Christopher Lambert

He is a French actor who has appeared in French, European, and American productions. He is best known for his role as Connor MacLeod, or simply "The Highlander", from the movie and subsequent movie franchise series of the same name. He is also known for his roles as Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and as the thunder god Raiden in the first movie adaption of the popular video game Mortal Kombat. He is credited in French-speaking countries as Christophe Lambert.

Lambert was born in Great Neck, New York. His father was a French diplomat in the United Nations. Lambert grew up in Geneva, Switzerland, where his family moved when he was two, before returning to Paris when he was 16. He first caught the acting bug after participating in a school play at the age of twelve. His parents however wanted him to have a job with security and saw acting as unsafe, so to please his parents he took a job with the London Stock Exchange, but after about six months he left the L.S.E. to help a friend run a shop in Paris. He also served in the French military at his father's insistence.

Lambert was married to Diane Lane from 1988 to 1994. Their daughter, Eleanor Jasmine, was born on September 5, 1993. After dating Alba Parietti in 1996, he married Jaimyse Haft in February 1999. In 2007 he started dating Sophie Marceau with whom he appeared in La Disparue de Deauville.

Lambert has myopia and has great difficulty seeing without his glasses. Because he cannot wear contact lenses, he is often forced to act while virtually blind. This has led to injuries while performing his own stunts without glasses. His myopia is often credited as being part of his appeal, by giving his stare a peculiar charm.

Lambert is a close friend of Mario Van Peebles and Sean Connery and has appeared in multiple films with both of them.

Filmography:

   * Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

* Love Songs (1984)
* Subway (1985)
* I Love You (1986)
* Highlander (1986)
* The Sicilian (1987)
* Priceless Beauty (1988)
* To Kill a Priest (1989)
* Why Me? (1990)
* Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
* Highlander: The Series (1992) — Pilot episode: "The Gathering"
* Max & Jeremie (1992)
* Knight Moves (1993)
* Fortress (1993)
* National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) — cameo
* The Road Killers (1994)
* Highlander III: The Final Dimension (1994)
* Gunmen (1994)
* Mortal Kombat (1995)
* The Hunted (1995)
* North Star (1996)
* Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996)
* Hercule & Sherlock (1996)
* Arlette (1997)
* Mean Guns (1997)
* Nirvana (1997)
* Splitsville (1999)
* Resurrection (1999)
* Fortress 2 (1999)
* Beowulf (1999)
* Gideon (1999)
* Highlander: Endgame (2000)
* The Point Men (2001)
* Druids, aka Vercingétorix (2001)
* The Target (2003)
* Absolon (2003)
* Janis et John (2003)
* À ton image (2004)
* Dalida (TV) directed by Joyce Buñuel (2005)
* Day of Wrath (2006)
* Southland Tales (2006)
* Le Lièvre de Vatanen (2006)
* Metamorphosis (2007)
* La Disparue de Deauville (2007)
* Matériel blanc (2009)
* The Gardener of God (2009)
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lambert

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000483/

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Christophe Guy Denis "Christopher" Lambert is an American-born, French actor who has appeared in American, as well as French and other European productions. He is best known for his role as Connor MacLeod, or simply "The Highlander", from the movie and subsequent movie franchise series of the same name. He is also known for his roles as Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and as the thunder god Raiden in the first movie adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat. Wikipedia EN

Christophe Guy Denis Lambert est un acteur français. Dans les pays non-francophones, il est connu sous le nom de Christopher Lambert. Wikipedia FR