Guillaume Emmanuel Marie de Quengo de Tonquédec born 18 October 1966 is a French stage television and film actor He first earned fame in his homeland for his role as Renaud Lepic in the TV series Fais pas ci fais pas ça 20072017 on France 2 before winning the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Whats in a Name in 2013 De Tonquédec was made a Knight in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2015 by Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin A native of Paris Guillaume de Tonquédec grew up in Louveciennes He studied economics and English at Paris Nanterre University until he joined the Conservatoire national supérieur dart dramatique in Paris in 1986 for a threeyear programme In 1989 he began his stage career with a national tour in John Millington Synges The Playboy of the Western World He gained recognition in film in Krzysztof Kieslowskis The Double Life of Veronique 1991 followed by his role as Claude Jades son Jules Martin in List of Merite 1992 In 1996 he starred in Raúl Ruizs Three Lives and Only One Death In 2007 De Tonquédec started starring in the successful TV series Fais pas ci fais pas ça which propelled him to stardom in France alongside fellow actors Valérie Bonneton Isabelle Gélinas and Bruno Salomone In 2013 he won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Claude Gatignol in Whats in a Name Costar Valérie Benguigui won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Élisabeth GarraudLarchet De Tonquédec had been nominated two years prior for the Molière Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same role he held in the eponymous play in Pariss Théâtre Édouard VII upon which the film was based He was subsequently nominated twice for the Molière Award for Best Actor in 2017 and 2020 Guillaume de Tonquédec whose ancestors owned the Château de Tonquédec in Brittany from 1626 to 1801 and again from 1828 until 1878 is married to interior designer Christèle Marchal They reside in LÉtanglaVille Yvelines They have three children Amaury Timothé and Victoire Source Article Guillaume de Tonquédec from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30