Biography

Marc Duret (born 28 September 1957 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France) is a French actor. Having previously played Cardinal Guillaume Briçonnet in the television series Borgia from 2011–14, Duret appeared as Joseph Duverney in the Starz series Outlander in 2016. Duret was nominated for a 1991 César Award for Most Promising Actor for his portrayal of Rico in the 1990 film La Femme Nikita, and later nominated for a 1994 Molière Award for Best Newcomer for his theatre performance in Les grandes personnes (The Grown Ups). Screen Junkies named Duret #1 of its "10 Best French Movie Actors". Duret studied drama at the Conservatoire national in Nice, the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris, Rose Bruford College in London, and the University at Albany, SUNY and the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York. Source: Article "Marc Duret" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.