Two Caesars, Yves Saint-Laurent... A look back at Gaspard Ulliel's career

Marie Gicquel 10:16 p.m., January 19, 2022

He had dark blue eyes, the physique of a flayed handsome man, that of the Chanel model with the scar on his cheek.

Gaspard Ulliel died on Wednesday after a skiing accident.

The 37-year-old actor had a unique presence that allowed him to play everything: the wild teenager in

by André Téchiné, one of his first films, or the ingenuous lover propelled to the front of the war 14- 18 in

It is moreover this film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet which offers him his first César, that of the best male hope, at just 20 years old.

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But Gaspard Ulliel also camped the tortured and flamboyant Yves Saint-Laurent, in Bertrand Bonello's biopic.

The role of his life for which he lost 12 kilos and worked on his diction.

The resemblance to the couturier is uncanny, and the performance sensational.

"It's one of those roles that many actors dream of, it's almost the role of a lifetime, at least for me it's a step in my career," confided the actor.

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When Gaspard Ulliel looked back on his career at the microphone of Europe 1

Successful films and an international career

His intense acting allowed him numerous participations at the Cannes Film Festival, notably for Xavier Dolan's film,

Grand Prix at Cannes.

He also won the César for best actor for this first role as a writer who came to bid farewell to his family.

But Gaspard Ulliel, these are also films that have had success across the Atlantic and which have propelled him onto the international scene.

We will see it in particular at the end of March in a big American production, the Marvel

The actor was also filming a series for Xavier Giannoli expected on Canal +.