Jean Reno

His mother was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz (Spain), and his father was born in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cadiz (Spain), and they left Casablanca to go to France when Jean was 12 years old.

His mother died when he was an adolescent.

Lives in Paris with his two children and his wife, a model.

(28 June 1998) Daughter born in Paris, France

Turned down the role of Agent Smith in the The Matrix to do Godzilla

He has twice played characters whose occupation of "cleaner" - psychotic Victor the Cleaner (Victor nettoyeur) in Nikita , and the calm assassin Lon in Lon .

He has two children from his first marriage to Genevive: Sandra (b. 1978) and Mickael

He met his second wife, model Nathalie, on the Champs Elyses (Paris biggest avenue)

He has two children with Nathalie: Tom (b. 1996) and Serena

He had a role in every play of stage director Didier Flamand from 1977 to 1981, and then had the lead role in Flamands first short movie La vis .

Due to his tall, hulking frame, he most played villainous brutes early on in his career. Thanks to his skills as an actor, he has broken away from this stereotype and has played everything from romantic-comedy leads to action heroes.

Plays Bezu Fache in The Da Vinci Code . Before that film was made, Harvey Keitel played a similar role in National Treasure , which also deals with historical secrets being kept by ancient societies, including the Knights Templar. Keitel also played The Cleaner in Point of No Return , which was a remake of Nikita , in which Reno played the Cleaner.

Mentioned by name in song "Cosmopolitan" by Vincent Delerm.

Former student of the Cours Simon.

Married model and actress Zofia Borucka at the city hall of Les Baux-de-Provence, France. His best men were Frances President, then Interior Minister, Nicolas Sarkozy and singer Johnny Hallyday (29 July 2006).

Speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian.

Father with Zofia Borucka of a boy named Cielo (b. July 2009 in New York).

Is reported to be an ISFP according to Jungian psychology.

(August 2005) Appearing in television ads for Toyota in Japan.

(March 2006) He is appearing on UPS adverts in Britain and Europe as a man re-visiting his past and meeting himself at certain ages, promoting UPS services simultaneously.

I first decided to become an actor at school. A teacher gave us a play to do and that had a major impact. At first, I wanted to work in the theatre, but there was something about the ambience of film, especially American films, that always attracted me.

The best way to impress a woman is to be the most honest you can.

Croatia is an amazing place.