# Andy Gillet

Andy Gillet (born 8 July 1981) is a French fashion model and actor primarily known for his work in European auteur cinema in such films as Éric Rohmer's Romance of Astree and Celadon (2007) and Andrzej Żuławski's Cosmos (2015). As a model, Gillet has represented numerous brands for their ad campaigns, including Hermès, Valentino, and Burberry, the last two shot by Mario Testino; he was also the face of the fragrance Kenzo Power by Kenzo Takada.

## Early life and education

Gillet grew up in Sallanches in Haute Savoie, the son of a policeman and a secretary, he has a younger brother. He completed his studies at Nancy Business School and moved to Paris.

## Career

Before he could manage to make a living from acting, Gillet was a theater usher but didn't have enough money to enroll in the 'Eva-Saint-Paul Drama School'. Due to his androgynous beauty, Gillet was then sent to Japan by an agency for four months to land modelling contracts but once in Tokyo, he found no work or relationship and felt lost in translation. From this failure, Gillet drew motivation declaring:
   "This period of hardship I went through there forced me to reflect and made me mature. I returned to France with the 'niaque': no more dilemmas, I want to play. I changed my life."
He first appeared on stage in the title role of Caligula, in a celebrated staging by Charles Berling. He made his television debut in 2005, in the role of Hugh Despenser the Younger in the remake miniseries Les Rois maudits, based on the French novel series of the same name by Maurice Druon. He also appeared in series such as Éternelle and Un village français. His debut in cinema came in 2006, with Nouvelle chance by Anne Fontaine and L'homme de sa vie by Zabou Breitman. The following year, he appeared in acclaimed director Eric Rohmer's final film, Les Amours d'Astrée et de Céladon.

## Private life

Gillet has publicly shared on social media that his partner is musician, singer, and actor Brice Michelini, who appeared in Rebecca Zlotowski's Planétarium (2016). When Michelini was asked why he chose to write the song "Andy, I Love You" (French: "Andy, je t'aime") and have his boyfriend act in the music video, Michelini declared:
   Because I love Andy. Andy, he's the man I love. This name came to me before I even made music. Andy is a muse: not just mine, a lot of people's muse. For me it was a waste to live with a muse and not do anything with it.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Director | Role |
| 2006 | Oh La La! | Anne Fontaine | Raphaël |
| 2006 | The Man of My Life | Zabou Breitman | Hugo |
| 2007 | Romance of Astree and Celadon | Éric Rohmer | Céladon |
| 2008 | Antique (서양골동양과자점 엔티크) | Min Kyu-dong | Jean-Baptiste Evan |
| 2009 | La Dérive | Philippe Terrier-Hermann [fr] | Antonin |
| 2012 | Mirror of Happiness | Sam Samore | Pierrot |
| 2014 | Fort Buchanan (film) [fr] | Benjamin Crotty [fr] | Roger Sherwood |
| 2015 | La Duchesse de Varsovie [fr] | Joseph Morder [fr] | Valentin |
| 2015 | French Blood | Diastème [fr] | the second henchman |
| 2015 | Cosmos | Andrzej Żuławski | Lucien |
| 2016 | Chocolat | Roschdy Zem | the transvestite |
| 2016 | The Misfortunes of François Jane | Patrick Pearse | Federick |
| 2016 | Belle Dormant [fr] | Adolfo Arieta [fr] | King of Kentz |
| 2019 | An Easy Girl | Rebecca Zlotowski | the diner guest |

### Television

| Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Les Rois maudits (miniseries) [fr] | Josée Dayan | Hugh Despenser the Younger | |
| 2009 | Un village français | Philippe Triboit [fr] | Michel Bellini | Episode: Marchés noirs |
| 2009 | Éternelle | Didier Delaître [fr] | Thierry | Episodes: Plante disparue & Sang contaminé |
| 2010 | Gossip Girl | Mark Piznarski | Frenchman | Season 4, episode 1: Belles de Jour |
| 2011 | À la recherche du temps perdu | Nina Companeez | Robert de Saint-Loup | |
| 2011 | Le Destin de Rome [fr] | Fabrice Hourlier | Octave | |
| 2011 | L'Amour fraternel [fr] | Gérard Vergez [fr] | Henri | |
| 2015 | Don Juan & Sganarelle | Vincent Macaigne | The party guy | |
| 2016 | Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie | Éric Woreth [fr] | Adrien Sauvignac | Season 2, episode 15: La Mystérieuse affaire de Styles |
| 2017 | Bonaparte : La Campagne d'Egypte | Fabrice Hourlier | Desaix | Mini series |
| 2017 | Mystère au Louvre | Léa Fazer | Pierre Gamblin | Mini series |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Playwright | Director | Role | Venue & Notes |
| 2004 | A Month in the Country | Ivan Turgenev | - | Beliaev | |
| 2004 | Bajazet | Jean Racine | - | Bajazet | |
| 2005 | Caligula | Albert Camus | Charles Berling | Caligula | Théâtre de l'Atelier |
| 2010 | Chéri | Colette | Robert Carsen | - | |
| 2010–2013 | Silenzio | Véronique Caye | Véronique Caye | | French tour venues: Chartreuse in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Numerica (Montbéliard), Centre des Arts in Enghien-les-Bains, La Filature (Mulhouse), Le Pavillon Noir (Aix-en-Provence). |
| 2021 | The Normal Heart | Larry Kramer | Virginie de Clausade | - | Théâtre du Rond-Point |