Overview
- His family and agent confirmed he died on October 31, 2025, after a battle with cancer.
- Born in Istanbul and raised in Paris, he began on stage and in 1980s French cinema, earning a 1983 César nomination.
- He broke out internationally with Luc Besson’s Nikita and went on to roles in GoldenEye, Bad Boys, and other major films.
- Television audiences knew him as Julien Baptiste in The Missing, later headlining the spin-off series Baptiste.
- The director of BBC Drama praised his work, noting recent appearances including Boat Story, and he is survived by his wife, Valérie Keruzoré, and two children.