Gaspard Ulliel , the French actor who was best known for his roles in Hannibal Rising and A Very Long Engagement , has sadly passed away at the age of 37 following a terrible skiing accident.
According to the Agence France-Presse news agency, he was transported via helicopter to a hospital in Grenoble, France, on Tuesday after suffering from a head injury on the slopes in the Savoie region of the Alps. According to early reports, Gaspard collided with another skier at the particular intersection between two blue slopes; the actor was unfortunately not wearing a helmet and thus suffered severe head trauma — while the other skier walked away with no major injuries.
Unfortunately, Ulliel’s family revealed through his agent upon Wednesday that he later succumbed to his injuries. The star leaves behind a 5-year-old son as well as his longtime girlfriend, Gaëlle Piétri .
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When typically the news of his death broke, French Prime Minister Jean Castex honored Ulliel in a post on Twitter Wednesday. People reports that he expressed in French:
“Gaspard Ulliel grew up with cinema and cinema grew with him. They loved each other madly. It is with a heavy heart that we will now see his most beautiful interpretations and meet this certain look. We are losing the French actor. ”
So sad…
In case you didn’t know, Ulliel started his acting career at a young age and starred in several made-for-television films during the 1990s and early 2000s. He recalled his passion for the craft at the time to IndieWire back in 2011:
“It was around 11 or 12 that I started acting. I then became interested in cinema as an art form. I think I developed little by little a real passion for movies, not just acting. For all those years, I was more attracted to being on set, working on set than being on a stage. I’ m a bit changed today. I think as an actor, the stage would be such an amazing experience. ”
Ulliel continued:
“After high school I decided to go to film school. When you’ re so passionate about cinema, this idea to direct your own film is really appealing. That was what I wanted to do at that time and at often the same time I was getting more and more offers in order to act in film. So We decided to stop those studies plus give it a chance as an actor. ”
He soon landed their breakout performance in the title role in the 2007 movie Hannibal Rising . The father of one also was seen in many French films, including Saint Laurent , It’s Only your End of The World , and A Very Long Engagemen t. He won two César awards – the exact French equivalent of an Oscar – with regard to most promising actor in 2004 right after working on A Very Long Engagement and later for best actor in 2017 for his part in It’s Only the End of The World .
As a model, Ulliel served as the face of the men’s fragrance Bleu de Chanel and fashion brand Longchamp .
Before his passing, Ulliel landed a new starring role in the upcoming Disney+ series Moon Knight , alongside Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke . He will portray the role of Anton Mogart/Midnight Man on the highly-anticipated show set for release about March 30. You can take a look at the trailer, which was just released two days ago, below:
Our hearts go out to his loved ones as they mourn this tragic loss. Rest in peace, Gaspard.
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