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Gaspard Ulliel: He became internationally known as a young Hannibal Lecter in »Hannibal Rising«
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French actor Gaspard Ulliel is dead. He died at the age of 37 after a skiing accident, French news agency AFP reported on Wednesday, citing his management and family.
Consistent media reports from "France Info" and "Le Parisien" said that the accident happened on Tuesday afternoon in Savoy.
Ulliel was seriously injured in a hospital in Grenoble in the southeast of the country.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex wrote on Twitter that Ulliel and the cinema loved each other beyond measure.
His performances will be seen with a heavy heart from now on.
Ulliel, who was born near Paris on November 25, 1984, became known, among other things, with the film »Mathilde – Eine Große Liebe« by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
In 2005, he received a César for Best Young Actor for his role in the film.
He also received international attention as a young Hannibal Lecter in Peter Webber's »Hannibal Rising« in 2007. In the new Disney+ series »Moon Knight« he plays the role of the villain Midnight Man.
Ulliel's portrayal of the young Yves Saint Laurent in »Saint Laurent« by Bertrand Bonello also won an award, for which he received the Prix Lumières for best actor.
Most recently, he was honored as the leading actor in »Einfach das Ende der Welt« by French Canadian Xavier Dolans in 2017 with the César as best actor.
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