Gaspard Ulliel is a model and actor in French cinema, famous for films such as "Lost", "Hannibal: Ascent", "Saint Laurent. Style is me", "Princess Montpensier", "This is just the end of the world." In 2005, Gaspard Ulliel received the prestigious Cesar film award as the most promising actor of 2005.
Childhood and teens
Gaspard Ulliel was born in November 1984 in the vicinity of Paris. His father, Serge Ulliel, was a stylist and designer, and his mother Christine helped her husband create models of clothes and arrange fashion shows on the catwalk.
As a child, the boy was not interested in the world of fashion. From an early age, he wanted to connect his life with the film industry and become a director. At the age of 12, Gaspard Ulliel made his debut on the screen.
The talented teenager was liked by the audience and he quickly became in demand in show business. Despite this, after graduating from the prestigious school, Gaspard decided to enter the University of Saint-Denis at the Faculty of Cinematography. However, after two training courses, Gaspard left the school. The reason was that, according to the actor, at the university they give only theoretical knowledge, while he wanted to begin to practice more quickly. Gaspard began acting in films, as well as improving his skills in special acting courses.
Movie career
In 1996, a novice French actor appeared in the film "Woman in White." Over the following years, Gaspard Ulliel played small roles in the series Commissar Navarro, the films Julien the Apprentice, The Brotherhood of the Wolf, and Belfegor - the Ghost of the Louvre.
The first film success came to the French actor after the film "Lost", in which he played together with Emmanuelle Beart. Gaspard Ulliel embodied on the screen the image of an illegal immigrant with the Russian name Ivan, who during World War II decided to help the school teacher and her children escape from occupied Paris.
The film was positively received by both critics and the public, after which foreign directors became interested in Gaspar Ulliel.
In 2006, the prequel to the Silence of the Lambs, called Hannibal: Ascension, was released. Gaspard Ulliel played a major role in it.
In 2010, Gaspard Ulliel starred in a costume biographical melodrama "Princess de Montpensier" along with Melanie Thierry. The French actor also embodied on the screen the image of the famous designer Yves Saint Laurent in the film of the same name.
In 2016, Gaspard Ulliel played in the drama "It's Just the End of the World" with Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard, Lea Seydoux.
Among the latest film works of the actor is a historical drama about the French revolution "One King - One France" and the thriller "Eva".
