Birth Date
July 30, 1948
Age
72 years old
Nationality
France
Sun Sign
Leo
Natural hair color
Dark brown
Eye color
Brown
Height
6 ft 2 in | 188 cm
Net Worth
$70 Million
Weight
90 kg | 198 lbs
Shoe size
Not available
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Jean Reno was born in Casablanca, Morocco, on July 30, 1948, is an French actor. Young Jean Reno began his acting career in French films and theater.
He made his big screen debut in French mystery movie The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (1978) in role as Personnage des Tableaux.
He landed his first break with a role as The Drummer in French comedy drama film Subway (1985) opposite Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert.
Jean's breakthrough performance came as Léon Montana in French action thriller movie Léon: The Professional (1994), directed by Luc Besson.
New Movies
Bronx (2020) action crime drama in role as Ange Leonetti, with Lannick Gautry and Stanislas Merhar
The Doorman (2020) action thriller in role as Victor Dubois, opposite Ruby Rose and Aksel Hennie
The Last Journey of Paul W. R. (Le dernier voyage de Paul W.R) (2020) sci-fi in role as Henri W.R
Waiting for Anya (2019) drama war in role as Henry, opposite Anjelica Huston
Da 5 Bloods (2020) drama war, opposite Paul Walter Hauser and Chadwick Boseman
The Manuscript (2020) thriller in role as Le Grenouille, opposite Jamie Foxx and Scott Eastwood
Cold Blood (2019) mystery thriller in role as Henry, with Sarah Lind, Joe Anderson and David Gyasi
Polina and the mystery of a film studio (2019) adventure fantasy in role as Screen Hologram
Reno 4 (2019) comedy drama in role as Jean Pierre
Best Movies
Mission: Impossible (1996) action spy opposite Tom Cruise
Godzilla (1998) science fiction thriller with Matthew Broderick
Nikita (1990) action thriller in role as Victor "The Cleaner"
The Big Blue (1988) comedy drama in role as Enzo Molinari
Ronin (1998) action thriller with Robert De Niro
Rollerball (2002) science fiction with Rebecca Romijn and LL Cool J
French Kiss (1995) romantic comedy opposite Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline
The Pink Panther (2006) and in sequel The Pink Panther 2 (2009) comedy opposite Steve Martin
The Da Vinci Code (2006) mystery thriller opposite Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou
Alex Cross (2012) action crime thriller opposite Tyler Perry
Armored (2009) crime thriller with Matt Dillon and Laurence Fishburne
The Squad (2015) French action in role as Serge Buren
The Promise (2016) historical drama opposite Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon and Christian Bale
The Last Face (2016) drama opposite Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem
TV Shows
He played Jo St-Clair in crime TV mini-series Jo (2013).
Die Hart (2020) Quibi action comedy thriller series in role as Claude Van De Velde
A Private Affair (2021) crime thriller series in role as Héctor
Facts
Studied acting at the Cours Simon School of Drama.
Has a younger sister, María Teresa.
He turned down the role of Agent Smith in The Matrix.
Featured in music video for Texas "I'll See It Through" (2003).
Served in the French Army.
Lives in Paris, France, Malaysia and New York City.
Relationships
He was married to:
Nathalie Dyszkiewicz (1996-2001), they have a daughter and a son
Genevieve Reno (1977-1995), they have a daughter and a son
He married Zofia Borucka in 2006, they have two sons.