Guillaume Emmanuel Marie de Quengo de Tonquédec (born 18 October 1966) is a French stage, television and film actor. He first earned fame in his homeland for his role as Renaud Lepic in the TV series '' Fais pas ci, fais pas ça'' (2007–2017) on

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, before winning the

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for his performance in '' What's in a Name?'' in 2013. De Tonquédec was made a Knight in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2015 by Minister of Culture

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Career

A native of

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, Guillaume de Tonquédec grew up in

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. He studied economics and English at

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until he joined the

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in Paris in 1986 for a three-year programme. In 1989, he began his stage career with a national tour in

John Millington Synge Edmund John Millington Synge (; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. His best known play ''The Playboy of the Western World'' was poorly r ...

's ''

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''. He gained recognition in film in

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's '' The Double Life of Veronique'' (1991), followed by his role as

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's son Jules Martin in '' List of Merite'' (1992). In 1996, he starred in Raúl Ruiz's ''

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''. In 2007, De Tonquédec started starring in the successful TV series '' Fais pas ci, fais pas ça'', which propelled him to stardom in France alongside fellow actors Valérie Bonneton,

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and

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.""C’était un immense bonheur" : Valérie Bonneton et Guillaume de Tonquédec racontent les retrouvailles des comédiens de "Fais pas ci, fais pas ça""

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(in French), 12 December 2020 In 2013, he won the

for his role as Claude Gatignol in '' What's in a Name?''. Co-star

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won the

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for her role as Élisabeth Garraud-Larchet. De Tonquédec had been nominated two years prior for the

Molière Award for Best Supporting Actor Molière Award for Best Supporting Actor. Winners and nominees. * 1987 : Pierre Arditi in '' The Rehearsal'' (''La Répétition ou l'Amour puni'') **Jean-Michel Dupuis in '' Conversations After a Burial'' (''Conversations après un enterrement' ...

for the same role he held in the eponymous play in Paris's Théâtre Édouard VII, upon which the film was based. He was subsequently nominated twice for the

Molière Award for Best Actor Molière Award for Best Actor. Winners and nominees. 1980s *1987 : Philippe Clévenot in ''Elvire Jouvet 40'' ** Michel Bouquet in ''The Imaginary Invalid'' (''Le Malade imaginaire'') ** Jacques Dufilho in ''Staircase (play), Staircase'' (''L'Es ...

, in 2017 and 2020.

Personal life

Guillaume de Tonquédec, whose ancestors owned the Château de Tonquédec in

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from 1626 to 1801 and again from 1828 until 1878, is married to interior designer Christèle Marchal. They reside in L'Étang-la-Ville,

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