José Garcia
Date of birth: 1966-03-17
Place of birth: Paris, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: José Luis Garcia, José Doval
Biography
José Doval Garcia (born 17 March 1966), sometimes credited as José Luis Garcia, is a Spanish-French film and television actor. He was born as José Doval in Paris, France. At age 20, he follows two years of training in free class comedian Cours Florent in Paris with Francis Huster as a teacher. He completed his training through the Annie Fratellini Circus School (where he met his future wife Isabelle Doval) and following the course of the Actors Studio taught in France. He also holds an accounting BEP. Since 1989, Garcia has made acting appearances in over forty-five films. Additionally, he has made appearances, some in acting roles but mostly as himself, in over twenty television productions.
Movie Credits
Asterix at the Olympic Games
2008-01-25
Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Prince
Meet the Leroys
2024-04-10
A man takes his wife and their teenage children on a road trip down memory lane while facing divorce
Would I Lie to You? 2
2001-02-07
Eddie, Dov, and Yvan are back, still working in Paris' Sentier textile district, This time they're c
The Ax
2005-03-02
Bruno is a former paper mill worker who has been unemployed for three years. Concluding that there i
His Majesty Minor
2007-10-10
In this offbeat comedy, a man raised by a pig dies and is resurrected with a newfound power of speec
Les Démons de Jésus
1997-01-01
Set in the late 1960s, a family of Gypsies live in a dilapidated pavilion in the western suburbs of
The Pimp
2010-02-16
A mild-mannered banker is forced to masquerade as a notorious gangster and pimp.
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle
2001-09-14
In the 70s, there was Merckx and there were the others. Ghislain Lambert was one of the others. This
Black Box
2005-11-02
An accident survivor wakes from a coma and confronts old, uncomfortable memories.
Quatre étoiles
2006-01-20
Franssou, a charming Parisian English teacher, who shares part of her life with a boring middle-aged
Trouble Every Day
2001-07-11
Newlyweds Shane and June arrive in Paris for their honeymoon. In the process of trying to find a cur
The 7th Day
2004-04-23
Isabel Jimenez is a teenager witnessing a horrible feud between her own family and the Fuentes famil
Have Mercy on Us All
2007-01-24
In Paris, many citizens go to the precinct after the doors of their apartments have been sprayed wit
In the Bottle
2020-01-17
Thierry Barré is a skeptical and introverted artist who has three passions: art, wine and Don Quixot
Slice of Life
2002-10-16
Pierre has four months left to live if he does not find a new liver. His only hope is a transplant f
Blanche
2002-09-18
In 17th century France, cardinal Mazarin's death squad kills young Blanche's parents. She grows up t
Everything Must Disappear
1997-01-22
Robert Millard has based his industrial kingdom - based on all the noise technologies - thanks to hi
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014-12-13
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
2011-10-25
A profile of Jean-Paul Belmondo by his peers. Besides appearing in over eighty films, the actor also
Whatever
1999-10-13
It is a story of a depressed, isolated man stuck in a tedious but well-paying programming job.
After You
2003-12-17
Antoine works in a bar in Paris. One evening on his way home from work, he intervenes when a man tri
In the Sub for Love
2024-11-06
She is a tactical submarine officer. He is a steward. Before diving for 90 days she chooses to make
Utopia
2003-03-21
Adrian (Leonardo Sbaraglia) is a young man who has spent years running away from himself, constantly
Dead Weight
2002-04-10
After winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket.
Would I Lie to You?
1997-04-01
Jobless loner Eddie Vuibert gets a lucky break when a rich Jewish entrepreneur mistakes him for a Je
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
1996-03-20
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier an
Laughter and Punishment
2003-01-28
French director Isabelle Doval directs her husband, popular comedic actor José Garcia, in the comedy
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
2014-11-04
Primetime special to celebrate 30 years of CANAL+.
People : Jet Set 2
2004-05-19
John-John is the best party promoter in Ibiza. He's responsible for the wildest parties ever. A part
Love Bites
2001-03-21
Antoine is a social wannabe who drops an elusive aristocrat's name to get into an exclusive party. T
Waiting for Dali
2023-06-15
In 1979s Spain, Fernando, a talented chef, arrives in the village of Cadaqués , residence of the int
Escape
2024-10-31
A young man becomes convinced that the solution to all his problems is to live in jail, and he will
Chez Gino
2011-03-29
Gino Roma holds a pizzeria for thirty years in Brussels, purchased with money from his wife Simone.
Now You See Me
2013-05-29
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
2004-09-24
For seven years, Antoine de Caunes and José Garcia made their mark on French comedy history each eve
Elisa
1995-02-01
Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of
GAL
2006-11-03
Two journalists investigate the criminal activities of the GAL (Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación
3 Days Max
2023-10-25
The Grandmother of Ryane was kidnapped by a Mexican cartel and he has three days max to free her.
Would I Lie to You? 3
2012-01-31
Eddie, Dov, Yvan and the others ... Our warm friends have migrated from the moribund Sentier to the
Across the Road
2000-02-09
Author Jean Dorset has suffered from a bad case of writer's block since his first novel became a bes
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de Nulle part ailleurs 2 ... suite et fin !
2005-10-31
Le Torrent
2022-11-30
Alexandre finds out his wife Juliette is cheating on him. They quarrel with each over, Juliette runs
Elise sous emprise
2026-03-18
The Dream Team
2012-09-26
A former footballer living in Brittany enlists his old teammates to help the local fisherman to win
Fonzy
2013-10-30
Set in Paris, a man working in fish delivery becomes involved in a legal battle with his sperm donat
Vive la France
2013-02-20
Muzafar and Feruz are two easy going shepherds from Taboulistan, a tiny country in Asia that is unkn
Speak Out
2024-11-20
Colin, 14, enters a new school and he's freaking out: how do you get by when, like him, you're a stu
Let There Be Light!
1998-07-08
God comes to Earth in order to make a film.
Out of Control
2025-02-19
Julien and Marie have enjoyed 15 years of seemingly stable marriage until Anaëlle, Julien’s childhoo
Les petites annonces d'Elie - L'intégrale
2002-08-02
La Mort du Chinois
1998-06-24
Michel, a children's book author, has always been successful in life until the day his wife leaves h
Into the Wonderwoods
2024-10-23
Angelo is a ten-year-old who dreams of becoming an explorer and a zoologist. When he goes to visit h
Jet Set
2000-06-14
In the working-class Paris suburb of Montreuil, Jimmy's restaurant, the Bombay Bar, is on the verge
Daniel Prévost : bande de ringards !
2023-12-11
A Man and His Dog
2009-01-14
An elderly gentleman and his dog find themselves out of a home with little means.
Hear Me Love
2024-12-25
Set between Paris and Rome’s Cinecitta’s Studios in the 1970s, a struggling writer seeks inspiration
Tout schuss
2016-01-13
Max Salinger, writer divorced, flamboyant and self-absorbed, refuses to welcome her daughter for 15
Full Speed
2016-11-11
A family together with their grandpa go on a vacation, when their new car won't stop and it nearly e
Jus d'orange
2024-06-05
Toni is an orange farmer. He loves them, he pampers them, they are his treasure. Until the day when,
Bastille Day
2016-04-22
Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he
Mrs. Hyde
2018-03-28
Mrs. Géquil is an eccentric teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she
The Soeur Brothers
2000-07-05
The Soeur brothers would like to work in the film making business. They wrote a complex story that d
Chameleon
1996-10-09
After fatally shooting a stalker, Parisian bar-maid Lea must live the life of the title reptile. At
Lola and Her Brothers
2018-11-28
Lola has two brothers: Benoit, who is getting married for the third time, and Pierre, who shows up l
Little White Lies 2
2019-05-01
The result of the small handkerchiefs "Petits mouchoirs", 7 years later. The band, which erupted, is
À cause des filles…?
2019-01-30
At a wedding where the husband runs away, everyone has his own story to tell about the trivial misfo
No Filter
2019-04-03
Beatrice celebrates with her family the release of her book: she tells about the accident of her hus
Les Derniers Mots
1995-01-01
Like a Fish Out of Water
1999-05-05
A seductive femme fatale (Monica Bellucci) and two con men -- one cool as ice, and one who just like
Les Enfoirés 2000 - Enfoirés en 2000
2000-02-26
Keo
1997-06-26
A young woman recounts her life, between her very tender and very drug-dealing boyfriend, her very b
30 Days Max
2020-10-14
Rayane is a scared and clumsy young cop who is constantly mocked by other cops. The day his doctor w
Fox Hunt
2025-04-04
Based on true events. Dai Yichen, the Shanghai-based mastermind of a massive financial fraud who has
Canal+ Replay
2021-04-02
Mr. Replay hosts a TV special where more than 30 French comedians "replay" iconic Canal+ original pr
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
2023-02-01
Gallic heroes and forever friends Asterix and Obelix journey to China to help Princess Sa See save t
Canailles
2022-09-14
Following a failed hold-up, leg-hurted Antoine is looking to hide at Elias's home. Nothing reserved
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002-05-20
Documentary showing one day of work of over 90 actors and filmmakers from French cinema on the same
40
2024-11-04
Primetime special to celebrate 40 years of CANAL+.
I Love Peru
2025-07-09
In the relentless pursuit of success, a quirky actor leaves behind his closest allies. Alone facing
Biographie - Un jeu
2022-10-30
The Mansion
2017-06-21
A band of students comes to celebrate the New Year in an old manor house isolated from everything. B
Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock
2025-11-25
Documentary on Antoine de Caunes, a French television presenter, comedian, actor, journalist, writer