French is best known for his work on the classic TV series Third Rock From The Sun. Most recently, he appeared as Chef Rudy for 8 seasons on Chuck Lorre’s hit show Mom with Allison Janney. He has also appeared on Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show, Just Shoot Me, Trial and Error, The Drew Carey Show, News Radio, Community, Psych, Bones, The Closer, Castle, Pushing Daisies, Private Practice, Roseanne, Limetown, Deadly Class, Leverage, and recurring roles on Will Trent, The Middle, NCIS, Secrets & Lies and Chicago Med.

 

Film credits include Stargate, Leaving Las Vegas, Queen Bees, Surveillance, Inspector Gadget 2, and cult favorite Love Stinks.

 

Recent stage credits include Harvey (Laguna Playhouse) Finks(Rogue Machine) Tesla (Laguna Playhouse) Mathew Modine Saves The Alpacas (Geffen Playhouse), Watson (Sacred Fools Theater Company), Voice Lessons (with Laurie Metcalf) Off Broadway at Theatre Row and most recently the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. He also appeared as Buster Keaton in Stoneface at The Pasadena Playhouse(awarded Production of the year from LA's Stage Raw).

 

Most recently, French starred in the 2024 SXSW Jury award winning Bob Trevino Likes It with John Leguizamo and Barbie Ferreira, winning the best supporting actor award at Rome International Film Festival. Currently, he is prepping his directorial debut- a comedy he wrote entitled The Hot Temp, due to start shooting in Atlanta January, 2026.