Jérémie Renier
Belgian actor
Jérémie Renier (French: [ʁenje]; born 6 January 1981) is a Belgian actor. His film debut was in 1992 at the age of 11 in a small Belgian film entitled "Les sept péchés capitaux (The Seven Deadly Sins)". He became better known to worldwide audiences in Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and L'Enfant (2005), for the latter he was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actor.
For his portrayal of French singer Claude François in the 2012 film My Way, he was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor. As Yves Saint Laurent co-founder Pierre Bergé, in the 2014's biopic Saint Laurent, he was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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