Overview
- His death on Friday was confirmed in a family communiqué transmitted to AFP by his agent, Élisabeth Tanner.
- Born in Istanbul and raised in Paris, he shifted from accounting studies to the stage before earning a César nomination for La Balance in 1982.
- He became widely known for standout roles in L’Ours, Nikita and the Belle et Sébastien saga, building a filmography of roughly 80 titles.
- His international work spanned 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Bad Boys and GoldenEye, as well as the British series The Missing and its spin-off Baptiste.
- He remained active into 2025 with credits including John Woo’s The Killer with Omar Sy and the Netflix action film Rapide.