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 ...
César Award for Best Actor, César Award for Best Film, César Award for Most Promising Actor, César Award for Best First Feature Film, César Award for Best Writing - Adaptation, Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, People's Choice Award for Best European Film, European Film Award for ...
Movies
Love Me If You Dare, Little White Lies, Blood Ties, Tell No One, The Beach, Last Night, Joyeux Noël, The Program, Whatever You Say, Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart, Jappeloup, War of the Buttons, In the Name of My Daughter, Hunting and Gathering, Vidocq, The Last Flight, The Players, Narco, Cezann...
You need to feed yourself with emotions and life or you'll become empty.
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[on Marion Cotillard] Most of the time, you work with actresses who are protecting themselves. They're scared of how they're going to look. Marion doesn't care how she looks or sounds. You can ask her to do anything and she'll follow you. I'm not saying this because I have a special relationship with her. I'm saying it because I mean it. She's really special.
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"Jumping, it was my destiny. I lived for the horses". (about his brief horse-rider career).
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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.
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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)
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I like to do things passionately, not under control.
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I think that what I prefer about my job is meeting people because it usually leads to projects and creations.
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Father, with Marion Cotillard, of son Marcel Canet, born on May 19, 2011 in Paris, France.
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Guillaume and Marion Cotillard are expecting their first child in the Spring of 2011 [January 10, 2011].
Ranked #7 on Challenges list of France's highest paid actors (2007).
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Originally wanted to become a professional horseman but was forced to change his career aspiration after an accident.
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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).
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Voted #11 in Elle (France) Magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll (June 2007).
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Has 2 sisters.
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Former member of France's obstacle jumps horse riding.
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Studied at the Cours Florent.
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Originally wanted to be a professional horse-rider, but after an accident at age 18 he stopped and became an actor.
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