Guillaume Gallienne
Biography
Guillaume Gallienne was born on February 8, 1972, to a French businessman and a Russian-Georgian aristocrat in the Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine. He took up acting at age 19 after a cousin's death and went on to graduate from the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1998. Gallienne has received two Molière Awards for his stagework, won two César Awards, including one for writing and performance, and starred in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette.