Nicolas Simon Bedos (French pronunciation: [nikɔlasimɔ̃bədos]; born 21 April 1979) is a French comedian, writer, director and actor. The son of Guy Bedos, he became known in 2004 as a playwright. In 2013, he joined Laurent Ruquier's late-night On n'est pas couché television talk show as a satirist, which he left two years later. His first film, Mr. & Mrs. Adelman, premiered in 2017. On 22 October 2024, a Paris court sentenced Bedos to one in year in jail, with six months suspended, and required addiction and psychological therapy after he was convicted of sexually assaulting two women in 2023.

Filmography

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Ni reprise, ni échangéeJean-PierreTV movie; also writer
2011Bouquet finalAntoineTV movie; also writer
2011Love Lasts Three YearsAntoine
2012PopulaireGilbert Japy
2013Le DébarquementVariousSketches
2013Love Is in the AirAntoineAlso writer
2014The Easy Way OutLouis
2016L'InvitationLéo
2017Mr & Mme AdelmanVictor de Richemont dit AdelmanAlso director, writer and composer

As filmmaker

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Sortie de scèneWriterTV movie
2009Folie douceWriterTV movie
2010Ni reprise, ni échangéeWriterTV movie
2011Bouquet finalWriterTV movie
2012The PlayersWriter
2013Love Is in the AirWriter
2015Encore heureuxWriter
2017Mr & Mme AdelmanDirector, writer, composerNominated—César Award for Best First Feature Film
2019La Belle ÉpoqueDirector, writer, composerNominated—César Award for Best Director
2021OSS 117: Alerte Rouge en Afrique NoireDirector, writer, composerCameo appearance
2022MasqueradeDirector, writer, composer
2023AlphonseDirector, writerTV series (6 episodes)

Theatre

YearTitleNotes
2004Sortie de scèneNominated—Molière de la meilleure pièce de création
2007Eva
2009Le Voyage de Victor
2010Promenade de santé

Columnist

Nicolas Bedos in March 2010.

Publication

YearTitle
2009–2010L'Officiel
August 2011 – April 2013Marianne
August 2013 – June 2013Elle

Television

YearTitle
September 2010 – May 2011Semaine critique !
November 2012Vous trouvez ça normal ?!
September 2013 – June 2015On n'est pas couché

Radio

YearTitle
November 2009 – June 2010La Semaine Mythomane (Ouï FM)

Legal convictions

Public insults and drunk driving

In March 2011, he spoke on French TV about two nights he spent in police custody. During his testimony, he called the policemen from these nights "odious cops". He also talked about all policemen in general and used the terms "IQ of a dead octopus" or "morons, thugs in uniform, scum who have fallen to the good side". The Minister of the Interior (France) filed a complaint, and Bedos was convicted in 2012 to a 2000 euros fine by the Paris criminal court for public insults towards the police. In 2014, he was sentenced to three months in prison and a 750 euro fine for drunk driving, insulting and threatening to kill police officers after falling off his scooter.

Conviction for sexual assault

In 2023, he was released from police custody for sexual assault on a 25-year-old woman in a nightclub. He was also summoned to court for sexual harassment committed in 2018. His trial is scheduled for 26 September 2024. On 22 October 2024, he was sentenced to 1 year in jail. The actor denied being a sexual aggressor but talked instead of an "onerous friendliness" mixed with alcoholism. He was the first actor in France sentenced to jail for sexual offenses.

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