Gérard Depardieu

Acting

Born: 1948-12-27
From: Châteauroux, Indre, France
Gender: Male
Height: 1.80 m
Popularity: 1.4

Also Known As

Gerard DepardieuGérard Xavier Marcel DepardieuG. de PardieuЖерар Депардье제라르 드파르듀ژرار دپاردیو

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.

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Awards & Nominations16 won · 28 nominated

Nominated

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film

Potiche

2011
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Mammuth

2011
🏆 Won

Lumière Award for Best Actor

The Singer

2007
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

The Singer

2007
🏆 Won

Stanislavsky Award

2006
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Miniseries

Napoléon

2003
Nominated

European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998
🏆 Won

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

1997
🏆 Won

Knight of the Legion of Honour

1996
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Colonel Chabert

1995
🏆 Won

London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year

Green Card

1992
🏆 Won

London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year

Cyrano de Bergerac

1992
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Cyrano de Bergerac

1992
🏆 Won

César Award for Best Actor

Cyrano de Bergerac

1991
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Cyrano de Bergerac

1991
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Cyrano de Bergerac

1991
Nominated

David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor

Cyrano de Bergerac

1991
🏆 Won

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor

Cyrano de Bergerac

1990
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Green Card

1990
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Too Beautiful for You

1990
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Actor

Cyrano de Bergerac

1990
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Green Card

1990
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Camille Claudel

1989
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Jean de Florette

1988
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Under the Sun of Satan

1988
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Police

1986
🏆 Won

Volpi Cup for Best Actor

Police

1985
🏆 Won

Knight of the National Order of Merit

1985
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Fort Saganne

1985
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Les Compères

1984
🏆 Won

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

The Return of Martin Guerre

1983
🏆 Won

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

Danton

1983
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

The Return of Martin Guerre

1983
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

Danton

1983
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Danton

1983
🏆 Won

César Award for Best Actor

The Last Metro

1981
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

The Last Metro

1981
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Le sucre

1979
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

This Sweet Sickness

1978
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

The Last Woman

1977
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

Sept morts sur ordonnance

1976
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

The Last Woman

1976
🏆 Won

Lumière Award, Lyon Festival of cinema

🏆 Won

7 d'Or

Acting294 titles

Directing4 titles

Writing1 title

Production13 titles

Crew1 title