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's dream has always been to direct a movie, and after completing his studies at the lycée (French high school), he majored in cinema at the University of Saint-Denis. However, fate had other plans, and he is currently pursuing an acting career. It began when Ulliel was 12 years old when he appeared in the TV film Une femme en blanc(1997). During the following years, Ulliel continued working on TV and was cast in short films such as Alias (1999). He played a young shepherd who was injured by The Beast in El pacto de los lobos (2001), and was then discovered by director Michel Blanc, who offered him a part in Besen a quien quieran (2002) which also starred veteran actress Charlotte Rampling. Ulliel then took summer stages at Les Cours Florent and was asked by director André Téchiné to star in Fugitivos (Les égarés) (2003) as Emmanuelle Béart's lover. His role as Manech opposite Audrey Tautou in Largo domingo de noviazgo (2004) brought him to stardom. He has been nominated thrice for Most Promising Male Newcomer at the César Awards (the equivalent of the Oscars in France) in 2003, 2004 and 2005; he won the last one. Ulliel's lead roles include El último día (2004), Jacquou le croquant (2007) and Hannibal, el origen del mal (2007), his first major English-language film. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gaspard's fan (and edited by siberia82-1)
Trivia
Mother is a runway show producer and father is a fashion designer.
His scar on his left cheek is the result of a doberman's attack when Gaspard was 6.
Was in a relationship with Cécile Cassel from 2005 to 2007, with Charlotte Casiraghi for a few months in 2007 and with Jordane Crantelle from 2009 to 2013.
Speaks fluent English.
Voted #12 in Elle (France) Magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll (June 2007).
His favourite directors are: Tarkowski, Truffaut, Godard, Rohmer, Chris Marker, João César Monteiro, Gregg Araki and Michael Cimino.
He enjoys listening to: Reggae, Rap, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Kanye West, Herbie Hancock, The Temptations, Nick Drake, The Stones and Prince.
The current face of Longchamp, a French leather and luxury goods company, along with Kate Moss.
Attended the University of Saint-Denis, where he studied cinema.
In 2007, he appeared on the cover of the January-issue of French Vogue with Dutch supermodel Doutzen Kroes.
Is a fan of Sufjan Stevens and Prince.
Some of the books he likes are Henry Miller's "Sexus" and Robert Frank's "The Lines of my Hand".
Owns a Vespa and a Triumph Bonneville Thruxton motorbike.
He's close friends with actress Audrey Tautou.
Has appeared in 3 movies with Jérémie Renier: El pacto de los lobos (2001), The Vintner's Luck (2009) and Saint Laurent (2014).
Announced that he and girlfriend Gaëlle Piétri are expecting their first child together. [November 9, 2015].
Personal Quotes
I began at twelve years old, but in fact I began really by chance. It was a friend of a friend of my mother's who was opening an agency, and she was looking for young kids. And so I entered the agency, but more by curiosity than real passion. And at first I had some small parts in TV movies - in fact my parents didn't want me to miss school, so I was working just once or twice a year. And I had a really regular progression - and this is really pleasant, I think - because I had small parts in TV movies, then bigger parts in TV movies, and then small parts in films. And I think this allows you to get...experience of the set and to get familiar with [the process]. And as I had a really slow progression, I think it really helped me to stay lucid and not get carried away.
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