curiosités

  • 5’ 10 and 3/4 inches
  • Eyes: Blue
  • Hair color: Dark brown.
  • His mother is a runway show producer and his father is a fashion designer.
  • He likes skating and read Milan Kundera
  • He does not like cheese or foie gras. Eat snails.
  • Heroes: Mr. Hyde and James Bond.
  • Likes to cook but do not for lack of time.
  • His scar on his left cheek is the result of a doberman’s attack when Gaspard was 6.
  • He says it increases his emotional acting abilities because it looks like a dimple.
  • Speaks fluent English.
  • French citizen.
  • Voted #12 in Elle (France) Magazine’s “15 Sexiest Men” poll (June 2007).
  • His favourite directors are: Tarkowski, Truffaut, Godard, Rohmer, Chris Marker, João César Monteiro, Gregg Araki and Michael Cimino.
  • He enjoys listening to: Reggae, Rap, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Kanye West, Herbie Hancock, The Temptations, Nick Drake, The Stones and Prince.
  • Ex companion of Cecile Cassel and Jordane Crantelle.
  • The current face of Longchamp, a French leather and luxury goods company, along with Kate Moss. [2009
  • Attended the University of Saint-Denis, where he studied cinema.
  • Felt faint at Cannes film festival because of his shyness.
  • Favourite actress is Jeanne Moreau.
  • Shares birthday with Guns N’and Roses Ron Thal, Christina Applegate, John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Augusto Pinochet, Joe DiMaggio, Leon Zitrone, Roelof Frankot, pope John XXIII.
  • In 2007, he appeared on the cover of the January-issue of French Vogue with Dutch supermodel Doutzen Kroes.
  • Is a fan of Sufjan Stevens and Prince
  • Some of the books he likes are Henry Miller’s “Sexus” and Robert Frank’s “The Lines of my Hand”.
  • Owns a Vespa and a Triumph Bonneville Thruxton motorbike.
  • Current companion is design-student-turned-model Jordane Crantelle.
  • His dream is write and direct his own film.
  • Stephenie Meyer, writer of the series “Twilight” confessed that when he wrote the book thought of Gaspard Ulliel as Edward Cullen. When choosing the cast of the film Gaspard was a favorite but eventually won the role as Robert Pattinson.
  • He has not twitter, facebook or another social network.