3.4
      • assistant director
      • 1983
    • Annie Cordy and Jean-Pierre Darras in Madame S.O.S. (1982)
      Madame S.O.S.
      5.6
      TV Series
      • third assistant director
      • 1982

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Frankie Shades
    • Born
      • July 22, 1961
      • Paris, France
    • Parents
        Louis Velle
    • Relatives
      • Nicolas Velle(Sibling)

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