Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson ( born August 3, 1958 in Neuilly -sur- Seine) is a French actor and baritone.

Life

From 1974 to 1978 Wilson completed his training as an actor at the Drama Centre London. One of his first roles he had in 1979 in Louis ' close encounter with the aliens. After that, he played in several French films such as La Boum 2 - The party continues with Sophie Marceau. In 1985, he was first nominated for a César. Five other nominations should follow to this day, most recently in 2011 for his starring role in Of Gods and Men. 1990 Lambert Wilson was awarded the Jean- Gabin Prize. Wilson played mostly in French films to his few Hollywood films include, among others, on the edge of the abyss (the last film directed by Fred Zinnemann ), Sahara - Adventures in the wilderness, Catwoman and The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.

In addition to acting, Lambert Wilson also operated as a singer. To the trained baritone recorded two classic albums. An ideal person he is in the musical Candide by Leonard Bernstein at the Théâtre du Châtelet in three roles. French speaking he embodies Voltaire; Dr. Pangloss and Martin, he speaks and sings in English. He plays in Xavier paluds action thriller The Blind Man one of the male leads.

His father Georges Wilson (1921-2010) was also an actor.

Filmography (selection)

Stage roles

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