French actor Gaspard Ulliel, recognized for the 2007 psychological horror movie “Hannibal Rising,” has died following a snowboarding accident. He was 37.
The actor handed away whereas on a household trip after colliding with one other skier on the slopes of the French resort La Rosière. He was airlifted to a close-by hospital with main head trauma and was pronounced lifeless Wednesday, Le Parisien reported, primarily based on a quick assertion launched by his agent and household. The opposite skier was not hospitalized.
Ulliel is greatest remembered for enjoying the title function within the eponymous 2014 biopic about designer Yves Saint Laurent, in addition to portraying Hannibal Lecter in “Hannibal Rising,” his English-language debut. He's set to play Midnight Man in Marvel’s upcoming “Moon Knight” collection, which is able to premiere March 30 on Disney+ and likewise options Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke.
Tributes poured in from shocked followers and the corridors of energy. French Prime Minister Jean Castex tweeted an homage that learn, “Gaspard Ulliel grew up with cinema and cinema grew up with him. They cherished one another madly.”
His latest large appearances adopted a slew of credit in French TV films throughout the late Nineteen Nineties and early 2000s, together with 2002’s “Summer time Issues” and 2004’s “A Very Lengthy Engagement.” For each roles, he was nominated for many promising actor for France’s César Awards and gained for his efficiency within the latter, the Wrap reported.
Along with his appearing work, Ulliel was additionally a mannequin, greatest often known as the face of the Bleu de Chanel perfume — together with in an advert directed by Martin Scorsese — and Longchamp.
In accordance with Selection, Ulliel is survived by a 6-year-old son, Orso, and his girlfriend, Gaelle Petri.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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