Parisian actor who starred as Thomas Leroy in Black Swan and played the role of François Toulour in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's trilogy. In 2008, he won a Cesar Award for Best Actor for his role as Jacques Mesrine in Mesrine.
He debuted in the 1993 film Metisse as Max.
He learned to speak French, English, Portuguese, and Italian, and learned basic Russian for his role in Eastern Promises.
He married Actress Monica Bellucci in 1999. The couple had two daughters before divorcing in 2013.
He provided the voice of Monsieur Hood in Shrek, which starred Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers.
