Marc Duret (born 28 September 1957) is a French actor. He is known for his role as Rico in the 1990 film '' La Femme Nikita'', and as Joseph Duverney in the

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series '' Outlander'' in 2016.

Early life and education

Marc Duret was born in

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes (; ; ; ) is a Departments of France, department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the France–Italy border, Italian border and Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'A ...

, France, on 28 September 1957. Duret studied drama at the ''Conservatoire national'' in

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique The Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (; "National Academy of Dramatic Arts"; abbr. CNSAD) is France's national drama academy, located in Paris and a constituent college of University PSL. It is a higher education institution r ...

'' in Paris,

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in London, and the

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and the

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in New York.

Career

Having previously played Cardinal Guillaume Briçonnet in the television series ''

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'' from 2011 to 2014, Duret appeared as Joseph Duverney in the

series '' Outlander'' in 2016.

Awards

Duret was nominated for a 1991 César Award for Most Promising Actor for his portrayal of Rico in the 1990 film '' La Femme Nikita''. In 1994 he was nominated for a

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for Best Newcomer for his theatre performance in ''Les grandes personnes'' (''The Grown Ups''). In 2011,

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named Duret #1 of its "10 Best French Movie Actors".

Filmography

Film

Short film

Television

Theatre

Recognition

In 2011,

named Duret #1 of its "10 Best French Movie Actors".

References

External links

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