Guillaume Canet Bio, Parents, Wife, Children, Siblings, Net Worth: Born on April 10, 1973, Guillaume Canet is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, and showjumper.
He developed a love for passion at a younger age and has been consistent throughout his career rising through the ranks to become one of the most sought-after French actors.
Growing up, Canet wanted to be a show jumper and was a member of the junior French National Equestrian Team.
Unfortunately, after a fall from his horse at age 18 he focused on acting and enrolled in the Cours Florent drama school.
Canet’s career started in theatre and television and after working in various television shows and commercials, he landed his film debut in the short film Fils Unique.
He went ahead to star in several films including; Barracuda, Joyeux Noel, Love Me If You Dare, Vidocq, The Day the Ponies Come Back, and The Beach.
For his role in “Barracuda”, he won a Prix d’interprétation (best actor award) at the Festival Saint-Jean-de-Luz in 1999.
The same year he was nominated for a César Award for his role as Vincent Mazet in the comedy film En plein cœur.
Somewhere along the journey, he added writing and directing to his craft with his project; “Tell No One” winning a Cesar Award for Best Director.
Canet wrote and directed his first feature film, Mon Idole, starring his wife Diane Kruger. His second feature is “Tell No One”, an adaptation of Harlan Coben’s novel.
“Tell No One” became the ninth top-grossing French film and went on to win four César awards, including a César Award for Best Director for Canet.
Canet is an accomplished show jumper and between 2012 and 2017 participated in 623 competitions, winning 33 of them.
Guillaume Canet was born on April 10, 1973, in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He celebrated his 50th birthday in April this year (2023).
Guillaume Canet stands at a height of 1.8 m and weighs around 75 kg.
Guillaume Canet was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France to his parents; Philippe Canet (father) and Marie-Antoinette Canet (mother).
Though he’s famous, there’s no relevant information regarding his parents as their dates of birth, ages, heights, weights, and occupations were unknown at the time of this writing.
In 1999, Guillaume Canet started a relationship with Diane Kruger, a German-born model and actress. They got married on 1 September 2001.
In January 2006, Canet and Kruger filed for divorce. Kruger later stated that the marriage wasn’t successful because their careers had kept them occupied in different parts of the world.
Following their separation, Canet started a relationship with model Carla Bruni and when it ended, he started a relationship with actress Élodie Navarre.
Since 2007, Canet has been in a relationship with actress Marion Cotillard. The two had known each other for over two decades. They starred in the 2003 film; “Love Me If You Dare” co-starred in the 2009 film; “The Last Flight”
Guillaume Canet has been blessed with two children; a son called; Marcel Canet who was born in 2011, and a daughter named; Louise Canet who was born in 2017. The award-winning director shares all two children with his partner, Marion Cotillard
Guillaume Canet has never shared any information regarding his siblings hence we can’t state whether or not he’s the only child of his parents; Philippe Canet (father) and Marie-Antoinette Canet (mother). There are no records about that.
As of May 2023, Guillaume Canet has an estimated net worth of about $22 million. He has made such an amount from his career as an actor, film director, screenwriter, and showjumper.
Guillaume Canet owns a verified Facebook page with over 970,000 followers and a verified Instagram account with over 1 million followers. The award-winning director is very active on these social media platforms.
Since making his debut, Guillaume Canet has starred, written, and directed several movies including; In the Name of My Daughter, The Program, Lui, Minions, Artic Heart, Darling, Turning Tide, Non-Fiction, Blood Ties, Rock’n Roll, and Mon Idole, to mention a few.
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