Gilles Lellouche (; born 5 July 1972) is a French actor. He started his career as a director.
Lellouche has appeared in more than fifty films since 1995. He was nominated twice for a
César Award; in
2006 for Most Promising Actor and in
2011 for Best Supporting actor for his performance in ''
Little White Lies''.
From 2002 to 2013, Lellouche was in a relationship with actress
Mélanie Doutey
Mélanie Doutey is a French actress.
Life and career
She is the daughter of filmmaker Alain Doutey and actress Arielle Séménoff. She appeared in Claude Chabrol's ''La Fleur du Mal'' and ''El Lobo'', the true story of a mole within the Basque ...
. They have a daughter named Ava, born on 5 September 2009. His brother
Philippe Lellouche
Philippe Lellouche is a French actor, director, screenwriter, television presenter and singer. He was born on March 30, 1966 in Tel HaShomer in Israel. His brother is the actor Gilles Lellouche.
Biography
After studying journalism, Philippe Le ...
is also an actor and director.
Early life
Lellouche was born in
Savigny-sur-Orge
Savigny-sur-Orge (, literally ''Savigny on Orge'') is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.1 km (11.9 mi) from the center of Paris in the département of Essonne.
During the 2005 civil unrest in France ...
, France, to a father of
Algerian-Jewish descent, and to a mother of Irish Catholic background.
Gilles Lellouche : "A 20 ans, j'avais un QI de moineau"
''France Info
France Info (stylised as franceinfo:) is a French Public broadcasting, public broadcasting service produced in collaboration with France Télévisions, Radio France, France Médias Monde and the Institut national de l'audiovisuel.
The serv ...
'', 21 juillet 2014.
Filmography
As actor
As director
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
French people of Algerian-Jewish descent
French people of Irish descent
Jewish French male actors
French male film actors
French film directors
People from Savigny-sur-Orge
21st-century French male actors
French male screenwriters
20th-century French male actors
Cours Florent alumni