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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-08-03 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Lambert Wilson

Biography:

Lambert Wilson (born August 3, 1958) is a French actor, singer, and activist. He is best known internationally for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, and The Matrix Resurrections.

Known For

Acting

2025

Chopin, A Sonata in Paris as King Louis Philippe

2024

Planète Terre, le prix de la survie as Self - Narrator (voice)
Planète Terre, le triomphe de la vie as Self - Narrator (voice)
La Maison as Vincent Ledu

2023

Des mains en or as Philippe
5 Hectares as Franck Bernard
A Great Friend as Vincent

2022

Happy 50 as Antoine
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris as Marquis de Chassagne
Totems as Charles Contignet
Royaumes de Glace as Narrateur

2021

Benedetta as Nuncio
The Matrix Resurrections as The Merovingian
Star Wars: Visions as Jon (voice)

2020

De Gaulle as Le Général de Gaulle
Selfish as Narrator

2019

The Translators as Éric Angstrom
Coco Chanel's battles as Narrator (voice)

2018

Volontaire as Rivière
In Her Hands as Pierre Geithner

2017

Corporate as Stéphane Froncart
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step as Narrator (french voice)
The Royal Exchange as Philip V

2016

The Odyssey as Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Assolo as Michele
Right Here Right Now as Arnaud Barsac, one of the two directors
Hugo Pratt, trait pour trait as Narrator (voice)

2015

Suite Française as Viscount Montmort
Rabid Dogs as The Father

2014

Barbecue as Antoine
5 to 7 as Valery Pierpont
Posthumous as Daniel S. Volpe
The Nostalgist as The Man
D-Day Sacrifice as Self - Narrator (voice)

2013

Cycling with Molière as Gauthier Valence
Vinodentro as Professore

2012

Blind Man as Narvik
Ernest & Celestine as Ernest (voice)
State Conspiracy as Franck Barrot
The Hollow Crown as Charles, King of France

2010

Of Gods and Men as Christian
Imogène McCarthery as Samuel Tyler
The Princess of Montpensier as François de Chabannes

2009

Victor as Courcelle
C à vous as Self
C à vous as Self - Guest

2008

The Great Alibi as Pierre Collier
Babylon A.D. as Dr. Arthur Darquandier
Dante 01 as Saint-Georges
Baby Love as Docteur Emmanuel François Xavier Bernier dit / Manu

2007

Flawless as Finch
Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure as Lucky Luke (voice)

2006

Candide as Pangloss, Martin and Voltaire
Salut les Terriens ! as Self - Guest

2005

Sahara as Yves Massarde
Royal Palace as Prince Arnaud
L'Anniversaire as Raphaël
Gentille as Philipe

2004

Catwoman as George Hedare
Trouble in Paradise as Self - Narrator (voice)
People - Jet set 2 as Frère Arthus
Colette, une femme libre as Henry de Jouvenel

2003

The Matrix Reloaded as The Merovingian
The Matrix Revolutions as Merovingian
Labyrinth as Brennac
Timeline as Lord Arnaut
Not on the Lips as Eric Thomson

2002

The Tombs as Joseph

2001

Hors Service as Francis
The Holy Child as Pere Marc Aubray
Far from China as Jean-Pierre

2000

Jet Set as Arthus de Poulignac
Love Torn in a Dream as Sebatol / un Pirate
Don Quixote as Duke
The Last September as Hugo Montmorency

1998

1997

Same Old Song as Marc Duveyrier
Marquise as Racine

1996

The Leading Man as Felix Webb

1995

Jefferson in Paris as Marquis de Lafayette

1993

Frankenstein as Clerval
Angel's Wing as Henry
Shuttlecock as John Prentis

1992

Strangers as The Guy (Small Sounds and Tilting Shadows)

1991

A Man and Two Women as Dr. Paul Baudoin

1989

La Vouivre as Arsène Muselier
Suivez cet avion as Rémi Cerneaux
Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre as L'abbé Pierre

1988

Chouans! as Tarquin
El Dorado as Ursúa
The Possessed as Nikolai Vsevolodovich Stavrogin

1987

The Belly of an Architect as Caspasian Speckler

1986

With All Hands as Michel Sauvage
Blue Hell as Ned
History as Carlo Vivaldi / Davide Segre

1985

Rendez-vous as Quentin
Red Kiss as Stéphane

1984

The Public Woman as Milan Mliska

1983

Sahara as Jaffar

1982

The Party 2 as Félix Maréchal
Five Days One Summer as Johann Biari

1981

1979

Lady Oscar as Un soldat insolent

1978

1977

Julia as Walter Franz

1974

1972