Background
Canet was born in Boulogne-Billancourt on 10 April 1973 to a family of horse breeders.
Canet was born in Boulogne-Billancourt on 10 April 1973 to a family of horse breeders.
He enrolled in the Cours Florent drama school.
Filmography (as an actor):
1995 : Fils unique, directed by Philippe Landoulsi (short-film).
1997 : Barracuda, directed by Philippe Haïm, prix d'interprétation au Festival de Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
1998 : Sentimental Education, directed by C. S. Leigh.
1998 : Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train, directed by Patrice Chéreau.
1998 : En plein cœur, directed by Pierre Jolivet, adapted from the novel by Georges Simenon, En cas de malheur.
1999 : Trait d'union, directed by Bruno García (short-film).
1999 : Je règle mon pas sur le pas de mon père, directed by Rémi Waterhouse.
2000 : J'peux pas dormir..., directed by Guillaume Canet (short-film).
2000 : The Beach (La Plage), directed by Danny Boyle.
2000 : Fidelity (La Fidélité), directed by Andrzej Żuławski.
2000 : The Day the Ponies Come Back, directed by Jerry Schatzberg.
2001 : Les Morsures de l'aube, directed by Antoine de Caunes.
2001 : Vidocq, directed by Pitof.
2002 : Le Frère du guerrier, directed by Pierre Jolivet.
2002 : Mille millièmes, directed by Rémi Waterhouse.
2002 : Mon idole, directed by Guillaume Canet.
2003 : Love me if you dare (Jeux d'enfants), directed by Yann Samuell.
2003 : Les Clefs de bagnole, directed by Laurent Baffie (only a cameo, as himself).
2004 : Narco, directed by Tristan Aurouet and Gilles Lellouche.
2005 : Joyeux Noël, directed by Christian Carion.
2005 : Hell (L'Enfer), directed by Danis Tanovic.
2005 : Un ticket pour l'espace, directed by Éric Lartigau.
2006 : Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne), directed by Guillaume Canet.
2006 : Cars (French voice of Flash McQueen).
2007 : Ensemble, c'est tout, directed by Claude Berri.
2007 : Darling, directed by Christine Carrière.
2007 : La Clef, directed by Guillaume Nicloux.
2008 : Les Liens du sang, directed by Jacques Maillot.
2008 : Voyage d'affaires, directed by Sean Ellis.
2009 : Espion(s), directed by Nicolas Saada.
2009 : L'affaire Farewell, directed by Christian Carion.
2009 : The Last Flight, directed by Karim Dridi.
2010 : Last Night, directed by Massy Tadjedin.
2011 : Une vie meilleure, directed by Cédric Kahn
2011 : La nouvelle guerre des boutons, L'instituteur
2012 : Les infidèles, Thibault
2013 : Jappeloup as Pierre Durand, Jr.