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Guillaume Canet

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Guillaume Canet
After escaping an attempted murder, Franck Lazareff must find his wife Leo, who has been kidnapped by a mysterious group of armed men. He is caught up by his past and plunged into a state affair that is beyond him.
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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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BornApril 10, 1973
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    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 21 nominations total

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    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
    Daniel Brühl, Guillaume Canet, and Alex Ferns in Joyeux Noel (2005)
    Joyeux Noel
    7.6
    • Le lieutenant Audebert
    • 2005
    Pascale Arbillot, Valérie Bonneton, François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Jean Dujardin, Laurent Lafitte, Gilles Lellouche, and Benoît Magimel in Little White Lies (2010)
    Little White Lies
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Stéphane Caillard and Guillaume Canet in Ad Vitam (2025)
      Ad Vitam
      5.9
      • Franck
      • 2025
    • Charlotte Gainsbourg and Guillaume Canet in Belle (2024)
      Belle
      5.8
      • Pierre
      • 2024
    • The Flood (2024)
      The Flood
      6.4
      • Louis XVI
      • 2024
    • Nassim Lyes and Zoé Marchal in All-Time High (2023)
      All-Time High
      5.8
      • Le père de Yaël
      • 2023
    • Breaking Point (2023)
      Breaking Point
      5.2
      • Vincent Moret
      • 2023
    • Guillaume Canet and Alba Rohrwacher in Out of Season (2023)
      Out of Season
      6.4
      • Mathieu
      • 2023
    • Nina et le secret du hérisson (2023)
      Nina et le secret du hérisson
      6.6
      • Vincent (voice)
      • 2023
    • Guillaume Canet, Patience Munchenbach, and Laetitia Dosch in Acid (2023)
      Acid
      5.1
      • Michal
      • 2023
    • Guillaume Canet and Gilles Lellouche in Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023)
      Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
      5.1
      • Astérix
      • 2023
    • Lui (2021)
      Lui
      4.7
      • Lui
      • 2021
    • Au nom de la terre (2019)
      Au nom de la terre
      6.8
      • Pierre Jarjeau
      • 2019
    • La belle époque (2019)
      La belle époque
      7.4
      • Antoine
      • 2019
    • Action
      Video
      • 2018
    • 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
      4.0
      • 2018
    • Guillaume Canet and Gilles Lellouche in Paris Pigalle (2018)
      Paris Pigalle
      5.2
      • Franck
      • Martin
      • 2018

    Writer



    • Karma
      • Writer
      • In Production
      • 2026



    • Stéphane Caillard and Guillaume Canet in Ad Vitam (2025)
      Ad Vitam
      5.9
      • scenario
      • 2025
    • Guillaume Canet and Gilles Lellouche in Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023)
      Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
      5.1
      • adaptation
      • dialogue
      • 2023
    • Lui (2021)
      Lui
      4.7
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Little White Lies 2 (2019)
      Little White Lies 2
      6.5
      • scenario and dialogue
      • 2019
    • Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard in Rock'n Roll (2017)
      Rock'n Roll
      6.0
      • dialogue
      • screenplay
      • 2017
    • Ivresse
      4.2
      Short
      • adaptation
      • 2013
    • James Caan, Billy Crudup, Mila Kunis, Marion Cotillard, Clive Owen, Zoe Saldaña, and Matthias Schoenaerts in Blood Ties (2013)
      Blood Ties
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 2013
    • Donald Sutherland, Daniel Auteuil, Tchéky Karyo, Marie Bunel, Guillaume Canet, Frédéric 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
      6.6
      • scenario and adaptation
      • 2013
    • Pascale Arbillot, Valérie Bonneton, François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Jean Dujardin, Laurent Lafitte, Gilles Lellouche, and Benoît Magimel in Little White Lies (2010)
      Little White Lies
      7.1
      • scenario and dialogue
      • 2010
    • François Cluzet in Tell No One (2006)
      Tell No One
      7.5
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Mon idole (2002)
      Mon idole
      6.1
      • dialogue
      • scenario
      • 2002
    • J'peux pas dormir... (2000)
      J'peux pas dormir...
      6.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Je taim
      5.9
      Short
      • writer
      • 1998

    Director



    • Karma
      • Director
      • In Production
      • 2026



    • -M- Ils sont fous ces humains! feat. Bigflo & Oli (B.O. Astérix et Obélix L'Empire du Milieu)
      Music Video
      • Director (original footage)
      • 2023
    • Guillaume Canet and Gilles Lellouche in Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023)
      Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Lui (2021)
      Lui
      4.7
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Little White Lies 2 (2019)
      Little White Lies 2
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard in Rock'n Roll (2017)
      Rock'n Roll
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Ivresse
      4.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • James Caan, Billy Crudup, Mila Kunis, Marion Cotillard, Clive Owen, Zoe Saldaña, and Matthias Schoenaerts in Blood Ties (2013)
      Blood Ties
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Pascale Arbillot, Valérie Bonneton, François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Jean Dujardin, Laurent Lafitte, Gilles Lellouche, and Benoît Magimel in Little White Lies (2010)
      Little White Lies
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2010
    • François Cluzet in Tell No One (2006)
      Tell No One
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Mon idole (2002)
      Mon idole
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2002
    • J'peux pas dormir... (2000)
      J'peux pas dormir...
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Scénarios sur la drogue (2000)
      Scénarios sur la drogue
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Je taim
      5.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Sans regrets
      Short
      • Director
      • 1996

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    Trailer 1:35
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    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Height
      • 5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
    • Born
      • April 10, 1973
      • Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
    • Spouse
      • Diane KrugerSeptember 1, 2001 - January 2006 (divorced)
    • Children
        Louise Canet
    • Parents
        Philippe Canet
    • Relatives
      • Sibling(Sibling)
    • Publicity listings
      • 4 Interviews
      • 1 Article
      • 1 Pictorial
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Father, with Marion Cotillard, of son Marcel Canet (b. May 19, 2011) and daughter Louise Canet (b. March 16, 2017).
    • Quotes
      I think that what I prefer about my job is meeting people because it usually leads to projects and creations.
    • Trademark
        Often works with Marion Cotillard, François Cluzet, Jean Dujardin and Gilles Lellouche
    • Salaries
        War of the Buttons
        (2011)
        €869,000

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