Lambert Wilson Biography
Lambert Wilson is a French actor, singer and activist internationally well known for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.
Lambert Wilson Age
Wilson was born on 3rd of August 1958 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, she is 60 years old as of 2018.
Lambert Wilson Family | Young
Wilson was born the son of Georges Wilson, who was an actor, theatrical manager and director of the Théâtre National Populaire. He had little interest for the French theater and aimed to become an “American actor” and appear in Hollywood pictures. He has not shared much information about his family background.
Lambert Wilson Married | Wife
Wilson has not shared any information with regards with his love life. he has also not shared about his previous dating and girlfriends, he has opted to concentrate on his acting career.
Lambert Wilson Education
He was enrolled and studied acting at the Drama Center London in order to learn English. there is no much information about his educational background.
Lambert Wilson Career
Wilson began his career playing the leading role in director Fred Zinnemann’s 1982 drama Five Days One Summer. He previously was featured in numerous French television dramas and a handful of feature films, He rose to fame on onscreen talent was already visible to many, and the burgeoning actor held his own opposite screen heavy Sean Connery. As the decade progressed, Lambert appeared in films by such notable directors as Claude Chabrol (Le Sang des Autres), Andrzej Wajda (Les Possédés), and Carlos Saura (El Dorado) — all to notable effect.
He later became increasingly comfortable with leading-man status thanks to a strong series of featured performances in numerous French productions. He got recognizable to American audiences fot his small roles in numerous art-house hits continued to hint at the possibility of future international stardom. He became increasingly prominent on-stage due to memorable and high-profile performances alongside such heavies as Maggie Smith (La Machine Infernale), Judi Dench (A Little Night Music), and his father (Eurydice). He as well directed himself in a production of Musset’s Les Caprices de Marianne, which went on to tour throughout France after a successful run in Paris.
He later won back the favours of French audiences by appearing in the successful comedies Same Old Song (1997) and Jet Set (2000). He as well got featured in the role of The Merovingian in The Matrix Reloaded (2002) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003), with his best-known role in the American cinema. Being completely fluent in English, his strong French accent in the film is fabricated for the role. The role also popularised the Ediety tie knot, now commonly referred to as “The Merovingian”.
Lambert Wilson
He was later selected as a member of the main competition jury at the 2012 International Film Festival of Marrakech. He was also invited by MINUSTAH (United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti) to visit Haiti in the capacity of helping with various UN-backed environment and cultural programmes. He was the master of ceremonies for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 and 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
He later released a tribute album called Wilson chante Montand to the singer Yves Montand to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of the artist. Among the 17 tracks on the album there is Mais qu’est-ce que j’ai ? which was composed by Henri Betti with the lyrics by Édith Piaf in 1947. The musical arrangements of the 17 songs were made by Bruno Fontaine. Also in 2016, he portrayed Jacques Cousteau in the biopic The Odyssey.
He is Chevalier and Officier des Arts et des Lettres and Chevalier and Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite. He as well was raised to Commandeur de l’Ordre du Mérite by President Emmanuel Macron in 2017. In 2018 he engaged to assist the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in communications regarding work to eradicate world hunger and poverty (“Working for Zero Hunger”). The same year he starred in Volontaire by Hélène Fillières.
Lambert Wilson Movies | Tv Shows
- 2018 Volontaire
- 2017 Baby Bump(S)
- 2017 Corporate
- 2016 The Odyssey
- 2016 La Vache
- 2016 The Jungle Book
- 2016 Tout de suite maintenant
- 2016 The Confessions
- 2015 Suite Française
- 2015 Sins of a Father
- 2015 Rabid Dogs
- 2014 Barbecue
- 2014 5 to 7
- 2014 The Nostalgist
- 2014 Posthumous
- 2013 Cycling with Moliere
- 2013 Manipulations
- 2013 ReWined
- 2012 Blind Man
- 2012 HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
- 2012 You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
- 2012 Ernest & Celestine
- 2012 The Hollow Crown
- 2010 Imogène McCarthery
- 2010 The Princess of Montpensier
- 2010 Of Gods and Men
- 2009 The Philanthropist
- 2009 Victor
- 2008 Dante 01
- 2008 The Great Alibi
- 2008 Comme les autres
- 2008 Babylon A.D.
- 2008 The Lazarus Project
- 2007 Flawless
- 2007 Tous à l’Ouest: Une aventure de Lucky Luke
- 2006 Private Fears in Public Places
- 2005 The Matrix Online
- 2005 Sahara
- 2005 Mort à l’écran
- 2005 Gentille
- 2005 L’anniversaire
- 2005 Palais royal!
- 2004 Colette, une femme libre
- 2004 People
- 2004 Catwoman
- 2003 It’s Easier for a Camel…
- 2003 The Matrix Reloaded
- 2003 Enter the Matrix
- 2003 Dédales
- 2003 The Matrix Revolutions
- 2003 Timeline
- 2003 Not on the Lips
- 2002 Les tombales
- 2001 HS – hors service
- 2001 Far from China
- 2001 Le divin enfant
2000 Don Quixote - 2000 Jet Set
- 2000 Combat d’amour en songe
- 2000 Les globulyss
Lambert Wilson Net Worth
Wilson estimated net worth is under review, he has not shared an information about his salar and wealth. He is bbelieved to have earned alot from his acting career.
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