Gaspard Ulliel

Gaspard Ulliel
Gaspard Ulliel at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.
Born	(1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997-present

Gaspard Ulliel (French pronunciation: ​[ɡaspaʁ yljɛl]; born 25 November 1984) 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.

Life and career

Ulliel was born in Boulogne-Billancourt (a suburb of Paris) to a runway show producer mother and a stylist father. He has a scar on his left cheek as a result of an attack from a doberman 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.

French actor Gaspard Ulliel will play Yves Saint Laurent in a forthcoming biopic of the late designer's early career.

Awards

Ulliel was nominated for a César Award 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.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1997	Mission protection rapprochée		Television film
1998	Bonnes vacances	Joel	Television film
1999	Alias	Nicolas Trajet
1999	bascule, LaLa bascule	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	Louis
2001	oiseau rare !L'oiseau rare	Gaspard
2002	Summer Things	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	Tulse Luper Suitcases, TheThe Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea	Leon
2004	Very Long Engagement, AA Very Long Engagement	Manech Langonnet	Won - Most Promising Actor at 2005 César Awards
2004	dernier jour, LeLe dernier jour	Simon
2005	Nina's Home	Izik
2006	Paris, je t'aime	Gaspard
2007	Jacquou le Croquant	Jacquou
2007	Hannibal Rising	Hannibal Lecter
2007	inconnu !L'inconnu
2008	La troisième partie du monde	François
2008	Sea Wall, TheThe Sea Wall	Joseph
2009	Premier Cercle, LeLe Premier Cercle	Anton Malakian
2009	Ultimatum	Nathanaël
2009	Vintner's Luck, TheThe Vintner's Luck	Xas
2010	Princess of Montpensier, TheThe Princess of Montpensier	Henri de Guise
2011	The Art of Love	William

Television

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1999	refuge !Le refuge	Quentin	"La Finette"
2004	Navarro	Thierry Morlaas	"La Machination"

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2012	"Que faire de Mister Sloane?"	Mister Sloane

External links

• Gaspard Ulliel at the Internet Movie Database