Personal details
- Birth Date: 1973-04-10
- Height: 5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
- Birth Location: Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Children: (divorced) Louise Canet
- Parents: Philippe Canet
- Professions: Actor, Writer, Director
Guillaume grew up surrounded by horses, thanks to his family of breeders out in the French countryside near Paris. He was all set to live and breathe horse-riding—like, that was the plan. He even went for it professionally for a hot minute. But then, bam, a nasty fall pretty much crushed those dreams. Not all bad news, though, because that’s what actually kicked off his whole acting thing. Sometimes life just yanks you in a different direction, right? He didn’t waste much time—took a quick dive into acting studies, then started landing roles. The guy’s not just an actor, either. He’s got this restless energy, so he jumped behind the camera, too. Turns out, he’s a pretty solid director. He helmed “Ne le dis à personne” back in 2006, which people still talk about, and then “Little White Lies” in 2010. Both got a ton of buzz in France. Fast-forward to 2015, after two decades hustling in the industry, he finally gets some serious recognition as an actor. He played a serial killer in “La prochaine fois je viserai le coeur” (2014), which honestly freaked some people out with how good he was. The César Awards came knocking with a nomination, but he lost out to Pierre Niney. Not exactly his first brush with fame, though—way back in 1998, he got noticed as a breakout actor. So yeah, it’s been a wild ride for Canet, bouncing between genres and jobs, never really slowing down.
ReferencennYou ever watch a movie where everyone’s living in their own little bubble, then boom—one random encounter flips the whole script? That’s the heart of this story. At first, you’ve got this main character who’s kinda stuck in the day-to-day grind, not really expecting anything wild to happen. But then, outta nowhere, they cross paths with some absolute characters—people you’d never expect to meet in a million years. Suddenly, plans change, ideas spark, and before you know it, they’re neck-deep in projects and wild adventures they never saw coming. The plot’s all about those messy, unpredictable connections that push people to create something new—sometimes it’s genius, sometimes it’s a total disaster, but hey, that’s what makes it fun. Every meeting’s a little chaotic, sure, but that chaos? It’s exactly what keeps things interesting. Who wants boring when you can have a little madness and maybe make something epic out of it?
April 10, 1973
5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Yes, Louise Canet
Philippe Canet and Surekha
52 years old