Gaspard Ulliel

'Gaspard Ulliel' (qv)'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)_ (qv). During the following years, Ulliel continued working on TV and was cast in short films such as _Alias (1999)_ (qv). He played a young shepherd who was injured by The Beast in _Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)_ (qv), and was then discovered by director Michel Blanc, who offered him a part in _Summer Things (2002)_ (qv) which also starred veteran actress 'Charlotte Rampling' (qv). Ulliel then took summer stages at Les Cours Florent and was asked by director André Téchiné to star in _Die Flüchtigen (2003)_ (qv) as 'Emmanuelle Béart' (qv)'s lover. His role as Manech opposite 'Audrey Tautou' (qv) in _A Very Long Engagement (2004)_ (qv) brought him to stardom. He has been nominated thrice for Most Promising Male Newcomer at the César 'Awards' (qv) (the equivalent of the Oscars in France) in 2003, 2004 and 2005; he won the last one. Ulliel's lead roles include _The Last Day (2004)_ (qv), _Jacquou le croquant (2007)_ (qv) and _Hannibal Rising (2007)_ (qv), his first major English-language film.::Gaspard's fan (and edited by siberia82-1)