Gérard Depardieu
Actor
Biography
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, film-maker, businessman and vineyard owner. He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history, having completed approximately 170 movies since 1967. He has twice won the César Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in Green Card. After he garnered huge critical acclaim for the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac, which landed him a nomination for an Academy Award, Depardieu acted in many big budget Hollywood movies. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite. He was granted citizenship of Russia in January 2013 and the same month became a cultural ambassador of Montenegro. In 2015 he left Russia declaring that he intends to give up the citizenship and to live in Belgium.
Depardieu has been repeatedly accused of sexual assault. The French authorities have charged him with rape and, since 2021, have had him under formal investigation. Depardieu has denied any wrongdoing and has not been convicted in connection with any of the accusations against him. He was stripped of the National Order of Quebec in 2023.
As Director
Filmography
Life of Pi
as Cook 2012
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Porthos 1998
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
as Obélix 2002
Babylon A.D.
as Gorsky 2008
Asterix at the Olympic Games
as Obélix 2008
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar
as Obélix 1999
La Vie en Rose
as Louis Leplée 2007
102 Dalmatians
as Jean Pierre Le Pelt 2000
Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia
as Obélix 2012
RRRrrrr!!!
as Le chef des Cheveux Sales 2004
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
as Guido 2008
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Christopher Columbus 1992
Ruby & Quentin
as Quentin 2003
Last Holiday
as Chef Didier 2006
Cyrano de Bergerac
as Cyrano de Bergerac 1990
Paris Je T'aime
as Le patron (Quartier Latin) 2006
La Chèvre
as Campana, private detective 1981