Guillaume Canet

Son of horse breeders, the young man spent his childhood in the countryside near Paris. In his youth, Guillaume wanted to be a horse-rider, and briefly followed a professional career in the sport. A bad fall broke his dreams, but is at the origin of his acting career, and success. After briefly studying acting, he started his career. Eclectic and moving, Canet is also a successful director, he has directed movies like _Tell No One (2006)_ (qv) and _Little White Lies (2010)_ (qv)In 2015, after 20 years of career, he received his first important nod as an actor for playing a serial killer in _Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014)_ (qv). He was nominated to Cesar 'Awards' (qv) but eventually lost to Pierre Niney. Before that, he received a nod as Breakout Actor in 1998.::Canet rocks