Paul Marquet — At Work Character Profile

About Paul Marquet

Central protagonist who abandons a successful photography career to pursue writing. He faces financial hardship and works in the gig economy, using his daily experiences and client encounters as material for his novels.

Paul Marquet — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Bastien Bouillon

Appears in

At Work (2026)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Paul Marquet — daughter — Paul's Daughter (Ève Oron)
• Paul Marquet — son — Paul's Son (Oscar Tillette)
• Paul Marquet — sister — Paul's Sister (Marion Lecrivain)
• Paul Marquet — mother — Paul's Mother (Marie Rivière)
• Paul Marquet — father — Paul's Father (André Marcon)
• Paul Marquet — Professional Author — Paul Marquet (Bastien Bouillon)

  Struggles with the commercial failure of his literary work despite critical acclaim.

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• Alice Bosquet, Gallimard Publisher (Virginie Ledoyen)
• Paul's Father (André Marcon)
• Paul's Ex-wife (Valérie Donzelli)
• Paul's Mother (Marie Rivière)
• Pierre Lautrec (Adrien Barazzone)
• The woman with the suitcase (Claude Perron)
• Jeweler (Philippe Katerine)
• Paul's Sister (Marion Lecrivain)
• Paul's Daughter (Ève Oron)
• Paul's Son (Oscar Tillette)
• Customer in the sock (Michel Gondry)
• Newspaper Seller (Béatrice de Staël)