Marvel ‘Moon Knight’ star Gaspard Ulliel, 37, dies after ski accident
- The French actor was also known for portraying a young Hannibal Lector and as the face of the Bleu de Chanel fragrance
- French Prime Minister Jean Castex tweeted an homage that said: ‘Gaspard Ulliel grew up with cinema and cinema grew up with him. They loved each other madly’
French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for appearing in Chanel perfume ads as well as film and television roles, died Wednesday after a skiing accident in the Alps, according to his agent’s office. He was 37.
Ulliel stars in the upcoming Marvel series Moon Knight, opposite Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke, and portrayed the young Hannibal Lecter in 2007’s Hannibal Rising and fashion mogul Yves Saint Laurent in the 2014 biopic Saint Laurent.
He was the advertising face of the Chanel men’s fragrance Bleu de Chanel.
Ulliel was hospitalised on Tuesday after the accident in the Savoie region’s Rosiere ski area, the Savoie prosecutor’s office said. The office of the actor’s agent said Ulliel died on Wednesday. It provided no details.
Local broadcaster France Bleu said Ulliel was hospitalised with a skull injury, and that he apparently collided with another skier at a crossing point on the slopes.
The other skier was not hospitalised, according to France Bleu. Police and prosecutors would not discuss details of the accident.