Guillaume Canet

Infobox Actor

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name = Guillaume Canet
birthdate = birth date and age|1973|4|10|df=y
location = Boulogne-Billancourt, France
spouse = Diane Kruger (2001-2006).
homepage = http://guillaumecanet.tv/
cesarawards = Best Director
2006 "Ne le dis à personne"

Guillaume Canet (born 10 April 1973) is a French actor and César Award winning film director.

Life

He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt. After dating since 1999, he married German model-actress Diane Kruger on 1 September 2001. They divorced in 2006. He is currently dating and living with Academy Award winning French actress, Marion Cotillard. The two met when they co-starred in 2003's Love me if you dare.,He won the César Award for Best Director in 2007 for his film "Ne le dis à personne" ("Tell No One"). It is based upon the novel by Harlan Coben and starred François Cluzet as the leading part. 25 February 2007.

Filmography as an actor

He is mainly known internationally for his performance as "Étienne" for Danny Boyle's "The Beach" (2000).

* 1995 : "Fils unique", directed by Philippe Landoulsi (short-film).
* 1997 : "Barracuda", directed by Philippe Haïm, prix d'interprétation au Festival de Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
* 1998 : "Sentimental Education", directed by C. S. Leigh.
* 1998 : "Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train", directed by Patrice Chéreau.
* 1998 : "En plein cœur", directed by Pierre Jolivet, adapted from the novel by Georges Simenon, "En cas de malheur".
* 1999 : "Trait d'union", directed by Bruno García (short-film).
* 1999 : "Je règle mon pas sur le pas de mon père", directed by Rémi Waterhouse.
* 2000 : "J'peux pas dormir...", directed by Guillaume Canet (short-film).
* 2000 : "The Beach" ("La Plage"), directed by Danny Boyle.
* 2000 : "La Fidélité", directed by Andrzej Żuławski.
* 2000 : "The Day the Ponies Come Back", directed by Jerry Schatzberg.
* 2001 : "Les Morsures de l'aube", directed by Antoine de Caunes.
* 2001 : "Vidocq", directed by Pitof.
* 2002 : "Le Frère du guerrier", directed by Pierre Jolivet.
* 2002 : "Mille millièmes", directed by Rémi Waterhouse.
* 2002 : "Mon idole", directed by Guillaume Canet.
* 2003 : "Love me if you dare" ("Jeux d'enfants"), directed by Yann Samuell.
* 2003 : "Les Clefs de bagnole", directed by Laurent Baffie (only a cameo, as himself).
* 2004 : "Narco", directed by Tristan Aurouet and Gilles Lellouche.
* 2005 : "Joyeux Noël", directed by Christian Carion.
* 2005 : "Hell" ("L'Enfer"), directed by Danis Tanovic.
* 2005 : "Un ticket pour l'espace", directed by Éric Lartigau.
* 2006 : "Tell No One" ("Ne le dis à personne"), directed by Guillaume Canet.
* 2006 : "Cars" (French voice of Flash McQueen).
* 2007 : "Ensemble, c'est tout", directed by Claude Berri.
* 2007 : "Darling", directed by Christine Carrière.
* 2007 : "La Clef", directed by Guillaume Nicloux.
* 2008 : "Les Liens du sang", directed by Jacques Maillot.

Filmography as a director

* 1996 : "Sans regrets" (short-film)
* 1998 : "Je taim" (short-film)
* 2000 : "Scénarios sur la drogue (short-film)
* 2000 : "J'peux pas dormir" (short-film)
* 2002 : "Mon idole"
* 2006 : "Tell No One" ("Ne le dis à personne")

External links

* [http://www.guillaumecanet.tv/ Official site]
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