Gerard Depardieu Highlights

  • 2007: Co-starred in the award-winning, "Vie en rose" opposite Marion Cotillard as French singer, Edith Piaf
  • 2006: Played a dance hall singer in writer-director Xavier Giannoli's "The Singer"
  • 2005: Co-starred with Monica Bellucci in Blier's "Combien tu m'aimes?/How Much Do You Love Me?"
  • 2003: Co-starred in the TV miniseries, "Napoleon"; also featured John Malkovich
  • 2002: Portrayed a French expatriate in "Beneath the Banyan Trees"
  • 2002: Reprised role of Obelix in "Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra", the sequel to the international hit "Asterix and Obelix"
  • 2001: Appeared in title role of the thriller "Vidocq"
  • 2000: Starred as the title character in the miniseries "Balzac: A Life of Passion"; aired on Bravo in USA
  • 2000: Played a capable steward coveted by King Louis XIV in "Vatel"; screened at Cannes to a less than stellar reception; released in USA
  • 1999: Starred as Obelix in the live-action version of the popular comic book "Asterix and Obelix contre Caesar"
  • 1999: Co-directed (with Fred Auburtin) the feature "Un Pont entre deux rives/The Bridge"
  • 1999: Seventh collaboration with Blier, "Les Acteurs"
  • 1999: Returned to the Paris stage for the first time in 15 years to star in "The Gates of Heaven"
  • 1998: Co-starred with John Malkovich and Jeremy Irons in the swashbuckling adventure "The Man in the Iron Mask"
  • 1998: Had a small role as a compassionate lawyer in the romantic drama "La parola amore esiste/The Word Love Exists"
  • 1997: Executive produced the Nick Cassavetes directed, "She's So Lovely" starring Robin Wright Penn and Sean Penn
  • 1996: Played a duplicitous anarchist in the adaptation of Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Agent"
  • 1996: Featured as Polonius' servant Reynaldo in Kenneth Branagh's full-length film version of Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
  • 1996: Cast opposite Gena Rowlands in "Unhook the Stars"; directed by Rowlands' son, Nick Cassavetes
  • 1994: Reprised role of a bewildered father in "My Father, the the Hero," the American version of "Mon père, ce héros"
  • 1994: Played title character in the war drama "Le Colonel Chabert/Colonel Chabert"
  • 1993: Played a miner in 1880s Northern France in Claude Berri's "Germinal"
  • 1992: Played famed explorer Christopher Columbus in "1492: Conquest of Paradise"
  • 1992: Shared the screen with real-life son Guillame in "Tous les matins du monde/All the Mornings of the World"; son portrayed the same character as his father in flashbacks
  • 1991: Seen as an unscrupulous doctor in Blier's "Merci la vie/Thanks for Life"
  • 1991: Received Academy Award nomination and a Cesar Award for Best Actor for portrayal of "Cyrano de Bergerac"
  • 1991: Portrayed a divorced father trying to reconnect with his willful teenage daughter in "Mon père, ce héros"
  • 1990: English-language acting debut in the romantic comedy "Green Card"
  • 1988: Co-starred with Isabelle Adjani in "Camille Claudel"
  • 1988: First film as producer (with co-star Catherine Deneuve and two others), "Drole d'endroit pour une rencontre"
  • 1986: Starred in the musical "Lily Passion" at Au Zenith
  • 1986: Offered strong turn in the title role of "Jean de Floret"; directed by Claude Berri
  • 1984: First film as co-director (with Helene Viard), "Le Tartuffe"
  • 1983: Appeared on stage in "Tartuffe"
  • 1982: Garnered international attention for playing the title role in Andrzej Wajda's "Danton"
  • 1982: Played a man who may or may not be who he claims in "Le Retour de Martin Guerre/The Return of Martin Guerre"
  • 1981: Again collaborated with director Truffaut for "La Femme d'a cote/The Woman Next Door"
  • 1980: Won acclaim for his performance in Francois Truffaut's "Le Derniere Metro/The Last Metro"
  • 1977: Re-teamed with Marguerite Duras for "Le Camion"
  • 1977: Re-teamed with Blier for the Oscar-nominated foreign film "Get Out Your Handkerchiefs/Preparez vos mouchoirs"
  • 1976: Cast in a supporting role in Bernardo Bertolucci's "1900"
  • 1975: Featured in Barbet Schroeder's "Maitresse/Mistress"
  • 1974: Featured in "Vincent, François, Paul... et les autres" starring Yves Montand
  • 1974: Re-teamed with director Bertrand Blier to star in "Les Valseuses"
  • 1973: First major film and first collaboration with director Bertrand Blier, "Les Valseuses/Going Places"
  • 1972: Appeared in a supporting role, opposite Jeanne Moreau in "Nathalie Granger"; directed by Marguerite Duras
  • 1970: Feature acting debut in "Le Tueur/The Killer"
  • 1969: Made stage debut in the play, "Les Garcons de la bande/The Boys in the Band"
  • 1966: Made TV debut in the series, "Rendez-vous à Badenberg"
  • 1965: Short film acting debut, "Le Beatnik et le minet"; directed by Roger Leenhardt
  • Left school at age 13 and went to live with two prostitutes
  • Became affiliated with Cafe de la Gare, alongside Patrick Dewaere, Coluche and Miou-Miou
  • Was a minor street criminal and eventually landing briefly in prison
  • Attended drama classes at Théâtre National Populaire at age 16

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