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Guillaume Canet

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Guillaume Canet
The only daughter of the Chinese emperor Han Xuandi, escapes from a strict prince and seeks help from the Gauls and the two brave warriors Asterix and Obelix.
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Son of horse breeders, the young man spent his childhood in the countryside near Paris. In his youth, Guillaume wanted to be a horse-rider, and briefly followed a professional career in the sport. A bad fall broke his dreams, but is at the origin of his acting career, and success. After briefly studying acting, he started his career. Eclectic and moving, Canet is also a successful director, he has directed movies like Tell No One (2006) and Little White Lies (2010)

In 2015, after 20 years of career, he received his first important nod as an actor for playing a serial killer in Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014). He was nominated to Cesar Awards but eventually lost to Pierre Niney. Before that, he received a nod as Breakout Actor in 1998.
BornApril 10, 1973
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Veerle Baetens and Guillaume Canet in Au nom de la terre (2019)
Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard in Love Me If You Dare (2003)
Daniel Brühl, Guillaume Canet, and Alex Ferns in Joyeux Noel (2005)
Guillaume Canet and Ana Girardot in Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014)
Guillaume Canet in Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014)
Guillaume Canet in Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014)
Guillaume Canet in Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014)
Guillaume Canet in Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014)
Guillaume Canet in Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014)
Guillaume Canet in Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014)
Guillaume Canet in Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014)
Guillaume Canet in Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014)

Known for

Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard in Love Me If You Dare (2003)
Love Me If You Dare
7.5
  • Julien Janvier
  • 2003
François Cluzet in Tell No One (2006)
Tell No One
7.5
  • Philippe Neuville
  • 2006
Little White Lies (2010)
Little White Lies
7.1
  • Writer
  • 2010
Daniel Brühl, Guillaume Canet, and Alex Ferns in Joyeux Noel (2005)
Joyeux Noel
7.7
  • Le lieutenant Audebert
  • 2005

Credits

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Actor

  • Eau-forte
    • Post-production
  • Breaking Point
    • Post-production
  • Guillaume Canet and Gilles Lellouche in Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023)
    Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
  • Les contes du hérisson (2022)
    Les contes du hérisson
  • Lui (2021)
    Lui
  • Veerle Baetens and Guillaume Canet in Au nom de la terre (2019)
    Au nom de la terre
  • La Belle Époque (2019)
    La Belle Époque
  • Action
  • Dany Verissimo-Petit, Anne-Solenne Hatte, Louise Blachère, Manon Azem, Margot Dufrene, Camille Razat, Tiphaine Daviot, and Artus in Girls with Balls (2018)
    Girls with Balls
  • Guillaume Canet and Gilles Lellouche in Paris Pigalle (2018)
    Paris Pigalle
  • Juliette Binoche, Guillaume Canet, Vincent Macaigne, and Christa Théret in Non-Fiction (2018)
    Non-Fiction
  • Sink or Swim (2018)
    Sink or Swim
  • Guillaume Canet, Mélanie Laurent, and Olivier de Benoist in My Son (2017)
    My Son
  • Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard in Rock'n Roll (2017)
    Rock'n Roll
  • Guillaume Canet and Guillaume Gallienne in Cezanne et Moi (2016)
    Cezanne et Moi
  • The Siege of Jadotville (2016)
    The Siege of Jadotville
  • Guillaume Canet and Charlotte Le Bon in Arctic Heart (2016)
    Arctic Heart

Writer

  • Guillaume Canet and Gilles Lellouche in Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023)
    Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
  • Lui (2021)
    Lui
  • Little White Lies 2 (2019)
    Little White Lies 2
  • Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard in Rock'n Roll (2017)
    Rock'n Roll
  • Ivresse
  • James Caan, Billy Crudup, Mila Kunis, Marion Cotillard, Clive Owen, Zoe Saldana, and Matthias Schoenaerts in Blood Ties (2013)
    Blood Ties
  • Donald Sutherland, Daniel Auteuil, Tchéky Karyo, Marie Bunel, Guillaume Canet, Fred Epaud, Marina Hands, Arnaud Henriet, Jacques Higelin, Noah Huntley, James Flynn, Antoine Cholet, Benoît Petitjean, Joël Dupuch, Lou de Laâge, Sonia Ammar, Edmond Jonquères d'Oriola, Sébastien Cazorla, and Marco Luraschi in Jappeloup (2013)
    Jappeloup
  • Little White Lies (2010)
    Little White Lies
  • François Cluzet in Tell No One (2006)
    Tell No One
  • Mon idole (2002)
    Mon idole
  • J'peux pas dormir... (2000)
    J'peux pas dormir...
  • Je taim

Director

  • Guillaume Canet and Gilles Lellouche in Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023)
    Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
  • Lui (2021)
    Lui
  • Little White Lies 2 (2019)
    Little White Lies 2
  • Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard in Rock'n Roll (2017)
    Rock'n Roll
  • Ivresse
  • James Caan, Billy Crudup, Mila Kunis, Marion Cotillard, Clive Owen, Zoe Saldana, and Matthias Schoenaerts in Blood Ties (2013)
    Blood Ties
  • Little White Lies (2010)
    Little White Lies
  • François Cluzet in Tell No One (2006)
    Tell No One
  • Mon idole (2002)
    Mon idole
  • J'peux pas dormir... (2000)
    J'peux pas dormir...
  • Scénarios sur la drogue (2000)
    Scénarios sur la drogue
  • Je taim
  • Sans regrets
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Personal details

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    • Official Site
    • April 10, 1973
    • Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
    • Diane KrugerSeptember 1, 2001 - January 2006 (divorced)
    • (Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Interviews
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Is very good friends with ex-wife Diane Kruger.
  • Quotes
    I think that what I prefer about my job is meeting people because it usually leads to projects and creations.
    • Often works with Marion Cotillard, François Cluzet, Jean Dujardin and Gilles Lellouche
    • War of the Buttons
      (2011)
      €869,000

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