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Christophe Guy Denis Lambert, known professionally as Christopher Lambert, is a French American actor, novelist, and producer. He started his career playing supporting parts in several French films, and became internationally famous with the role of Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes in 1984. For his performance in the 1985 film Subway, Lambert received the César Award for Best Actor. His best-known role is Connor MacLeod in the 1986 cult adventure-fantasy film Highlander and the subsequent movie franchise series of the same name. He also played the thunder god Raiden in the first film adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat (1995). Other films he is known for are I Love You (1986), The Sicilian (1987), Knight Moves (1992), Fortress (1992) and its sequel Fortress 2: Re-Entry (2000), Druids (2001), Absolon (2003), White Material (2009), Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), Kickboxer: Retaliation (2016), and for producing N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir, (1995), the French comedy film Neuf Mois (1994) and its American remake Nine Months (1995).
Birth Name
Christophe Guy Denis Lambert
Born
Friday, 29 March 1957
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Someone Dies Tonight | Leroy 'The Colonel' Wilson | 2023 |
Love Is Better Than Life | 2021 | |
It's not over | Frank | 2021 |
My Days of Glory | Bertrand Palatine / Bertrand | 2020 |
La source | Tony Lamouche | 2019 |
Bel Canto | Simon Thibault | 2018 |
Sobibor | Karl Frenzel | 2018 |
Kickboxer: Retaliation | Thomas Moore | 2018 |
The Broken Key | Count Francis Rosebud | 2017 |
Tarzan Revisited | Himself / Self | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Someone Dies Tonight | Leroy 'The Colonel' Wilson | 2023 |
Love Is Better Than Life | 2021 | |
It's not over | Frank | 2021 |
My Days of Glory | Bertrand Palatine / Bertrand | 2020 |
La source | Tony Lamouche | 2019 |
Bel Canto | Simon Thibault | 2018 |
Sobibor | Karl Frenzel | 2018 |
Kickboxer: Retaliation | Thomas Moore | 2018 |
The Broken Key | Count Francis Rosebud | 2017 |
Tarzan Revisited | Himself / Self | 2017 |
Everyone's Life | Antoine de Vidas | 2017 |
Mata Hari | Kramer | 2017 |
Max & Leon | Capitaine Lassard | 2016 |
Hail, Caesar! | Arne Seslum | 2016 |
Un + une | Samuel Hamon | 2015 |
10 Days in a Madhouse | Dr. Dent | 2015 |
Call My Agent! | Christophe Lambert | 2015 |
Capitain Marleau | Thierry Bégodeau | 2014 |
Electric Slide | Roy Fortune | 2014 |
The Blacklist | Bastien Moreau | 2013 |
La source | John Lacanal | 2013 |
Blood Shot | President | 2013 |
Palmashow, l'émission | Self | 2012 |
Ma bonne étoile | Pierre Barthélémy | 2012 |
The Foreigner | Vincent | 2012 |
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Methodius | 2011 |
The Gardener of God | Gregor Mendel | 2011 |
White Material | André Vial | 2010 |
Cartagena | Léo | 2009 |
NCIS: Los Angeles | Marcel Janvier | 2009 |
No Sky Over Whales | Cody / Chris Cassell | 2009 |
Rapture Adrenaline | (archive footage) | 2009 |
Limousine | Devereaux | 2008 |
Marco Ferreri: Il regista che venne dal futuro | Self | 2007 |
Trivial | Jacques | 2007 |
Metamorphosis | Constantine / Constantine Thurzo | 2007 |
Le lièvre de Vatanen | Tom Vatanen | 2006 |
On n'est pas couché | Self | 2006 |
Southland Tales | Walter Mung | 2006 |
Day of Wrath | Ruy de Mendoza | 2006 |
80s | John Clayton / Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | 2005 |
Dalida | Richard Chanfray / Richard Chanfray, dit le comte de Saint-Germain | 2005 |
À ton image | Thomas | 2004 |
Cirque du Soleil: Solstrom | Visitor of Intergalactic Disco | 2004 |
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 | Connor MacLeod (segment 'Princes of the Universe') | 2003 |
Janis and John | Léon | 2003 |
Absolon | Det. Norman Scot / Norman Scott | 2003 |
The Piano Player | Alex Laney | 2002 |
V Graham Norton | Self - Guest | 2002 |
The Point Men | Tony Eckhardt | 2001 |
Mazinkaiser | Additional Voices | 2001 |
Druids | Vercingetorix / Vercingétorix | 2001 |
Highlander: Endgame | Connor MacLeod | 2000 |
Fortress 2: Re-Entry | John Henry Brennick | 2000 |
Resurrection | John Prudhomme / Det. John Prudhomme | 1999 |
WWE Smackdown! | Self | 1999 |
Beowulf | Beowulf | 1999 |
Operation Splitsville | Max / Max, P.E. teacher | 1999 |
Gideon | Gideon Oliver Dobbs | 1998 |
So Graham Norton | Self - Guest | 1998 |
Highlander 2: To Be or Not to Be a Sequel | Himself / Self | 1997 |
Mean Guns | Lou | 1997 |
Arlette | Frank Martin | 1997 |
Nirvana | Jimi Dini | 1997 |
Hercule & Sherlock | Vincent | 1996 |
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush | Lemieux | 1996 |
North Star | Hudson Saanteek | 1996 |
Mortal Kombat | Lord Raiden | 1995 |
The Hunted | Paul Racine | 1995 |
Queen: Champions of the World | Self | 1995 |
Highlander: The Final Dimension | Russell Nash / Connor MacLeod / Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod | 1994 |
The Road Killers | Jack | 1994 |
Gunmen | Dani Servigo | 1993 |
Loaded Weapon 1 | Man with Car Phone | 1993 |
Fortress | John Henry Brennick | 1992 |
Max & Jeremie | Jeremie Kolachowsky | 1992 |
Highlander | Connor MacLeod | 1992 |
Knight Moves | Peter Sanderson | 1992 |
Highlander II: The Quickening | MacLeod / Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod | 1991 |
Why Me? | Gus Cardinale | 1990 |
Priceless Beauty | Menrou | 1988 |
To Kill A Priest | Father Alek | 1988 |
Queen: Magic Years, Volume One - A Visual Anthology | Self | 1987 |
The Sicilian | Salvatore Giuliano | 1987 |
Highlander | Connor MacLeod / Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod | 1986 |
I Love You | Michel | 1986 |
Subway | Fred | 1985 |
The 57th Annual Academy Awards | John Clayton / Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | 1985 |
Paroles et musique | Jeremy / Jeremy (as Christophe Lambert) | 1984 |
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Tarzan, Lord of the Apes / John Clayton | 1984 |
Légitime violence | Jockey | 1982 |
Asphalt | Un médecin hôpital / Le docteur de l'hôpital | 1981 |
The Telephone Bar | Paul 'Bébé' Franchi | 1980 |
Ciao, les mecs | Un loubard à la soirée dansante | 1979 |
Film '72 | Self | 1971 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Day of Wrath | 2006 |
The Confessor | 2004 |
The Piano Player | 2002 |
Resurrection | 1999 |
Operation Splitsville | 1999 |
Gideon | 1998 |
J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici | 1997 |
When Saturday Comes | 1996 |
Don't Forget You're Going to Die | 1996 |
North Star | 1996 |
Nine Months | 1995 |
Dead Beat | 1994 |
Neuf mois | 1994 |
Knight Moves | 1992 |
Great, My Parents Are Divorcing! | 1991 |