Charles Berling (born 30 April 1958) is a French actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Charles Berling, son of a navy doctor, is also the nephew of the literary critic Raymond Picard. His mother, Nadia, "only daughter of (French) settlers in Morocco" was born in Meknes (Morocco); she died in 2004. When he was two years old he left Paris for Brest, then Toulon, then, at seven, Tahiti. He studied acting at the Belgian school INSAS, in Brussels. He is the father of the actor Émile Berling. Filmography Theater Narrator March of the Penguins Notes and sources External links 1958 births Living people People from Saint-Mandé French male film actors French male television actors French male stage actors Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Best Actor Lumières Award winners French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors