Manu Payet

Emmanuel "Manu" Payet (French pronunciation: [emanɥɛl many pajɛt]; born 22 December 1975) is a French comedian, actor, filmmaker and radio host.^[1]

Manu Payet
Manu Payet at the Fête de la Musique (Paris)
Born	Emmanuel Xavier Payet (1975-12-22) 22 December 1975 (age 49) Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian, radio presenter, TV presenter, film director, screenwriter
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Géraldine Nakache ​ ​ (m. 2009; div. 2011)​

Filmography

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2006	Hey Good Looking !	The Man at the synagogue	Lisa Azuelos
2008	Hello Goodbye	Shapiro	Graham Guit
	Kung Fu Panda	Po (voice)	John Stevenson and Mark Osborne	French dub
2009	Coco	Steve	Gad Elmaleh
2009	Kaamelott	Verinus	Alexandre Astier	TV series (7 episodes)
2010	Tout ce qui brille	Éric, Lila's fiancé	Géraldine Nakache and Hervé Mimran
2011	The Day I Saw Your Heart
	Kung Fu Panda 2	Po (voice)	Jennifer Yuh Nelson	French dub
2012	The Players	Simon
	Radiostars	Alex
2014	Relationship Status: It’s Complicated [fr]	Ben	Manu Payet et Rodolphe Lauga	[2]
2015	Blind Date	The Picard cashier	Clovis Cornillac
	Dad in Training	Antoine[3]	Cyril Gelblat	Cabourg Film Festival - Best Actor[4]
	Les Gorilles	Walter	Tristan Aurouet
2016	Kung Fu Panda 3	Po (voice)	Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni	French dub
2017	Gangsterdam	Mischka	Romain Lévy
	Sous le même toit		Dominique Farrugia
2018	Budapest	Vincent
2020	Selfie		Cyril Gelblat

Voice work

Animated films

• 2006: Ice Age: The Meltdown: French voice of Lone Gunslinger Vulture
• 2008: Kung Fu Panda: French voice of Po
• 2011: Kung Fu Panda 2: French voice of Po
• 2013: Boule & Bill: French voice of Po