Christopher Lambert

Christophe Guy Denis Lambert (born March 29, 1957), known professionally as Christopher Lambert, is an American-born French actor, novelist, and producer. He started his career playing supporting parts in several French films, and became internationally famous with the role of Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984), with Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, James Fox, Cheryl Campbell, and Ian Charleson. For his performance in Luc Besson’s Subway (1985), with Isabelle Adjani; he received the César Award for Best Actor.

Lambert best-known role is Connor MacLeod in Russell Mulcahy’s cult adventure-fantasy film Highlander (1986), with Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, and Sean Connery; and the subsequent film franchise series of the same name. He also played the thunder god Raiden in the first film adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat (1995), with Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Bridgette Wilson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Talisa Soto, and Trevor Goddard; and later reprised the role in the form of an exclusive premier skin in Mortal Kombat 11 (2020).

Other films he is known for are I Love You (1986), Michael Cimino‘s The Sicilian (1987), with Joss Ackland, Terence Stamp, and John Turturro; Knight Moves (1992), with Diane Lane, Tom Skerritt, and Daniel Baldwin; Stuart Gordon’s Fortress (1992), with Kurtwood Smith, Loryn Locklin, Lincoln Kilpatrick, and Jeffrey Combs; and its sequel Fortress 2: Re-Entry (2000), Druids (2001), with Klaus Maria Brandauer, Inés Sastre, Maria Kavardjikova, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, and Max von Sydow; and Absolon (2003), with Lou Diamond Phillips, Kelly Brook, and Ron Perlman.

Later films include White Material (2009), with Isabelle Huppert; Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), with Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Violante Placido, Johnny Whitworth, and Idris Elba; Joel & Ethan Coen‘s Hail, Caesar! (2016), with Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Channing Tatum; Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018), with Alain Moussi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ronaldinho, Mike Tyson, and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. He also produced the French drama N’oublie pas que tu vas mourir (1995), with Xavier Beauvois (who also directed); the French comedy film Neuf Mois (1994), with Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Catherine Jacob, Patrick Braoudé (who also directed), Daniel Russo, Patrick Bouchitey, and Pascal Légitimus; and the Chris Columbus American remake Nine Months (1995), with Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack, Jeff Goldblum, and Robin Williams.

Each review will be linked to the title below.

(*seen originally in theaters)

(**seen rereleased in theaters)

Ciao, You Guys (1979) – directed by Sergio Gobbi
The Telephone Bar (1980) – directed by Claude Barrois
Asphalt (1981) – directed by Denis Amar
Above Suspicion (1981) – directed by Alain Bonnot
Fucking Love Story (1981) – directed by Gilles Béhat
Douchka (1981) – Jean-Paul Sassy – TV movie
Legitimate Violence (1982) – directed by Serge Leroy
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) – directed by Hugh Hudson
Words and Music (1984) – directed by Élie Chouraqui
Subway (1985) – directed by Luc Besson
I Love You (1986) – directed by Marco Ferreri
Highlander (1986) – directed by Russell Mulcahy
The Sicilian (1987) – directed by Michael Cimino
Priceless Beauty (1988) – directed by Charles Finch
To Kill a Priest (1988) – directed by Agnieszka Holland
Why Me? (1990) – directed by Gene Quintano
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) – directed by Russell Mulcahy
Knight Moves (1992) – directed by Carl Schenkel
Max and Jeremy (1992) – directed by Claire Devers
Fortress (1992) – directed by Stuart Gordon
Gunmen (1993) – directed by Deran Sarafian
The Road Killers (1994) – directed by Deran Sarafian
Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994) – directed by Andrew Morahan
The Hunted (1995) – directed by J.F. Lawton
Nine Months (1995) – directed by Chris Columbus – executive producer only
Mortal Kombat (1995)* – directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
North Star (1996) – directed by Nils Gaup
Adrenaline: Fear the Rush (1996) – directed by Albert Pyun
Hercule & Sherlock (1996) – directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Nirvana (1997) – directed by Gabriele Salvatores
Arlette (1997) – directed by Claude Zidi
Mean Guns (1997) – directed by Albert Pyun
Operation Splitsville (1999) – directed by Lynn Hamrick
Gideon (1998) – directed by Claudia Hoover
Beowulf (1999) – directed by Graham Baker
Resurrection (1999) – directed by Russell Mulcahy – also co-story
Fortress 2: Re-Entry (2000) – directed by Geoff Murphy
Highlander: Endgame (2000) – directed by Doug Aarniokoski
Druids (2001) – directed by Jacques Dorfmann
The Point Man (2001) – directed by John Glen
Aparté (2001) – directed by Jérôme Cassou – short
The Piano Player (2002) – directed by Jean-Pierre Roux
Absolon (2003) – directed by David Barto
Janis and John (2003) – directed by Samuel Benchetrit
In Your Image (2004) – directed by Aruna Villiers
Dalida (2005) – directed by Joyce Buñuel – TV movie
Day of Wrath (2006) – directed by Adrian Rudomin
Southland Tales (2006) – directed by Richard Kelly
Vatanen’s Hare (2006) – directed by Marc Rivière
Metamorphosis (2007) – directed by Jenö Hodi
Trivial (2007) – directed by Sophie Marceau
The Chauffeur (2008) – directed by Jérôme Dassier
White Material (2009) – directed by Claire Denis
The Associates (2009) – directed by Alain Berliner – TV movie
Cartagena (2009) – directed by Alain Monne
The Secret of the Whales (2010) – directed by Philipp Kadelbach – miniseries
The Gardener of God (2010) – directed by Liana Marabini
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) – directed by Neveldine/Taylor
The Foreigner (2012) – directed by Niki Iliev
One and the Other (2012) – directed by Gianfranco Albano – TV movie
My Lucky Star (2012) – directed by Anne Fassio
Blood Shot (2013) – directed by Dietrich Johnston
Electric Slide (2014) – directed by Tristan Patterson
Shades of Truth (2015) – directed by Liana Marabini
One + One (2015) – directed by Claude Lelouch
10 Days in a Madhouse (2015) – directed by Timothy Hines
Hail, Caesar! (2016)* – directed by Joel & Ethan Coen
Max and Léon’s Crazy Story (2016) – directed by Jonathan Barré – cameo – also co-producer
Everyone’s Life (2017) – directed by Claude Lelouch
Mothers (2017) – directed by Liana Marabini
The Broken Key (2017) – directed by Louis Nero
Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018) directed by Dimitri Logothetis

Sobibor (2018) – directed by Konstantin Khabensky
Bel Canto (2018) – directed by Paul Weitz
Shadow of the Wolf (2018) – directed by Alberto Gelpi
In a Strageland (2018) – directed by Mikhail Chernykh – short
The Source (2019) – directed by Rodolphe Lauga
My Days of Glory (2019) – directed by Antoine de Bary
It’s Not Over (2021) – directed by Alessandro Riccardi
Dark Room (2023) – directed by Vincenzo Franceschini
Someone Dies Tonight (2025) – directed by Vjekoslav Katusin

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