Gaspard Ulliel

Gaspard Ulliel

Gaspard Ulliel (French pronunciation: [ɡaspaʁ yljɛl]; born 25 November 1984) is a French film actor. 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 in 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.

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

 

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1997	Mission protection rapprochée		TV film
1998	Bonnes vacances	Joel	TV film
1999	Alias	Nicolas Trajet
	La bascule	Olivier Baron	TV film
	Juliette	Nicolas Dastier	TV film
2000	Julien l'apprenti	14-year-old Julien	TV film
2001	Brotherhood of the Wolf	Louis
	L'oiseau rare	Gaspard
2002	Summer Things	Loïc
2003	Strayed	Jean Delmas
2004	The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea	Leon
	A Very Long Engagement	Manech Langonnet
	Le dernier jour	Simon
2005	Nina's Home	Izik
2006	Paris, je t'aime	Gaspard
2007	Jacquou le Croquant	Jacquou
	Hannibal Rising	Hannibal Lecter
	L'inconnu
2008	Third Part of the World	François
	Un barrage contre le Pacifique	Joseph
2009	Le Premier Cercle	Anton Malakian
	Ultimatum	Nathanaël
	The Vintner's Luck	Xas
2010	The Princess of Montpensier	Henri de Guise
Year	Television appearance	Role	Other notes
1999	Le refuge	Quentin	"La Finette"
2004	Navarro	Thierry Morlaas	"La Machination"

References

1. ^ Murnick, Carolyn (December 2004). "Gaspard Ulliel: heating up movies and heading for the front lines". FindArticles. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
2. ^ Murray, Rebecca (2007-02-05). "Gaspard Ulliel Talks About Playing Hannibal Lecter in "Hannibal Rising"". About.com. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
3. ^ http://www.wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/scorsese-directs-chanel-tv-campaign-2480143?src=rss/beauty/20100216