Lambert Wilson ( fr. Lambert Wilson ; born August 3, 1958 ) is a French actor known for his role as Merovingen (Frenchman) in the films Matrix: Reloaded and Matrix: Revolution ( 2003 ).
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| Place of Birth | Neuilly-sur-Seine , France | ||
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| Profession | actor , theater manager and theater director | ||
| Career | 1977 - present time | ||
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Biography
Born in the commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine ( France ), son of Georges Wilson , actor and director of the National Folk Theater [2] . His paternal grandmother is an Englishwoman [3] , originally from Leicester . Lambert is a bilingual , equally fluent in English and French [4] [5] .
In addition to acting, Wilson is also known as a singer, having released several discs. So, for example, in 1997 he released the album Démons et merveilles , and in 1989 (a remake in 2004) - the album Musicals on the EMI label, where he sings the songs “Maria” from West Side Story , “There But For You Go I” from Brigadoon Lerner and Löve, “The Cafe Song” from Les Misérables , “Johanna” from Steene Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd , “Love Song” from Kurt Weil and Alan Jay Lerner’s Love Life , “It Must Be So” from Candida Leonarad Bernstein , and “Silly People, "from Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music , from the American Music Catalog, and also the song (" Finishing the Hat "from Sunday in the Park with George ," You Do Something to Me "from Col Porter's Fifty Million Frenchmen ," Never Will I Marry »from Greenwillow Frank Lesser, accompanied by the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor - John McGlynn ).
As a director, he directed the plays Les Caprices de Marianne by Alfred de Musset at the Paris Bouffes du Nord and Jean Bacillas by Jean Racine in Avignon and Chaillot .
Wilson also took part in Calvin Klein apparel brand series and the Eternity brand ad in collaboration with model Christy Turlington in 1991 .
On January 2, 2006 he was awarded the Order of the Arts and Literature of an officer degree [6] [7] .
In 2015, he hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the Cannes Film Festival [8] .
Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | f | Julia | Julia | Walter Franz |
| 1978 | with | - | Gaston phébus | Yvain |
| 1979 | f | Gendarme and aliens | Le Gendarme et Les Extra-Terrestres | alien |
| 1979 | f | - | New generation | |
| 1979 | f | Lady oscar | Lady oscar | soldier |
| 1979 | f | From hell with victory | De l'enfer à la victoire | |
| 1980 | tf | - | Au feu le préfet | Patrick Callaghan |
| 1980 | tf | - | L'inconnue d'arras | Le grand-père (grandfather) |
| 1981 | tf | - | La guerre de troie n'aura pas lieu | Paris |
| 1981 | tf | - | Quatre femmes, quatre vies: La maison bleue | Jean-paul taillandier |
| 1981 | tf | - | La dernière nuit | L'aide-bourreau (executioner's assistant) |
| 1981 | f | Lonely Coco Chanel | Chanel solitaire | |
| 1982 | tf | - | Ce fut un bel été | Antoine |
| 1982 | f | Boom 2 | La boum 2 | Felix Marechal |
| 1982 | f | Five days of one summer | Five days one summer | Johann Biari |
| 1983 | f | Sahara | Sahara | Jafar |
| 1984 | f | Alien blood | The blood of others | Paul |
| 1984 | f | Public woman | La femme publique | Milan Mliska |
| 1985 | f | Date | Rendez-vous | Kanten |
| 1985 | f | Man with eyes made of money. | L'homme aux yeux d'argent | Villain |
| 1986 | f | - | Rouge baiser | Stéphane |
| 1986 | f | Hell blue | Bleu comme l'enfer | Ned |
| 1986 | f | Soul and body (Body and property) | Corps et biens | Michelle Sauvage |
| 1986 | tf | Story | La storia | Carlo Vivaldi / Davide Segre |
| 1987 | f | Architect's belly | The belly of an architect | Caspezius Speckler |
| 1988 | f | Demons | Les possédés | Nikolay Stavrogin |
| 1988 | f | Shuans | Chouans! | Tarquin |
| 1988 | f | El Dorado | El dorado | Pedro de Ursua |
| 1989 | f | - | La vouivre | Arsène muselier |
| 1989 | f | Winter 54, Abbot Pierre | Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre | abbot pierre |
| 1989 | f | Follow this plane | Suivez cet avion | Rémi cerneaux |
| 1991 | f | - | Shuttlecock | John prentis |
| 1991 | f | - | Un homme et deux femmes | Dr. Paul baudoin |
| 1992 | tf | - | Strangers | guy |
| 1992 | f | - | Warszawa. Année 5703 | Alec |
| 1992 | tf | Frankenstein | Frankenstein | Clerval |
| 1993 | f | Angel wing | L'instinct de l'ange | Henry |
| 1994 | tf | - | Une qui promet | Ferdinand |
| 1994 | tf | - | Les caprices de marianne | Octave |
| 1995 | f | Jefferson in Paris | Original name unknown | Marquis de Lafayette |
| 1995 | tf | - | Pour une vie ou deux | Noël Gregorio |
| 1996 | f | The unpredictable nature of the river | Les caprices d'un fleuve | Monsieur de la malène |
| 1996 | tf | - | Le secret d'Iris | Pierrot |
| 1996 | f | Leader | The leading man | Felix webb |
| 1997 | f | Marquise | Marquise | Jean Racine |
| 1997 | f | Famous old songs | On connaît la chanson | Mark Duweyer |
| 1997 | tf | - | Quand le chat sourit | |
| 1998 | f | Too much (little) love | Trop (peu) d'amour | Paul |
| 1999 | f | Last september | The last september | Hugo Montgomery |
| 2000 | f | Secular Lions | Jet set | Artus de Polignac |
| 2000 | tf | The last knight | Don quixote | Duke |
| 2000 | f | Love battle in dreams | Combat d'amour en songe | Sebatol / pirate |
| 2001 | f | - | HS - hors service | Francis |
| 2001 | f | - | Far from china | Jean pierre |
| 2001 | tf | Divine child | Le divin enfant | father mark |
| 2002 | f | - | Les tombales | Joseph |
| 2003 | f | Lighter than a camel | Il est plus facile pour un chameau ... | Aurelio |
| 2003 | f | Matrix: Reboot | The Matrix Reloaded | Merovingen |
| 2003 | f | Matrix: Revolution | The Matrix Revolutions | Merovingen |
| 2003 | f | Labyrinths | Dedales | Brennak |
| 2003 | f | Trapped in time | Timeline | Lord arnaut |
| 2003 | f | Just not on the lips | Pas sur la bouche | Eric Thompson |
| 2004 | f | People | People: Jet Set 2 | Frère arthus |
| 2004 | f | Catwoman | Catwoman | George Khedar |
| 2005 | f | Royal Palace! | Palais Royal! | prince arno |
| 2005 | f | Sahara | Sahara | Yves Massard |
| 2005 | f | - | Gentille | Philip |
| 2005 | f | Birthday | L'anniversaire | Raphael |
| 2006 | f | Hearts | Cœurs | Dan |
| 2007 | f | Without flaw | Flawless | Finch |
| 2008 | f | Dante 01 | Dante 01 | Saint george |
| 2008 | f | Big alibi | Le grand alibi | Dr. Pierre Collier |
| 2008 | f | Babylon AD | Babylon ad | Dr. Arthur Darkandier |
| 2008 | f | As everybody | Comme les autres | Dr. Emmanuel Bernier |
| 2008 | f | Paradise project | The lazarus project | Avery |
| 2009 | f | Victor | Victor | Sourcelle |
| 2009 | with | Philanthropist | The philanthropist | Yves moehringer |
| 2010 | f | Imogen McCarthry | Imogène McCarthery | Samuel tyler |
| 2010 | f | Princess de Montpensier | La princesse de Montpensier | Count de Chabannes |
| 2010 | f | People and gods | Des hommes et des dieux | Christian |
| 2012 | f | The jungle is calling! Finding Marsupilami | Sur la piste du marsupilami | General Pochero |
| 2012 | f | Blind | Alaveugle | Norvik |
| 2012 | tf | Henry V | Henry V | Charles VI, king of France |
| 2014 | f | From 5 to 7. Time lovers | 5 to 7 | Valery |
| 2015 | f | French suite | Suite Française | Viscount de Mormon |
| 2015 | f | Mad | Enragés | Father |
| 2016 | f | Odyssey | L'odyssée | Jacques-Yves Cousteau |
Bibliography
- Lambert Wilson & Hervé Pons. Entretiens. - Monaco-Paris: Le Rocher, 2009 .-- 157 p. - ISBN 978-2268067155 . (fr.)
Notes
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Lambert Wilson Biography (1958-)
- ↑ Lambert Wilson in the spotlight
- ↑ Persons: Lambert Wilson
- ↑ Worldly Actor Finds Method in a Monastery
- ↑ Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres. 2 janvier 2006. (fr.)
- ↑ French Ministry of Culture website: photo of Lambert Wilson with the order.
- ↑ Lambert Wilson to host ceremonies of the 68th Festival de Cannes - Festival de Cannes 2015 (International Film Festival) (Link not available) . Date of treatment June 9, 2015. Archived on August 26, 2016.
Links
- Actor's fan site (inaccessible link) (French)