- Born
- Height5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
- 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.- IMDb mini biography by: Canet rocks
- SpouseDiane Kruger(September 1, 2001 - January 2006) (divorced)
- ChildrenLouise Canet
- ParentsMarie-Antoinette Canet
- RelativesSibling(Sibling)
- Father, with Marion Cotillard, of son Marcel Canet (b. May 19, 2011) and daughter Louise Canet (b. March 16, 2017).
- Is very good friends with ex-wife Diane Kruger.
- Boyfriend of Marion Cotillard since October 2007. They had been friends since 1997, and in 2003, they starred together in the film Love Me If You Dare (2003).
- As an actor, he hates auditioning
- His favorite's musicians are Janis Joplin, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield and Jacques Brel. He also loves music of the Blaxploitation.
- I think that what I prefer about my job is meeting people because it usually leads to projects and creations.
- I like to do things passionately, not under control.
- The guy who really wants to gain people's attention needs to believe in himself and not wonder too much. Actually, I think he must follow his instincts and try to know who he is talking to and use this feeling to know if he is compatible with the person in front of him. If not, well, forget it: it really is about feeling comfortable. (on an acting career)
- As for what I'd like to be in the future, it is easy : I'd like to be an actor who can choose the movies he wants to do. I don't want to do stuff that doesn't appeal to me, just for money. I want to be the one who chooses my roles.
- "Jumping, it was my destiny. I lived for the horses". (about his brief horse-rider career).
- War of the Buttons (2011) - €869,000
- Last Night (2011) - €39,000
- Little White Lies (2010) - €1,100,000 to write and direct
- The Last Flight (2009) - €800,000
- Farewell (2009) - €800,000
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