Gaspard Ulliel
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Gaspard Ulliel is a French
film
actor and model. He began appearing in made-for-television films during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and then began to be known as a film actor in France
, as well as starring in the title role in the thriller Hannibal Rising.
(a suburb of Paris) to a runway
show producer mother and a stylist father. He has a scar on his cheek
as a result of a dog's scratch from when he attempted to ride the dog like a horse at the age of six. He says it increases his emotional acting abilities because it looks like a dimple
. Ulliel attended the University of Saint-Denis, where he studied cinema. He began acting while he was still at school, appearing in Une Femme En Blanc, a film for French television. He also performed at the Cours Florent
, where he was discovered by Les égarés director André Téchiné
.
In 2007, he appeared on the cover of the January issue of French Vogue
with Dutch supermodel
Doutzen Kroes.
Ulliel is the current face of Longchamp
, a French leather and luxury goods company, along with Kate Moss
.
Ulliel was chosen as the face of Chanel
for its new men's fragrance, Bleu de Chanel. The film for the campaign was directed by Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese
and debuted in August 2010.
on the category Most Promising Actor in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, he won that award for his role in A Very Long Engagement
, which co-starred Audrey Tautou
.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actor and model. He began appearing in made-for-television films during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and then began to be known as a film actor in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, as well as starring in the title role in the thriller Hannibal Rising.
Life and career
Ulliel was born in Boulogne-BillancourtBoulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Boulogne-Billancourt is a sub-prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt....
(a suburb of Paris) to a runway
Runway (fashion)
Runway or catwalk describes a narrow, usually flat platform that runs into an auditorium, used by models to demonstrate clothing and accessories during a fashion show In fashion jargon, "what's on the catwalk" or similar phrasing can refer to whatever is new and popular in fashion.- Exclusive...
show producer mother and a stylist father. He has a scar on his cheek
Cheek
Cheeks constitute the area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear. They may also be referred to as jowls. "Buccal" means relating to the cheek. In humans, the region is innervated by the buccal nerve...
as a result of a dog's scratch from when he attempted to ride the dog like a horse at the age of six. He says it increases his emotional acting abilities because it looks like a dimple
Dimple
A dimple is a small natural indentation in the flesh on a part of the human body, most notably in the cheek or on the chin.-More about dimples:...
. Ulliel attended the University of Saint-Denis, where he studied cinema. He began acting while he was still at school, appearing in Une Femme En Blanc, a film for French television. He also performed at the Cours Florent
Cours Florent
The Cours Florent is a private French Drama school created in 1965 by François Florent.The school is currently located on three nearby sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Archereau, rue Mathis and Avenue Jean-Jaurès, further along which is located the Conservatoire national...
, where he was discovered by Les égarés director André Téchiné
André Téchiné
André Téchiné , is a French screenwriter and film director. He has had a long and distinguished career that places him among the best post-New Wave French film directors....
.
In 2007, he appeared on the cover of the January issue of French Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
with Dutch supermodel
Supermodel
The term supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became prominent in the popular culture of the 1980s. Supermodels usually work for top fashion designers and labels...
Doutzen Kroes.
Ulliel is the current face of Longchamp
Longchamp (company)
Longchamp is a French leather and luxury goods company.Longchamp was founded by Jean Cassegrain in 1948, and the company employed individual craftsmen dispersed throughout the Loire valley countryside to create leather coverings for pipes and other products geared toward smokers. By 1955, it had...
, a French leather and luxury goods company, along with Kate Moss
Kate Moss
Kate Moss is an English model. Moss is known for her waifish figure and popularising the heroin chic look in the 1990s. She is also known for her controversial private life, high profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. Moss changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on...
.
Ulliel was chosen as the face of Chanel
Chanel
Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France...
for its new men's fragrance, Bleu de Chanel. The film for the campaign was directed by Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
and debuted in August 2010.
Awards
Ulliel was nominated for a César AwardCésar Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
on the category Most Promising Actor in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, he won that award for his role in A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement is a 2004 French romantic war film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou. It is a fictional tale about a young woman's desperate search for her fiancé who might have been killed on the battle of the Somme, during World War I...
, which co-starred Audrey Tautou
Audrey Tautou
Audrey Justine Tautou is a French model and film actress, best known for playing the title character in the award-winning 2001 film Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, Sophie Neveu in the 2006 thriller The Da Vinci Code, Irène in Priceless and Coco Chanel in Coco avant Chanel...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mission protection rapprochée | Television film | |
| 1998 | Bonnes vacances | Joel | Television film |
| 1999 | Alias | Nicolas Trajet | |
| 1999 | Olivier Baron | Television film | |
| 1999 | Juliette | Nicolas Dastier | Television film |
| 2000 | Julien l'apprenti | 14-year-old Julien | Television film |
| 2001 | Brotherhood of the Wolf Brotherhood of the Wolf Brotherhood of the Wolf is a 2001 French film directed by Christophe Gans, starring Samuel Le Bihan and Mark Dacascos, and written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel... |
Louis | |
| 2001 | Gaspard | ||
| 2002 | See How They Run | Loïc | Nominated - Most Promising Actor at 2003 César Awards Won - Most Promising Young Actor at 2003 Lumiere Awards |
| 2003 | Strayed | Jean Delmas | Nominated - Most Promising Actor at 2004 César Awards Won - Best Male Newcomer at 2004 Étoiles d'Or |
| 2004 | , Part 2: Vaux to the Sea | Leon | |
| 2004 | Manech Langonnet | Won - Most Promising Actor at 2005 César Awards | |
| 2004 | Simon | ||
| 2005 | Nina's Home | Izik | |
| 2006 | Paris, je t'aime Paris, je t'aime Paris, Je t'aime is a 2006 anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. The two-hour film consists of eighteen short films set in different arrondissements... |
Gaspard | |
| 2007 | Jacquou le Croquant Jacquou le Croquant Jacquou le Croquant is a 2007 French historical film, based on the novel by Eugène Le Roy. Set in the Dordogne during the Bourbon Restoration, it tells the story of a young peasant who leads a revolt against an evil nobleman. It was nominated for two César Awards in 2008.-Plot:1815. Jacquou, a... |
Jacquou | |
| 2007 | Hannibal Rising | Hannibal Lecter Hannibal Lecter Hannibal Lecter M.D. is a fictional character in a series of horror novels by Thomas Harris and in the films adapted from them.Lecter was introduced in the 1981 thriller novel Red Dragon as a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer... |
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| 2007 | |||
| 2008 | Third Part of the World | François | |
| 2008 | Joseph | ||
| 2009 | Anton Malakian | ||
| 2009 | Ultimatum | Nathanaël | |
| 2009 | Xas | ||
| 2010 | Henri de Guise | ||
| 2011 | The Art of Love The Art of Love (2011 film) - Distribution :* Emmanuel Mouret : Louis* François Cluzet : Achille* Frédérique Bel : Achille's Neighbor* Julie Depardieu : Isabelle* Judith Godrèche : Amélie* Laurent Stocker : Boris* Elodie Navarre : Vanessa* Gaspard Ulliel : William... |
William | |
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Quentin | "La Finette" | |
| 2004 | Navarro | Thierry Morlaas | "La Machination" |