Christopher Lambert

Christopher Lambert
Lambert at the 2013 Monte Carlo Television Festival
Born	Christophe Guy Denis Lambert (1957-03-29) 29 March 1957 (age 59) Great Neck, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–present
Spouse(s)	Diane Lane (m. 1988–94) Jaimyse Haft (m. 1999–2000) Sophie Marceau (m. 2012–14)
Children	1

Christophe Guy Denis Lambert (born 29 March 1957), known as Christopher Lambert, is a French actor. He may be best known for his role as Connor MacLeod in Highlander and subsequent movie franchise series of the same name. He is also known for his roles as Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and as the thunder god Raiden in the first movie adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat.

Lambert was born in Great Neck, New York. His father was a French diplomat at the United Nations. Lambert was raised in Geneva from infancy and moved to Paris in his teens.

After appearing in supporting parts in several French films, Lambert was discovered by international audiences when director Hugh Hudson cast him in the title role of Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). That same year, he also played his first lead role in a French film by appearing opposite Catherine Deneuve in Paroles et musique.

In 1985, Lambert played the male lead in Luc Besson's Subway, for which he was awarded a César Award for Best Actor the next year.Highlander (1986), in which he starred as Connor MacLeod, was an international success, as well as his most famous role. He appeared in all three sequels that were released in cinemas – although he was not in the 2007 movie made for the Sci-Fi Channel – and had a cameo appearance in the pilot episode of the television series. Lambert also appeared as MacLeod in the music video for Queen's "Princes of the Universe".