Jean Reno Biography

Fast Facts

• Best known for performing the character of Police Captain Bezu Fache in the movie “The Da Vinci Code” in 2006
• Won "Outstanding European Acheivement in World Cinema" award at the European Film Awards in 2000
• Reno studied at the Cours Simon School of Drama in Paris
• Quote: "I can walk into a room and create a good ambience․ I was taught all about this back when I studied acting․ One of the things they would teach you is how to send out positive signals when you enter a room․ I am glad I learned this․"
• Quote: "I'm a minimalist․ I don't really need much to enjoy a good holiday - just my family and the bare essentials․"
• Held roles in every play that stage director Didier Flamand directed from 1977 to 1981
• Although he has a wide acting range, Reno is most well-known for playing dark, assassin-like roles
• Known for pairing up with director Luc Besson, showing up in movies such as "Le dernier combat," "Leon: The Professional," and "The Big Blue․"
• French singer-songwriter Vincent Delerm mentions Reno in his song "Cosmopolitan․"
• Has appeared in Japanese Toyota car commercial ads, as the character Doraemon
• Lent his likeness for the video game "Onimusha 3" on the PlayStation 2 for the character Jacques Blanc, also providing his voice for the French dialogue
• Singer Johnny Hallyday, and the President of France-at the time Interior Minister-Nicolas Sarkozy, were Reno's best men at his wedding
• Appeared in music video for song "I'll See It Through," performed by Sharleen Spiteri's band, Texas
• Moved to France when he was in his late teens, where he gained citizenship after fulfilling the military duty required