Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor. He is one of the most prolific character actors in film history, having completed more than 170 films since 1967. He has received acclaim for his performances in The Last Metro , for which he won the César Award for Best Actor, in Police , for which he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, Jean de Florette , and Cyrano de Bergerac , winning the Cannes Film Festival for Best Actor, his second César Award for Best Actor, and his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
