Berléand’s César win for Best Actor in a Supporting Role can after his performance in My Small Business in 2000. This helped him to attain his first major role in the film My Idol Guillaume Canet. He has since appeared as a police inspector in a number of roles on screen, including The Bait, The Death of the Chinese, and April is a Murderous Month. He acted alongside Jason Statham in Transporter 1, 2, and, 3. Berléand has been in a long-term relationship with Alexia Stresi, with whom he has twins Adèle and Lucy. Berléand is also the father of two grown children.