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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

34

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-07-08 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint-Denis, Réunion

Also Known As

Andy Gillet

Biography

Andy Gillet (born 8 July 1981) is a French fashion model and actor primarily known for his work in European Auteur cinema in such films as Éric Rohmer's Romance of Astree and Celadon (2007) or Andrzej Żuławski's Cosmos (2015). As a model Gillet represented numerous brands for their ad campaigns including Hermès, Valentino or Burberry; the last two having been shot by Mario Testino and he was the face of the fragrance 'Kenzo Power' by Kenzo Takada. Gillet grew up in Sallanches in Haute Savoie, the son of a policeman and a secretary, he has a younger brother. He completed his studies at Nancy Business School and moved to Paris.[ Before he could manage to make a living from acting, Gillet was a theater usher but didn't have enough money to enroll in the 'Eva-Saint-Paul Drama School'. Due to his androgynous beauty,] Gillet was then sent to Japan by an agency for four months to land modelling contracts but once in Tokyo, he found no work or relationship and felt lost in translation. From this failure, Gillet drew motivation declaring: "This period of hardship I went through there forced me to reflect and made me mature. I returned to France with the 'niaque': no more dilemmas, I want to play. I changed my life." He first appeared on stage in the title role of Caligula, in a celebrated staging by Charles Berling. He made his television debut in 2005, in the role of Hugh Despenser the Younger in the remake miniseries Les Rois maudits, based on the French novel series of the same name by Maurice Druon. He also appeared in series such as Éternelle and Un village français.His debut in cinema came in 2006, with Nouvelle chance by Anne Fontaine and L'homme de sa vie by Zabou Breitman. The following year, he appeared in acclaimed director Eric Rohmer's final film, Les Amours d'Astrée et de Céladon. Gillet publicly shares on social media that his partner is musician, singer and actor Brice Michelini from Cannes who appeared in Rebecca Zlotowski's Planétarium (2016). When asked why he chose to write the song Andy, I Love You (French: Andy, Je T'aime) and have him acting in the music video, Michelini declared: "Because I love Andy. Andy, he's the man I love. This name came to me before I even made music. Andy is a muse: not just mine, a lot of people's muse. For me it was a waste to live with a muse and not do anything with it." Source: Article "Andy Gillet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Acting

Antique

2008

Antique

as

Jean-Baptiste Evan

Nouvelle chance

2006

Nouvelle chance

as

Raphaël

An Easy Girl

2019

An Easy Girl

as

Invité dîner

Fort Buchanan

2014

Fort Buchanan

as

Roger Sherwood

Cosmos

2015

Cosmos

as

Lucien

The Man of My Life

2006

The Man of My Life

as

Jeune homme Hugo

Sleeping Beauty

2017

Sleeping Beauty

as

Le roi de Kentz

Mystery at the Louvre Museum

2017

Mystery at the Louvre Museum

as

Pierre Gamblin

Dom Juan & Sganarelle

2015

Dom Juan & Sganarelle

as

Un type soirée (uncredited)

Duchess of Warsaw

2015

Duchess of Warsaw

as

Valentin

80,000 Years Old

2020

80,000 Years Old

as

Samuel

Ten Times Love

2020

Ten Times Love

as

Lover

La dérive

2009

La dérive

as

Antonin

Chocolat

2016

Chocolat

as

Transvestite

Edouard and Charles

2024

Edouard and Charles

as

Le Curator

A French Village

A French Village

as

Michel Billini

The Accursed Kings

The Accursed Kings

as

Hugh le Despenser

À la recherche du temps perdu

À la recherche du temps perdu

as

Robert de Saint-Loup

Production

Crew

Directing