Guillaume Canet
Biography
Son of horse breeders, the young man spent his childhood in the countryside near Paris. In his youth, Guillaume wanted to be a horse-rider, and briefly followed a professional career in the sport. A bad fall broke his dreams, but is at the origin of his acting career, and success. After briefly studying acting, he started his career. Eclectic and moving, Canet is also a successful director, he has directed movies like Tell No One (2006) and Little White Lies (2010) In 2015, after 20 years of career, he received his first important nod as an actor for playing a serial killer in La Prochaine Fois Je Viserai Le Coeur. He was nominated to Cesar Awards but eventually lost to Pierre Niney. Before that, he received a nod as Breakout Actor in 1998.
53years old
Turns 54 on April 10in 178 days
- Born Boulogne-Billancourt
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 21
- Career span
- 25 years1998 to 2023
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First role
Canet worked in commercials and various television shows before his film debut, which came in the short film Fils unique.
Guillaume Canet movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Christian Carion directed two of these films. Gilles Lellouche appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Gilles Lellouche's page
François Cluzet's page
Philippe Lefebvre's page
Gérard Depardieu's page
Diane Kruger's page
Marion Cotillard's page
All films by Christian Carion
Also two films together7 more actors
- François BerléandTell No One (2006) and In All Innocence (1998)
- André DussollierTell No One (2006) and Vidocq (2001)
- Denis PodalydèsLa Belle Époque (2019) and In All Innocence (1998)
- Samir GuesmiIn the Name of the Land (2019) and Tell No One (2006)
- Virginie LedoyenThe Beach (2000) and In All Innocence (1998)
- Anne Le NyArctic Heart (2016) and In All Innocence (1998)
- Manu PayetAsterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023) and The Players (2012)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Guillaume Canet's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$309 million
13 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 21 films: 13 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$144M46.6% of the total
- 2$46M15.0% of the total
- 3$33M10.8% of the total
- 4$18M5.7% of the total
- 5$15M4.9% of the total
- 6$14M4.5% of the total
- 7$13M4.3% of the total
- 8$7.6M2.5% of the total
$17.8 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2000 to 2025.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2025 | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Won | |
| 2007 | César Award for Best Director | Tell No One | Won |
| 2007 | Lumière Award for Best Film | Tell No One | Won |
| 2000 | Prix Jean Gabin | Won | |
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Official profiles and reference pages.