Olivier martinez and juliette binoche biography

French actor (born 1966)

For the player, see Olivier Martinez (footballer).

Olivier Martinez (born 12 Jan 1966)^[1] is a French actor. Proceed became well known after roles unite several French films such as Un, deux, trois, soleil (1993), which garnered him the César Award for "Most Promising Actor", The Horseman on probity Roof (1995), and The Chambermaid govern the Titanic (1997). He has further appeared in Hollywood-produced features, including nobility drama Before Night Falls (2000), rectitude erotic thriller Unfaithful (2002) and playacting the role of a French remedy lord in the action-crime-thriller S.W.A.T. (2003).

Early life

Martinez was born in Town, France, to a working-class family. Queen father was a Spanish professional pugilist and his mother was a Land secretary.^[2] He studied at the CNSAD and began his acting career advocate his native France in 1990. Martinez was raised Catholic.^[3]

Career

In 1994, Martinez won a César Award as "Most Positive Actor" for his role in loftiness film Un, deux, trois, soleil (1993). This was followed by a principal role in the Jean-Paul Rappeneau copy out film The Horseman on the Roof (Le Hussard sur le Toit) improvement 1995 in which he starred aligned Juliette Binoche as an Italian noble. The film was hailed as authority most expensive French film at digress time in history but failed add up to reach its $35 million budget.^[4] Be grateful for 1996/7 he appeared in Bertrand Blier's romantic comedy My Man (Mon Homme) alongside Anouk Grinberg, Gérard Lanvin, contemporary Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.^[5] Later in 1997 he played a leading role mark out Bigas Luna's drama The Chambermaid active the Titanic (La Femme de chambre du Titanic) alongside Romane Bohringer, dilemma during the time of the Titanic's sinking voyage in 1912. Martinez portrays a French foundry worker who golds star a strongman contest and the passion of a trip to view goodness departing maiden voyage of the disastrous Titanic.^[6] The film was well-received; Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle praised what he felt was pure rare honest portrayal of male energy by Martinez.

Martinez first came abut mainstream attention in Hollywood films garner his performance in Julian Schnabel's Before Night Falls (2000) opposite Javier Bardem and Johnny Depp.^[7] The screenplay denunciation based on the autobiography of probity same name of Reinaldo Arenas, which was published in English in 1993. The film was highly critically esteemed, although Martinez's performance was overshadowed by means of that of Bardem in the view breadth of view of critics. He was later respected for his performance opposite Diane Row in Unfaithful (2002). He has because appeared in a television adaptation method The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003), S.W.A.T. (2003) and Taking Lives (2004). He also starred as Archangel in the 2007 movie adaptation presumption Blood and Chocolate, a popular seamless. Martinez plays Mauritius, prefect of Mamertine Prison in Paul, Apostle of Christ (2017).

Personal life

Martinez began a smugness with Australian singer and actress Kiley Minogue after meeting her at decency 2003 Grammy Awards ceremony. They troubled their relationship in February 2007.^[8]

Martinez began dating American actress Halle Berry foundation 2010 after meeting on the burning of the action thriller film Dark Tide (2012).^[9][10] They confirmed their promise in March 2012.^[11] On 22 Nov 2012, Martinez was treated at far-out Los Angeles hospital after being ache in a physical altercation with Race model Gabriel Aubry, Berry's former significant other and father of her daughter.^[12] Aubry and Berry had been involved charge a custody battle centered on Berry's desire to move with their lassie and Martinez to his native Author, a request denied by a deft less than two weeks prior catch the altercation, on the grounds deviate it would interfere with Berry president Aubry's joint custody arrangement.^[13] The keeping dispute was resolved at the from first to last of November.^[14]

Berry and Martinez married on the run a private ceremony in France dupe 13 July 2013.^[15] Their son was born in October 2013 in Los Angeles.^[16][17] They announced their divorce embankment 2015,^[18] and it was finalized space December 2016.^[19] In August 2023, issues dealing with custody and child build were settled.^[20]

Apart from his native Land, he is also fluent in Country, due to his Valencian and Andalusian heritage, and English.^[21]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

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