French
actor
Gaspard
Ulliel
who
was
known
for
his
performance
in
the
film,
It's
Only
The
End
Of
The
World
and
had
landed
a
role
in
the
upcoming
Marvel
series,
Moon
Knight
has
died
after
a
ski
accident
in
the
French
Alps
on
Wednesday
(January
19),
reported
AFP.
He
was
37
years
of
age
at
the
time
of
his
passing.
The
report
stated
that
Gaspard
was
skiing
in
the
Savoie
Region
when
he
went
on
to
collide
with
another
skier
at
an
intersection
between
two
slopes
and
suffered
a
massive
brain
trauma
on
Tuesday
(January
18).
Gaspard
Ulliel
was
transported
via
a
helicopter
to
a
hospital
in
Grenoble.
The
news
report
mentioned
that
the
police
authorities
have
decided
to
conduct
an
investigation
into
the
tragic
accident.
The
Hannibal
Rising
actor
was
touted
to
be
one
of
the
most
acclaimed
French
actors
and
had
worked
with
almost
all
the
prominent
directors
of
Europe.
The
actor
had
received
several
laurels
for
his
performance
as
the
legendary
fashion
designer
Yves
Saint
Laurent
in
the
Bertrand
Bonello
directorial
Saint
Laurent.
The
movie
was
also
screened
at
the
Cannes
film
festival.
Gaspard
Ulliel
was
part
of
some
quality
movies
like
A
Very
Long
Engagement
by
Jean-Pierre
Jeunet,
It's
Only
the
End
of
The
World
opposite
Marion
Cotillard,
Léa
Seydoux
and
Vincent
Cassel,
La
Princesse
de
Montpensier
directed
by
Bertrand
Tavernier,
Stéphanie
Di
Giusto's
The
Dancer
opposite
Lily
Rose-Depp.
The
actor
had
grabbed
a
landmark
role
as
the
Midnight
Man
in
Marvel's
upcoming
show,
Moon
Knight.
Gaspard
Ulliel
was
also
the
recipient
of
two
Caesar
awards
that
he
won
in
2005
for
A
Very
Long
Engagement
and
in
2017
for
It's
Only
The
End
of
The
World.
The
actor
was
also
a
bankable
model
and
was
the
face
of
many
prominent
brands.
The
director
of
the
Cannes
Film
Festival,
Thierry
Fremaux
remembered
the
late
actor
saying,
"Gaspard
belonged
to
this
new
generation
of
actors
who
were
making
tomorrow's
French
cinema.
He
knew
how
to
select
his
roles
and
shaped
his
career
which
filled
every
promise.
Each
appearance
on
the
red
carpet,
from
'La
Princesse
de
Montpensier'
to
'It's
Only
The
End
of
the
World'
illustrated
his
presence,
both
discreet
and
full
of
kindness.
He
was
equally
brilliant
and
talented.
He
gave
a
lot
and
we'll
always
remember
him." The
actor
is
now
survived
by
his
girlfriend
Gaelle
Petri
and
his
6-year-old
son
Orso.