French Actor Gaspard Ulliel Dies at 37 After Ski Accident

Published: 1/19/2022, 11:48:16 AM EST
French Actor Gaspard Ulliel Dies at 37 After Ski Accident
French actor Gaspard Ulliel poses during the photocall ahead of the 2021 Monte-Carlo Gala for Planetary Health at the Palais de Monaco, in Monaco, on Sept. 23, 2021. (Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images)

French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for appearing in Chanel perfume ads and portraying fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in a 2014 biopic, has died at 37 following a ski accident in the Alps, French media reported on Wednesday.

Ulliel, who won a French Cesar award for best actor for his role in "It's Only the End of the World," a film by director Xavier Dolan in 2017, was the face of the Bleu de Chanel men's fragrance.

"French cinema is losing a huge talent, full of charm and energy," French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire posted on Twitter.