Guillaume Canet was born on April 10, 1973 in a small town in the suburbs of Paris. The creative biography of Guillaume Canet began on the theater stage. The young artist first appeared on the stage of the Eberto Youth Theater. He was trusted to play romantic young men, lovers and naive, inexperienced in amorous affairs. This role was assigned to Cane on the theater stage and in cinema. It brought the aspiring actor his first fame.
Guillaume Canet made his film debut in 1995. He was offered a role in the short film “The Only Son.” Then he starred in several more films before the long-awaited star role came in 1997.
Viewers discovered Cane in the thriller “Barracuda.” A year later, the film “Into the Heart” was released, which thoroughly established Guillaume on the cinema Olympus and brought him great success.
In 2002, Guillaume Canet became cramped within the acting profession alone. He decided to try his hand at directing. The debut film was “My Idol”. He received a warm welcome.
And fame came to director Kana four years later, when he shot his next project, “Don’t Tell Anyone.” For this work, Guillaume received several awards, among which the largest and most prestigious was the Cesar.
Love Me If You Dare (2003)
The story is about a strange and reckless couple. Julien and Sophie met in childhood and spent their entire lives racing against each other and real life, inventing unusual challenges for themselves.
The film was celebrated at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
Beach (2000)
In 2000, Guillaume Canet appeared on the set with the masters of Hollywood: Leonardo DiCaprio and the inimitable Tilda Swinton in Danny Boyle’s film “The Beach.”
Richard comes to Thailand in search of an unusual holiday. At the hotel he meets a strange man named Duffy. He tells Richard about a beach on a mysterious island. Richard tells this secret to a young French tourist couple, Françoise and Etienne. The trio decides to find a paradise beach.
Joyeux Noel (2005)
In 2005, Guillaume starred in the war drama Merry Christmas.
An amazing story tells how on Christmas Day 1914, the Germans, French and British left the trenches and concluded a temporary truce in honor of the holiday. They drank, ate together, listened to the service of the Scottish priest, and played football in the morning.
The film was nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film, and was also nominated for a César in six categories.
Just Together (2007)
The film is based on Anna Gavalda’s book “Simply Together”.
The plot of the film describes three young people: the girl Camille, played by Audrey Tautou, her neighbor Philibery and the cook Franke, played by Guillaume Canet. Their friendship seems strong, but it is increasingly at risk of destruction.
Tell No One (2006)
Kane worked on the film “Don’t Tell Nobody” as a director and screenwriter. The film won four Cesar Awards, including Best Director.
The story begins with the story of a serial killer who was convicted of his crime. In court, the maniac vehemently denied killing one victim, Margot Beck. The husband of the deceased cannot recover from the loss of his wife, but his friends do their best to help him survive this loss.
Suddenly, in the place of the deceased Margot, more victims are found. New facts and circumstances forced law enforcement agencies to reconsider the case and begin the investigation again.
Last Night (2010)
The film tells the story of the life of a married couple – Michael and Joanna. For one day they have to part: Michael, along with his attractive colleague Laura, goes on a business trip to Philadelphia.
Joanna, meanwhile, meets Alex, with whom she once had an affair, in New York. The film simultaneously demonstrates the struggle with temptation of all four heroes.
Better Life (2011)
The film tells the story of the difficult fate of emigrants who had to leave the country in search of a better life. Jan and Nadya planned to open their own small restaurant, which would be located in a very romantic place – near Paris, where everything evokes thoughts of feelings and love.
But this idea, which could bring the spouses at least some income, was already doomed to failure. Now Ian and Nadya are making the most difficult decision for them – to live separately for some time: Nadya leaves for Montreal, and Ian remains with their son Slimane.
Arctic Heart (2016)
A romantic comedy about an egotistical young French scientist, Quiner, who researches a unique protein produced by penguins. In theory, this protein can provide absolute immunity to people.
Christofi’s timid assistant, in love with the professor, longs to become a little closer to him – even if only as a guinea pig for genetic experiments.
Rock’N Roll (2017)
At the center of the events is a famous French acting couple. Guillaume and Marion have been living together for several years. She is young and attractive, and he is already 43 years old, and his acting career is clearly going through hard times.
Journalists called they call Guillaume the offensive nickname “Mr. Cotillard,” because his wife Marion starred in box-office films every year and collected prestigious awards at world film festivals.
After the missus tells the main character that he is “no longer rock and roll,” Guillaume suddenly decides to make changes in his life. He gathers his will and makes an attempt to get out of his comfort zone.
My son (2017)
Julien is a geologist who simply loves his work. He has to travel a lot, which affected his family. The wife could not stand the constant absence of her husband and they divorced.
One day, Julien discovers a message from his ex-wife on his answering machine. She says their seven-year-old son has disappeared. All his things are in place, so he did not leave on his own, but was most likely kidnapped. Returning home, Julien began his own investigation.