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{{Short description|French actor (born 1948)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jean Reno
| name = Jean Reno
| image = Jean Reno Cannes 2016.jpg
| image = Jean Reno Cannes 2016.jpg
| caption = Reno at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]]
| caption = Reno at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]]
| birth_name = Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez
| birth_name = Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|07|30|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|07|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Casablanca]], [[French protectorate in Morocco|Morocco]]
| birth_place = [[Casablanca]], [[French protectorate in Morocco|French Morocco]]
| citizenship = {{hlist|France|Spain}}
| nationality = French
| occupation = Actor
| residence = [[Paris]], [[France]]<br />[[Malaysia]]<br />[[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1977–present
| spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Geneviève Reno|1977|1995|end=div}}|{{marriage|Nathalie Dyszkiewicz|1996|2001|end=div}}|{{marriage|Zofia Borucka|2006}}}}
| years_active = 1977–present
| children = 6
| spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Genevieve Reno|1977|1995|end=div}}|{{marriage|Nathalie Dyszkiewicz|1996|2001|end=div}}|{{marriage|Zofia Borucka|2006}}}}
| children = 6
| signature = Jean Reno signature1.png
| signature = Jean Reno signature1.png
}}
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'''Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez''' (born 30 July 1948), known as '''Jean Reno''' ({{IPA-fr|ʒɑ̃ ʁeno|lang}}), is a French actor of Spanish descent. He has worked in French, English, Japanese, Spanish and Italian productions; Reno appeared in films such as ''[[Crimson Rivers]]'', ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'', ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'', ''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]'', ''[[Les Visiteurs]]'', ''[[The Big Blue]]'', ''[[Hector and the Search for Happiness]]'' and ''[[Léon: The Professional]]''.<ref name=Imdbbio>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000606/bio Biography for Jean Reno - IMDb]</ref>
'''Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez''' (born 30 July 1948), commonly known as '''Jean Reno''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒɑ̃ ʁeno|lang}}), is a French actor. He established himself as a [[Leading actor|leading man]] of French cinema through his collaborations with director [[Luc Besson]], and has worked in numerous international productions. He is a three-time [[César Awards|César Award]] nominee - [[César Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for ''[[Les Visiteurs]]'' (1993) and [[Léon: The Professional|''Léon: The Professional'']] (1994), and [[César Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for ''[[The Big Blue]]'' (1988).

Reno's other notable films include ''[[Le Dernier Combat]]'' (1983), ''[[La Femme Nikita (film)|La Femme Nikita]]'' (1990), ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' (1996), ''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]'' (1998), ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1998), ''[[Crimson Rivers]]'' (2000), ''[[Wasabi (film)|Wasabi]]'' (2001), ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' (2006), ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' (2006), ''[[Hector and the Search for Happiness (film)|Hector and the Search for Happiness]]'' (2014), ''[[The Promise (2016 American film)|The Promise]]'' (2016), and [[Da 5 Bloods|''Da 5 Bloods'']] (2020).


==Early life==
==Early life==
Reno was born Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez in [[Casablanca, Morocco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.film.it/cinema/schedapersonaggio.php?id=31338 |title=Jean Reno - scheda attore |work=Film.it |access-date=30 April 2010 |language=it}}</ref> His parents were Spanish, natives of [[Sanlúcar de Barrameda]] and [[Jerez de la Frontera]] in [[Andalucia]]. They had moved to North Africa to find work and escape [[Francoist Spain]].{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
Reno was born Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez, on 30 July 1948 in [[Casablanca]], [[French Morocco]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.film.it/cinema/schedapersonaggio.php?id=31338 |title=Jean Reno - scheda attore |work=Film.it |access-date=30 April 2010 |language=it |archive-date=1 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001081306/http://www.film.it/cinema/schedapersonaggio.php?id=31338 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His parents were Spanish, natives of [[Sanlúcar de Barrameda]] and [[Jerez de la Frontera]] in [[Andalusia]]. They had moved to [[North Africa]] to find work and escape [[Francoist Spain]]. {{citation needed|date=September 2018}} Reno has a younger sister named María Teresa ("Maite"); the children were raised [[Catholic]].<ref name="allbusiness" /> Their father was a [[Linotype machine|linotypist]].<ref name="dla">{{cite news |last=Jamieson |first=Teddy |title=Jean Reno on 22 Bullets |newspaper=[[Herald Scotland]] |date=30 August 2010 |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film-tv-features/jean-reno-on-22-bullets-1.1051548 |access-date=30 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905011446/http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film-tv-features/jean-reno-on-22-bullets-1.1051548 |archive-date=5 September 2010 |publisher=Herald & Times Group |url-status=live }}</ref> Their mother died when he was a teenager.<ref name="allbusiness">{{cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4728002-1.html |title=Jean Reno cracks the 'Code' |work=[[AllBusiness.com]] |date=10 May 2006 |access-date=30 April 2010 |first=Angela |last=Dawson |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810160114/http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4728002-1.html |archive-date=10 August 2011 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]]}}</ref>


At the age of 17, Reno and his family moved to [[France]], where he studied acting at the [[Cours Simon]] School of Drama in Paris.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022061/bio |title=Jean Reno Biography |work=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |publisher=[[Yahoo]] |access-date=30 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522145346/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022061/bio |archive-date=22 May 2011}}</ref> Reno also served in the [[French Army]], as his military service became mandatory once his family had gained French citizenship.
He has a younger sister named María Teresa ("Maite"); the children were raised Catholic.<ref name="allbusiness"/> Their father was a [[Linotype machine|linotypist]].<ref name=dla>{{cite news |last=Jamieson |first=Teddy |title=Jean Reno on 22 Bullets |newspaper=[[Herald Scotland]] |date=30 August 2010 |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film-tv-features/jean-reno-on-22-bullets-1.1051548 |access-date=30 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905011446/http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film-tv-features/jean-reno-on-22-bullets-1.1051548 |archive-date=5 September 2010 |publisher=Herald & Times Group |url-status=live }}</ref> Their mother died when he was a teenager.<ref name="allbusiness">{{cite web |url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4728002-1.html |title=Jean Reno cracks the `Code' |work=[[AllBusiness.com]] |date=10 May 2006 |access-date=30 April 2010 |first=Angela |last=Dawson |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810160114/http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4728002-1.html |archive-date=9 December 2011 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]]}}</ref> He learned Spanish from his parents, and Arabic and French growing up in Morocco.


At the age of 17, he moved to France, where he studied acting in the [[René Simon|Cours Simon]] School of Drama.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022061/bio |title=Jean Reno Biography |work=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |publisher=[[Yahoo]] |access-date=30 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522145346/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022061/bio |archive-date=22 May 2011}}</ref>
Reno learned Spanish from his parents, Arabic and French growing up in Morocco, and Italian from studying it as a special interest and acting in Italian films.<ref>{{cite web |year=2022 |title=Jean Reno tra "A Private Affair" e l'amore per l'Italia |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnQ1dOl40v8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229230723/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnQ1dOl40v8 |archive-date=29 December 2023 |access-date=29 December 2023 |publisher=YouTube: Il Messaggero}}</ref>

When he moved to France, he served in the [[French Army]], which was mandatory after his family gained its French citizenship.


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Jean Reno and [[Juliette Binoche]] at [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 2002]]
After he started to get acting jobs in France, Juan adopted the French version of his name, Jean, and shortened his surname to Reno. Due to his large frame ({{convert|1.88|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}), Reno was called on to play "heavies" in his early career. He later appeared in romantic comedies and action films. He began his film career in France, appearing in many films by director [[Luc Besson]], including his early ''[[Le dernier combat]]'' (1985). The two have continued to work together, collaborating in films produced, written, or directed by Besson. Of their joint work, those that have achieved the most [[criticism|critical]] and commercial success include: ''[[La Femme Nikita (film)|La Femme Nikita]]'' (1990), and the [[English language|English-language]] films ''[[The Big Blue]]'' (1988) and ''[[Léon: The Professional]]'' (1994). Reno did the voice-over for [[Mufasa]] in the French-language version of ''[[The Lion King]]'', a role originally performed in English by [[James Earl Jones]]. Reno has starred in such high-profile American films as ''[[French Kiss (1995 film)|French Kiss]]'' (1995) with [[Meg Ryan]] and [[Kevin Kline]], ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' (1996) with [[Tom Cruise]], ''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]'' (1998) with [[Robert De Niro]], and ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1998) with [[Matthew Broderick]]. Reno turned down the role of [[Agent Smith]] in ''[[The Matrix]]''. He also acted in French productions: ''[[Les Visiteurs]]'' (1993) (which was remade in English as ''[[Just Visiting (film)|Just Visiting]]'' in 2001); ''[[The Crimson Rivers]]'' (2000), and ''Jet Lag'' (''Décalage horaire'') by Danièle Thompson (2002), which was also a box-office success in France.
After he started to get acting jobs in France, Juan adopted the French version of his name, Jean, and shortened his surname to Reno. Due to his large frame ({{convert|1.88|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}), Reno was called on to play "heavies" in his early career. He later appeared in romantic comedies and action films. He began his film career in France, appearing in many films by director [[Luc Besson]], including his early ''[[Le Dernier Combat]]'' (1983). The two have continued to work together, collaborating in films produced, written, or directed by Besson. Of their joint work, those that have achieved the most critical and commercial success include: ''[[La Femme Nikita (film)|La Femme Nikita]]'' (1990), and the English-language films ''[[The Big Blue]]'' (1988) and ''[[Léon: The Professional]]'' (1994).

Reno did the voice-over for [[Mufasa]] in the French-language version of ''[[The Lion King]]'', a role originally performed in English by [[James Earl Jones]]. Reno has starred in such high-profile American films as ''[[French Kiss (1995 film)|French Kiss]]'' (1995) with [[Meg Ryan]] and [[Kevin Kline]], ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' (1996) with [[Tom Cruise]], ''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]'' (1998) with [[Robert De Niro]], and ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1998) with [[Matthew Broderick]]. Reno turned down the role of [[Agent Smith]] in ''[[The Matrix]]''. He also acted in French productions: ''[[Les Visiteurs]]'' (1993) (which was remade in English as ''[[Just Visiting (film)|Just Visiting]]'' in 2001); ''[[The Crimson Rivers]]'' (2000), and ''Jet Lag'' (''Décalage Horaire'') by Danièle Thompson (2002), which was also a box-office success in France.


In 2006, Reno had a prominent role in [[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|''The Pink Panther'' 2006 remake]] and its sequel ''[[The Pink Panther 2]]'', playing Gilbert Ponton, opposite [[Steve Martin]] as [[Inspector Clouseau]]. He portrayed [[Police captain|Captain]] [[Bezu Fache]] in the [[Ron Howard]] film ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]''. Among his most successful films are ''Les Visiteurs'' and ''L'Enquète corse''.
In 2006, Reno had a prominent role in [[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|''The Pink Panther'' 2006 remake]] and its sequel ''[[The Pink Panther 2]]'', playing Gilbert Ponton, opposite [[Steve Martin]] as [[Inspector Clouseau]]. He portrayed [[Police captain|Captain]] [[Bezu Fache]] in the [[Ron Howard]] film ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]''. Among his most successful films are ''Les Visiteurs'' and ''L'Enquète corse''.


In other media, Reno was involved in the production of the third installment in the popular [[Capcom]] series ''[[Onimusha]]'' (''[[Onimusha&nbsp;3: Demon Siege]]''), lending his likeness to the protagonist Jacques Blanc, as well as providing the voice for the character's French dialogue. In advertising work, Reno has appeared in American television commercials for [[United Parcel Service|UPS]] and portrayed [[Doraemon]] in a series of [[Toyota]] ads in Japan, as part of the "ReBorn" campaign.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-18/film-star-jean-reno-live-action-doraemon-ad-streamed |title=Film star Jean Reno's live-action Doraemon ad streamed |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=18 November 2011 |access-date=9 December 2018 |first=Egan |last=Loo}}</ref>
In other media, Reno was involved in the production of the third installment in the popular [[Capcom]] series ''[[Onimusha]]'' (''[[Onimusha&nbsp;3: Demon Siege]]''), lending his likeness to the protagonist Jacques Blanc, as well as providing the voice for the character's French dialogue. In advertising work, Reno has appeared in American television commercials for [[United Parcel Service|UPS]] and portrayed [[Doraemon]] in a series of [[Toyota]] ads in Japan, as part of the "ReBorn" campaign.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-18/film-star-jean-reno-live-action-doraemon-ad-streamed |title=Film star Jean Reno's live-action Doraemon ad streamed |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=18 November 2011 |access-date=9 December 2018 |first=Egan |last=Loo |archive-date=7 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207215053/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-18/film-star-jean-reno-live-action-doraemon-ad-streamed |url-status=live }}</ref> He also starred as ''Jo'' in the 2013 English-language TV series ''[[Jo (TV series)|Jo]]''.

In 2024, Reno released his first novel, ''Emma''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Emma |url=https://xoeditions.com/livres/emma/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=xoeditions.com |language=fr}}</ref>


==Personal life==
== Personal life ==
[[File:Zofia Borucka Jean Reno Shankbone 2010 NYC.jpg|thumb|Reno with his wife Zofia Borucka at the 2010 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]
[[File: Zofia Borucka Jean Reno Shankbone 2010 NYC.jpg|thumb|Reno with his wife Zofia Borucka at the 2010 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]
Reno married his first wife, Geneviève, in 1977; they divorced in 1988. Reno married his second wife, Polish model Nathalie Dyszkiewicz, in 1995. They divorced in 2001. On 29 July 2006, Reno married for the third time, to a British model and actress of Polish descent, Zofia Borucka, at the [[Les Baux-de-Provence]] city hall.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[People.com]] |date=July 30, 2006 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1220491,00.html |title=Da Vinci Code Actor Jean Reno Weds |access-date=June 17, 2016 |publisher=[[Time Inc.]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827213045/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1220491,00.html |archive-date=27 August 2016}}</ref> The presidential candidate [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] served as his best man (Reno endorsed Sarkozy for the [[2007 French presidential election]]).<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.adweek.com/aw/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003593198 |journal=[[Ad Week]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128130534/http://www.adweek.com/aw/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003593198 |archive-date=November 28, 2007 |title=What the French Taught Us |date=4 June 2007 |first=Wendy |last=Melillo |access-date=9 December 2018 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linternaute.com/sortir/cinema/diaporama/07/les-stars-qui-soutiennent-des-candidats/12.shtml |title=Les Acteurs qui soutiennent des candidates: Jean Reno - Nicolas Sarkozy |work=Linternaute |year=2007 |access-date=30 April 2010 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004190526/http://www.linternaute.com/sortir/cinema/diaporama/07/les-stars-qui-soutiennent-des-candidats/12.shtml |archive-date=4 October 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Reno has six children, two from each marriage.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.purepeople.com/article/jean-reno-papa-de-sandra-michael-tom-serena-cielo-et-dean-qui-sont-ses-6-enfants_a417950/1 | title=Jean Reno papa de Sandra, Michael, Tom, Serena, Cielo et Dean : Qui sont ses 6 enfants ? }}</ref>
Reno married Geneviève, with whom he had a daughter, Sandra (born 1978), and a son, Mickael (born 1980). Reno's second wife was Nathalie Dyszkiewicz, a Polish model, with whom he had a son, Tom (born 10 January 1996), and a daughter, Serena (born 28 June 1998).


Reno maintains three homes in Paris, Malaysia, and Los Angeles.<ref name="useless daily">{{cite web|url=https://www.uselessdaily.com/movies/jean-reno-trivia-26-interesting-facts-about-the-french-actor/#.XggZMRdKjIE|title=Jean Reno Trivia: 26 amazing facts about the French actor! (List)|website=www.uselessdaily.com|access-date=2019-12-28|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930171309/https://www.uselessdaily.com/movies/jean-reno-trivia-26-interesting-facts-about-the-french-actor/#.XggZMRdKjIE|url-status=live}}</ref> He is a dual citizen of France and Spain.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-06-07 |title=Jean Reno ne croit pas à l’intégration des musulmans en France |url=https://www.parismatch.com/People/Jean-Reno-ne-croit-pas-a-l-integration-des-musulmans-en-France-988645 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=parismatch.com |language=fr}}</ref> In a 2016 interview, Reno stated "his roots are above all Spanish, Andalusian."<ref name=":0" />
On 29 July 2006, Reno married for the third time, to British model and actress of Polish descent, Zofia Borucka, 35, at the [[Les Baux-de-Provence]] city hall.<ref>{{cite journal |magazine=[[People.com]] |date=July 30, 2006 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1220491,00.html |title=Da Vinci Code Actor Jean Reno Weds |access-date=June 17, 2016 |publisher=[[Time Inc.]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827213045/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1220491,00.html |archive-date=27 August 2006}}</ref> The presidential candidate [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] served as his best man (Reno endorsed Sarkozy for the [[2007 French presidential election]]).<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.adweek.com/aw/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003593198 |journal=[[Ad Week]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128130534/http://www.adweek.com/aw/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003593198 |archive-date=November 28, 2007 |title=What the French Taught Us |date=4 June 2007 |first=Wendy |last=Melillo |access-date=9 December 2018 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linternaute.com/sortir/cinema/diaporama/07/les-stars-qui-soutiennent-des-candidats/12.shtml |title=Les acteurs qui soutiennent des candidats : Jean Reno - Nicolas Sarkozy |work=Linternaute |year=2007 |access-date=30 April 2010 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004190526/http://www.linternaute.com/sortir/cinema/diaporama/07/les-stars-qui-soutiennent-des-candidats/12.shtml |archive-date=4 October 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Zofia and Reno welcomed their first son Cielo born in July 2009 in New York City. Their second son Dean was born in September 2011. Reno maintains three homes in [[Paris]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="uselessdaily">{{cite web|url=https://www.uselessdaily.com/movies/jean-reno-trivia-26-interesting-facts-about-the-french-actor/#.XggZMRdKjIE|title=Jean Reno Trivia: 26 amazing facts about the french actor! (List) {{!}} Useless Daily: The amazing facts, news & trivia free newsletter!|website=www.uselessdaily.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-28}}</ref>


== Stage credits ==
{{div col}}
* ''Prends bien garde aux zeppelins'' (1977)
* ''Ecce Homo'' (1978)
* ''Celimare le bien-aimé'' (1978)
* ''Je romps et ne plie pas'' (1979)
* ''Société Un'' (1979)
* ''La Manufacture'' (1981)
* ''Terre étrangère'' (1984)
* ''Andromaque'' (1989)
* ''Montserrat'' (1991)
* ''Les Grandes Occasions'' (2006)
* ''Nos femmes'' (2015)
{{div col end}}
==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| 1978 || ''[[The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting]]'' || Tableaux Personnel||
| 1978 || ''[[The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting]]'' || Tableaux Personnel ||
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| 1979 || ''[[Womanlight]]'' || Traffic policeman ||
| 1979 || ''[[Womanlight]]'' || Traffic policeman ||
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| 1980 || ''The Moroccan Stallion'' || ||
| 1980 || ''The Moroccan Stallion'' || ||
|-
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| 1982 || ''[[La Passante du Sans-Souci]]'' ||Angry Man ||
| 1982 || ''[[La Passante du Sans-Souci|The Passerby]]'' || Angry Man ||
|-
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Signes extérieurs de richesse]]'' || Marc Letellier ||
| rowspan=2|1983 || ''[[Signes extérieurs de richesse]]'' || Marc Letellier ||
|-
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Le Dernier Combat]]'' || The Brute||
| ''[[Le Dernier Combat]]'' || The Brute||
|-
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Le téléphone sonne toujours deux fois!!]]'' || Marraine's confidence man ||
| rowspan=2|1985 || ''[[Le téléphone sonne toujours deux fois!!]]'' || Conman ||
|-
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Subway (film)|Subway]]'' || The Drummer ||
| ''[[Subway (film)|Subway]]'' || The Drummer ||
|-
|-
| 1986|| ''[[I Love You (1986 film)|I Love You]]'' || The dentist ||
| 1988|| ''[[The Big Blue]]'' || Enzo Molinari || Nominated – [[César Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| 1988|| ''[[The Big Blue]]'' || [[Enzo Maiorca|Enzo Molinari]] ||
|-
|-
| 1990 || ''[[La Femme Nikita (film)|La Femme Nikita]]'' || Victor, cleaner ||
| 1990 || ''[[La Femme Nikita (film)|La Femme Nikita]]'' || Victor, cleaner ||
|-
|-
| 1991 || ''[[:fr:L'Homme au masque d'or|L'Homme au masque d'or]]'' || Father Victorio Gaetano ||
| rowspan=3|1991 || ''[[:fr:L'Homme au masque d'or|L'Homme au masque d'or]]'' || Father Victorio Gaetano ||
|-
|-
| 1991 || ''Loulou Graffiti'' || Pique la Lune ||
| ''Loulou Graffiti'' || Pique la Lune ||
|-
|-
| 1991 || ''[[L'Opération Corned-Beef]]'' || Captain Philippe Boulier ||
| ''[[L'Opération Corned-Beef]]'' || Captain Philippe Boulier ||
|-
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Porco Rosso]]'' || Porco Rosso || Voice acting for the French dub
| 1992 || ''[[Porco Rosso]]'' || Marco "Porco Rosso" Pagot (voice) || French dub
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Les Visiteurs]]'' || Godefroy de Papincourt, Comte de Montmirail || Nominated – [[César Award for Best Actor]]
| rowspan=4|1993 || ''[[Les Visiteurs]]'' || Godefroy de Papincourt, Comte de Montmirail ||
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''La Vis'' || Monsieur K ||
| ''La Vis'' || Monsieur K ||
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''Paranoïa'' || || Short subject
| ''Paranoïa'' || || Short subject
|-
|-
| ''[[Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey]]'' || Shadow (voice) || rowspan="2" | French dub
| 1993 || ''Flight from Justice'' || Charlie Bert || TV
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey]]'' || Shadow || Voice acting for the French dub
| rowspan=2|1994 || ''[[The Lion King]]'' || Mufasa (voice)
|-
|-
| ''[[Léon: The Professional]]''|| Leone "Léon" Montana
| 1994 || ''[[The Lion King]]'' || [[Mufasa]] || Voice acting for the French dub
|
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|1995 || ''Les Truffes'' || Patrick ||
| 1994 || ''[[Léon: The Professional]]'' || Leone "Léon" Montana || Nominated – [[César Award for Best Actor]]
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''Les Truffes'' || Patrick ||
| ''[[French Kiss (1995 film)|French Kiss]]'' || Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[French Kiss (1995 film)|French Kiss]]'' || Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon ||
| ''[[Al di là delle nuvole]]'' || Carlo ||
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Al di là delle nuvole]]'' || Carlo ||
| rowspan=2|1996 || ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' || Franz Krieger ||
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' || Franz Krieger ||
| ''[[Le Jaguar]]'' || Jean Campana ||
|-
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Le Jaguar]]'' || Jean Campana ||
| rowspan=3|1997 || ''[[Roseanna's Grave]]'' || Marcello ||
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Roseanna's Grave]]'' || Marcello ||
| ''[[Witch Way Love|Un amour de sorcière]]'' || Molok ||
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Witch Way Love|Un amour de sorcière]]'' || Molok ||
| ''[[Les Soeurs Soleil|Les Sœurs Soleil]]'' || Spectator ||
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|1998 || ''[[Les Visiteurs II|Les Visiteurs II: Les Couloirs du temps]]'' || Comte Godefroy de Montmirail, dit Godefroy ||
| 1997 || ''[[Les Soeurs Soleil]]'' || Spectator ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' || Philippe Roaché ||
| 1998 || ''[[Les Visiteurs II|Les Visiteurs II: Les Couloirs du temps]]'' || Comte Godefroy de Montmirail, dit Godefroy ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' || Philippe Roaché ||
| ''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]'' || Vincent ||
|-
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Ronin (film)|Ronin]]'' || Vincent ||
| 1999 || ''[[The Book That Wrote Itself]]'' || Himself ||
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Les Rivières pourpres]]'' || Pierre Niemans ||''Crimson Rivers''<br />Nominated – [[European Film Award]]: [[European Film Award#Jameson People's Choice Award - Best European Actor|Jameson People's Choice Award - Best European Actor]]
| 2000 || ''[[Les Rivières pourpres|Crimson Rivers]]'' || Pierre Niemans ||
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Just Visiting (film)|Just Visiting]]'' || Count Thibault of Malfete ||
| rowspan=3|2001 || ''[[Just Visiting (film)|Just Visiting]]'' || Count Thibault of Malfete ||
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'' || Vincenzo "Vinny" Saltorini || Voice acting for the French dub
| ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'' || Vincenzo "Vinny" Saltorini (voice) || French dub
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Wasabi (film)|Wasabi]]'' || Hubert Fiorentini ||
| ''[[Wasabi (film)|Wasabi]]'' || Hubert Fiorentini ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Décalage Horaire (film)|Décalage horaire]]'' || Felix ||
| rowspan=2|2002 || ''[[Décalage Horaire (film)|Décalage horaire]]'' || Felix ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Rollerball (2002 film)|Rollerball]]'' || Alexis Petrovich ||
| ''[[Rollerball (2002 film)|Rollerball]]'' || Alexis Petrovich ||
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Tais-toi!]]'' || Ruby ||
| 2003 || ''[[Tais-toi!]]'' || Ruby ||
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Onimusha 3: Demon Siege]]'' || Jacques Blanc || Video game, provide voice and likeness
| rowspan=3|2004 || ''[[Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse]]'' || Commissaire Niemans ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Hotel Rwanda]]'' || Mr. Tillens || Uncredited
| 2004 || ''[[Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse]]'' || Commissaire Niemans ||
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Hotel Rwanda]]'' || Mr. Tillens || Uncredited
| ''[[L'Enquête Corse|The Corsican Files]]'' || Ange Leoni ||
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[L'Enquête Corse]]'' || Ange Leoni ||
| rowspan=2|2005 || ''[[L'Empire des loups]]'' || Jean-Louis Schiffer ||
|-
|-
| ''[[The Tiger and the Snow]]'' || Fuad ||
| 2005 || ''[[L'Empire des loups]]'' || Jean-Louis Schiffer || ''Empire of the Wolves''
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''[[The Tiger and the Snow]]'' || Fuad ||
| rowspan=4|2006 || ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' || Gilbert Ponton ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' || Gilbert Ponton ||
| ''[[Flyboys (film)|Flyboys]]'' || [[Georges Thenault|Captain Thenault]] ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Flyboys (film)|Flyboys]]'' || [[Georges Thenault|Captain Thenault]] ||
| ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' || [[Bezu Fache|Captain Bezu Fache]] ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Flushed Away]]'' || Le Frog (voice) || Also French dub
| 2006 || ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' || [[Bezu Fache|Captain Bezu Fache]] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Flushed Away]]'' || Le Frog || Voices for both the English original version and the French dub
|-
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Cash (2008 film)|Ca$h]]'' || Maxime - Dubreuil ||
| 2008 || ''[[Cash (2008 film)|Ca$h]]'' || Maxime - Dubreuil ||
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[The Pink Panther 2]]'' || Gilbert Ponton ||
| rowspan=4|2009 || ''[[The Pink Panther 2]]'' || Gilbert Ponton ||
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Le Premier Cercle]]'' || Milo Malakian ||
| ''[[Le Premier Cercle]]'' || Milo Malakian ||
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Couples Retreat]]'' || Marcel ||
| ''[[Couples Retreat]]'' || Marcel ||
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Armored (film)|Armored]]'' || Quinn ||
| ''[[Armored (2009 film)|Armored]]'' || Quinn ||
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[The Round Up (2010 film)|The Round Up]]'' || Dr. Sheinbaum ||
| rowspan=3|2010 || ''[[The Round Up (2010 film)|The Round Up]]'' || Dr. Sheinbaum ||
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''The Philosopher'' || Baggio ||
| ''The Philosopher'' || Baggio ||
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[L'immortel]]'' || Charly Matteï || ''22 Bullets''
| ''[[L'immortel|22 Bullets]]'' || Charly Matteï ||
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Zookeeper (film)|Zookeeper]]'' || Bernie the Gorilla || Voice acting for the French dub
| rowspan=3|2011 || ''[[Zookeeper (film)|Zookeeper]]'' || Bernie the Gorilla (voice) || French dub
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''You Don't Choose Your Family'' || Docteur Luix ||
| ''You Don't Choose Your Family'' || Docteur Luix ||
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Margaret (2011 film)|Margaret]]'' || Ramon ||
| ''[[Margaret (2011 film)|Margaret]]'' || Ramon ||
|-
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Alex Cross (film)|Alex Cross]]'' || Giles Mercier ||
| rowspan=3|2012 || ''[[Alex Cross (film)|Alex Cross]]'' || Giles Mercier ||
|-
|-
| 2012 || ''[[The Chef (film)|The Chef]]'' || Alexandre Lagarde ||
| ''[[The Chef (film)|The Chef]]'' || Alexandre Lagarde ||
|-
|-
| 2012 || ''Le Jour des Corneilles'' || Le père Courge ||
| ''Le Jour des Corneilles'' || Le père Courge ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Jo (2013 TV Series)|Jo]]'' || Joseph "Jo" St-Clair || TV series (eight episodes)
|-
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Days and Nights]]'' || Louis ||
| 2013 || ''[[Days and Nights]]'' || Louis ||
|-
|-
| 2014 || ''Avis de mistral'' || Paul ||
| rowspan=3|2014 || ''[[My Summer in Provence]]'' || Paul ||
|-
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Hector and the Search for Happiness (film)|Hector and the Search for Happiness]]'' || Dr. Diego Baresco ||
| ''[[Hector and the Search for Happiness (film)|Hector and the Search for Happiness]]'' || Dr. Diego Baresco ||
|-
|-
| 2014 || ''[[:fr:Benoît Brisefer : Les Taxis rouges|Benoît Brisefer: Les Taxis rouges]]'' || Poilonez ||
| ''{{ill|Benoît Brisefer : Les Taxis rouges|fr}}'' || Poilonez ||
|-
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| 2015 || ''[[The Squad (2015 film)|The Squad]]'' || Serge Buren ||
| rowspan=2|2015 || ''[[The Squad (2015 film)|The Squad]]'' || Serge Buren ||
|-
|-
| 2015 || ''Brothers of the Wind'' || Danzer||
| ''[[Brothers of the Wind]]'' || Danzer||
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The Last Face]]'' || Dr. Mehmet Love ||
| rowspan=3|2016 || ''[[The Last Face]]'' || Dr. Mehmet Love ||
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The Visitors: Bastille Day]]'' || Comte Godefroy de Montmirail ||
| ''[[The Visitors: Bastille Day]]'' || Comte Godefroy de Montmirail ||
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The Promise (2016 American film)|The Promise]]'' || [[Louis Dartige du Fournet|Admiral Fournet]] ||
| ''[[The Promise (2016 American film)|The Promise]]'' || [[Louis Dartige du Fournet|Admiral Louis Dartige Fournet]] ||
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Mes trésors]]'' || Patrick ||
| rowspan=3|2017 || ''[[Mes trésors]]'' || Patrick ||
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Girl in the Fog]]'' || Augusto Flores ||
| ''[[The Girl in the Fog]]'' || Augusto Flores ||
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Adventurers (2017 film)|The Adventurers]]'' || Pierre ||
| ''[[The Adventurers (2017 film)|The Adventurers]]'' || Pierre ||
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''4 latas'' || Jean Pierre ||
| rowspan=4|2019 || ''[[4 Latas]]'' || Jean Pierre ||
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''Cold Blood'' || Henry ||
| ''[[Cold Blood (film)|Cold Blood]]'' || Henry ||

|-
| ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' || Mufasa (voice) || French dub
|-
| ''Polina and the Mystery of a Film Studio'' || Screen Hologram ||
|-
| rowspan=4|2020 || ''[[Waiting for Anya (film)|Waiting for Anya]]'' || Henri ||
|-
| ''[[Da 5 Bloods]]'' || Desroche ||
|-
| Ange Leonetti | ''[[Rogue City]]''|| Ange Leonetti ||
|-
| ''[[The Doorman (2020 film)|The Doorman]]'' || Victor Dubois ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Promises (2021 film)|Promises]]'' || Grandpa ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2024 || ''[[Lift (2024 film)|Lift]]'' || Lars Jorgenson ||
|-
| ''[[My Penguin Friend]]'' || João ||
|-
| ''[[Family Pack (2024 film) |Family Pack]]'' || Gilbert Vassier ||
|-
| TBA || ''[[Tuner (film)|Tuner]]''|| || ''Filming''
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1993 || ''Flight from Justice'' || Charlie Bert || TV movie
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Jo (2013 TV Series)|Jo]]'' || Joachim "Jo" St-Clair || 8 episodes
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Who Killed Sara?]]'' || Reinaldo Gómez de la Cortina || 7 episodes
|-
| 2022 || ''[[A Private Affair (2022 TV series)|A Private Affair]]'' || Héctor Hugo || 8 episodes
|-
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Onimusha 3: Demon Siege]]'' || Jacques Blanc || Voice and likeness
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Institution !! Year !! Category !! Work
!Result
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[César Awards|César Award]] || [[14th Cesar Awards|1989]] || [[César Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] || [[The Big Blue|''The Big Blue'']]
|{{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[19th César Awards|1994]]
| 2019 || ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' || Mufasa || Voice acting for the French dub
| rowspan="2" |[[César Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Les Visiteurs|''Les Visiteurs'']]
|{{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[20th César Awards|1995]]
| 2019 || ''[[Waiting for Anya]]'' || Henri || Post-production
|[[Léon: The Professional|''Léon: The Professional'']]
|{{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[European Film Awards|European Film Award]]
| 2019 || ''Polina and the Mystery of a Film Studio'' || Screen Hologram || Post-production
|2000
|Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema
|{{N/A}}
|{{won}}
|-
|-
|[[Giffoni Film Festival]]
| 2020 || ''The Manuscript'' || Le Grenouille || Pre-production
|2012
|François Truffaut Award
|{{N/A}}
|{{won}}
|-
|-
|[[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]]
| TBA || ''[[Da 5 Bloods]]'' || || Post-production
|2021
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|{{N/A}}
|{{nom}}
|}
|}
== Honours ==


* 2003 [[File:Ordre national du Merite Officier ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Ordre national du Mérite|Officer of the National Order of Merit]]<ref>{{Citation |title=Décret du 14 mai 2003 portant promotion et nomination |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000421848 |access-date=2024-12-30}}</ref>
==Stage==
* 2007 [[File:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Officier ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres - Cinquantenaire de l'ordre - 2008 |url=http://www2.culture.gouv.fr/culture/artsetlettres/cinquantenaire.htm |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www2.culture.gouv.fr}}</ref>
* 1977 : ''Prends bien garde aux zeppelins''
* 2015 [[File:Medalla al Mérito de las Bellas Artes.jpg|60px]] [[Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=BOE-A-2015-14323 Real Decreto 1179/2015, de 29 de diciembre, por el que se concede la Medalla al Mérito en las Bellas Artes, en su categoría de oro, a las personas y entidades que se relacionan. |url=https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2015-14323 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.boe.es}}</ref>
* 1978 : ''Ecce Homo''
* 2024 [[File:Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Legion of Honour|Commander of the Legion of Honor]]<ref>{{Citation |title=Décret du 3 juillet 2024 portant promotion dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000049907919 |access-date=2024-12-30}}</ref>
* 1978 : ''Celimare le bien-aimé''
* 1979 : ''Je romps et ne plie pas''
* 1979 : ''Société Un''
* 1981 : ''La Manufacture''
* 1984 : ''Terre étrangère''
* 1989 : ''Andromaque''
* 1991 : ''Montserrat''
* 2006 : ''Les Grandes Occasions''
* 2015 : ''Nos femmes''


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Latest revision as of 01:34, 30 December 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moreno and the second or maternal family name is Herrera-Jiménez.

Jean Reno
Reno at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
Born
Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez

(1948-07-30) 30 July 1948 (age 76)
Casablanca, French Morocco
Citizenship
  • France
  • Spain
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
Spouses
  • Geneviève Reno
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1977; div. 1995)​
  • Nathalie Dyszkiewicz
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1996; div. 2001)​
  • Zofia Borucka
    ​
    (m. 2006)​
Children6
Signature

Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez (born 30 July 1948), commonly known as Jean Reno (French: [ʒɑ̃ ʁeno]), is a French actor. He established himself as a leading man of French cinema through his collaborations with director Luc Besson, and has worked in numerous international productions. He is a three-time César Award nominee - Best Actor for Les Visiteurs (1993) and Léon: The Professional (1994), and Best Supporting Actor for The Big Blue (1988).

Reno's other notable films include Le Dernier Combat (1983), La Femme Nikita (1990), Mission: Impossible (1996), Ronin (1998), Godzilla (1998), Crimson Rivers (2000), Wasabi (2001), The Da Vinci Code (2006), The Pink Panther (2006), Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014), The Promise (2016), and Da 5 Bloods (2020).

Early life

[edit]

Reno was born Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez, on 30 July 1948 in Casablanca, French Morocco.[1] His parents were Spanish, natives of Sanlúcar de Barrameda and Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia. They had moved to North Africa to find work and escape Francoist Spain. [citation needed] Reno has a younger sister named María Teresa ("Maite"); the children were raised Catholic.[2] Their father was a linotypist.[3] Their mother died when he was a teenager.[2]

At the age of 17, Reno and his family moved to France, where he studied acting at the Cours Simon School of Drama in Paris.[4] Reno also served in the French Army, as his military service became mandatory once his family had gained French citizenship.

Reno learned Spanish from his parents, Arabic and French growing up in Morocco, and Italian from studying it as a special interest and acting in Italian films.[5]

Career

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Jean Reno and Juliette Binoche at Cannes Film Festival in 2002

After he started to get acting jobs in France, Juan adopted the French version of his name, Jean, and shortened his surname to Reno. Due to his large frame (1.88 m or 6 ft 2 in), Reno was called on to play "heavies" in his early career. He later appeared in romantic comedies and action films. He began his film career in France, appearing in many films by director Luc Besson, including his early Le Dernier Combat (1983). The two have continued to work together, collaborating in films produced, written, or directed by Besson. Of their joint work, those that have achieved the most critical and commercial success include: La Femme Nikita (1990), and the English-language films The Big Blue (1988) and Léon: The Professional (1994).

Reno did the voice-over for Mufasa in the French-language version of The Lion King, a role originally performed in English by James Earl Jones. Reno has starred in such high-profile American films as French Kiss (1995) with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline, Mission: Impossible (1996) with Tom Cruise, Ronin (1998) with Robert De Niro, and Godzilla (1998) with Matthew Broderick. Reno turned down the role of Agent Smith in The Matrix. He also acted in French productions: Les Visiteurs (1993) (which was remade in English as Just Visiting in 2001); The Crimson Rivers (2000), and Jet Lag (Décalage Horaire) by Danièle Thompson (2002), which was also a box-office success in France.

In 2006, Reno had a prominent role in The Pink Panther 2006 remake and its sequel The Pink Panther 2, playing Gilbert Ponton, opposite Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau. He portrayed Captain Bezu Fache in the Ron Howard film The Da Vinci Code. Among his most successful films are Les Visiteurs and L'Enquète corse.

In other media, Reno was involved in the production of the third installment in the popular Capcom series Onimusha (Onimusha 3: Demon Siege), lending his likeness to the protagonist Jacques Blanc, as well as providing the voice for the character's French dialogue. In advertising work, Reno has appeared in American television commercials for UPS and portrayed Doraemon in a series of Toyota ads in Japan, as part of the "ReBorn" campaign.[6] He also starred as Jo in the 2013 English-language TV series Jo.

In 2024, Reno released his first novel, Emma.[7]

Personal life

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Reno with his wife Zofia Borucka at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival

Reno married his first wife, Geneviève, in 1977; they divorced in 1988. Reno married his second wife, Polish model Nathalie Dyszkiewicz, in 1995. They divorced in 2001. On 29 July 2006, Reno married for the third time, to a British model and actress of Polish descent, Zofia Borucka, at the Les Baux-de-Provence city hall.[8] The presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy served as his best man (Reno endorsed Sarkozy for the 2007 French presidential election).[9][10] Reno has six children, two from each marriage.[11]

Reno maintains three homes in Paris, Malaysia, and Los Angeles.[12] He is a dual citizen of France and Spain.[13] In a 2016 interview, Reno stated "his roots are above all Spanish, Andalusian."[13]

Stage credits

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  • Prends bien garde aux zeppelins (1977)
  • Ecce Homo (1978)
  • Celimare le bien-aimé (1978)
  • Je romps et ne plie pas (1979)
  • Société Un (1979)
  • La Manufacture (1981)
  • Terre étrangère (1984)
  • Andromaque (1989)
  • Montserrat (1991)
  • Les Grandes Occasions (2006)
  • Nos femmes (2015)

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting Tableaux Personnel
1979 Womanlight Traffic policeman
1980 The Moroccan Stallion
1982 The Passerby Angry Man
1983 Signes extérieurs de richesse Marc Letellier
Le Dernier Combat The Brute
1985 Le téléphone sonne toujours deux fois!! Conman
Subway The Drummer
1986 I Love You The dentist
1988 The Big Blue Enzo Molinari
1990 La Femme Nikita Victor, cleaner
1991 L'Homme au masque d'or Father Victorio Gaetano
Loulou Graffiti Pique la Lune
L'Opération Corned-Beef Captain Philippe Boulier
1992 Porco Rosso Marco "Porco Rosso" Pagot (voice) French dub
1993 Les Visiteurs Godefroy de Papincourt, Comte de Montmirail
La Vis Monsieur K
Paranoïa Short subject
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Shadow (voice) French dub
1994 The Lion King Mufasa (voice)
Léon: The Professional Leone "Léon" Montana
1995 Les Truffes Patrick
French Kiss Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon
Al di là delle nuvole Carlo
1996 Mission: Impossible Franz Krieger
Le Jaguar Jean Campana
1997 Roseanna's Grave Marcello
Un amour de sorcière Molok
Les Sœurs Soleil Spectator
1998 Les Visiteurs II: Les Couloirs du temps Comte Godefroy de Montmirail, dit Godefroy
Godzilla Philippe Roaché
Ronin Vincent
1999 The Book That Wrote Itself Himself
2000 Crimson Rivers Pierre Niemans
2001 Just Visiting Count Thibault of Malfete
Atlantis: The Lost Empire Vincenzo "Vinny" Saltorini (voice) French dub
Wasabi Hubert Fiorentini
2002 Décalage horaire Felix
Rollerball Alexis Petrovich
2003 Tais-toi! Ruby
2004 Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse Commissaire Niemans
Hotel Rwanda Mr. Tillens Uncredited
The Corsican Files Ange Leoni
2005 L'Empire des loups Jean-Louis Schiffer
The Tiger and the Snow Fuad
2006 The Pink Panther Gilbert Ponton
Flyboys Captain Thenault
The Da Vinci Code Captain Bezu Fache
Flushed Away Le Frog (voice) Also French dub
2008 Ca$h Maxime - Dubreuil
2009 The Pink Panther 2 Gilbert Ponton
Le Premier Cercle Milo Malakian
Couples Retreat Marcel
Armored Quinn
2010 The Round Up Dr. Sheinbaum
The Philosopher Baggio
22 Bullets Charly Matteï
2011 Zookeeper Bernie the Gorilla (voice) French dub
You Don't Choose Your Family Docteur Luix
Margaret Ramon
2012 Alex Cross Giles Mercier
The Chef Alexandre Lagarde
Le Jour des Corneilles Le père Courge
2013 Days and Nights Louis
2014 My Summer in Provence Paul
Hector and the Search for Happiness Dr. Diego Baresco
Benoît Brisefer : Les Taxis rouges [fr] Poilonez
2015 The Squad Serge Buren
Brothers of the Wind Danzer
2016 The Last Face Dr. Mehmet Love
The Visitors: Bastille Day Comte Godefroy de Montmirail
The Promise Admiral Louis Dartige Fournet
2017 Mes trésors Patrick
The Girl in the Fog Augusto Flores
The Adventurers Pierre
2019 4 Latas Jean Pierre
Cold Blood Henry
The Lion King Mufasa (voice) French dub
Polina and the Mystery of a Film Studio Screen Hologram
2020 Waiting for Anya Henri
Da 5 Bloods Desroche
Rogue City Ange Leonetti
The Doorman Victor Dubois
2021 Promises Grandpa
2024 Lift Lars Jorgenson
My Penguin Friend João
Family Pack Gilbert Vassier
TBA Tuner Filming

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Flight from Justice Charlie Bert TV movie
2013 Jo Joachim "Jo" St-Clair 8 episodes
2021 Who Killed Sara? Reinaldo Gómez de la Cortina 7 episodes
2022 A Private Affair Héctor Hugo 8 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Onimusha 3: Demon Siege Jacques Blanc Voice and likeness

Awards and nominations

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Institution Year Category Work Result
César Award 1989 Best Supporting Actor The Big Blue Nominated
1994 Best Actor Les Visiteurs Nominated
1995 Léon: The Professional Nominated
European Film Award 2000 Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema — Won
Giffoni Film Festival 2012 François Truffaut Award — Won
Screen Actors Guild Award 2021 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture — Nominated

Honours

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References

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