Guillaume Emmanuel Marie de Quengo de Tonquédec (; born 18 October 1966) is a French stage, television and film actor. He first became known in his homeland for his role as Renaud Lepic in the TV series ''

Fais pas ci, fais pas ça ''Fais pas ci, fais pas ça'' (; 'Don't do this, don't do that') is a French television series created by Anne Giafferi and Thierry Bizot for France Télévisions, starring Valérie Bonneton, Isabelle Gélinas, Bruno Salomone and Guillaume ...

'' (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

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in 2015 by Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin.

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

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's ''

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''. He gained recognition in film in

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's ''

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'' (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 '' Three Lives and Only One Death''. In 2007, De Tonquédec started starring in the successful TV series ''

'', which propelled him to stardom in France alongside fellow actors

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, Isabelle Gélinas 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 for the same role he held in the eponymous play in Paris's

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, upon which the film was based. He was subsequently nominated twice for the Molière Award for Best Actor, 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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