Marvel actor Gaspard Ulliel’s funeral held with Lea Seydoux and celebrities paying respects after his death aged 37

Gaspard Ulliel’s funeral was held in Paris on Thursday (Image: AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

The French actor, a star of upcoming Marvel collection Moon Knight, died on January 19 on the age of 37 following a snowboarding accident within the Alps. 

On Thursday, dozens of mourners had been seen exterior the Saint-Eustache Church in Paris the place Ulliel’s funeral service happened.

Upon arrival, they had been greeted by a big black and white portrait photograph of the actor posing with a cigarette in his mouth, which was pinned to railings exterior the church. 

Bond actress Lea Seydoux was amongst celebrities in attendance, in addition to Belle de Jour actress Catherine Deneuve, Bond actor Mathieu Amalric and Little Ladies star Louis Garrel. Isabelle Huppert, the French actress greatest recognized for starring in Greta and Elle, was additionally among the many mourners as was Cannes Movie Competition director Thierry Frémaux. 

Following the service, Ulliel’s companion of 9 years, mannequin Gaelle Pietri, and their five-year-old son Orso, had been seen leaving the church holding fingers. 

Lea Seydoux arrived to pay her respects (Image: Reuters)

French actress Nathalie Baye was seen arriving on the church (Image: AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

Ulliel died on January 19 following a snowboarding accident (Image: AP)

Mourners embraced one another as they paid their respects to the beloved actor (Image: Reuters)

Information of Ulliel’s dying was introduced final week in a quick assertion from his household, which stated: ‘Gaspard Ulliel died in a snowboarding accident on Wednesday.’

In line with information company AFP, the actor was snowboarding within the Savoie area of the Alps on Tuesday at roughly 4pm native time when he collided with one other skier at an intersection between two slopes and suffered a critical mind trauma.

He was hospitalised on the Grenoble College Hospital in a critical situation, after being discovered unconscious within the ski space of the Savoyard resort of La Rosiere, and died the next day. 

An investigation into the accident is at the moment underway.

French actress Catherine Deneuve joined mourners (Image: AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

Anna Mouglalis seen arriving for the service (Image: AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

Ulliel loved a stellar profession on display screen in each France and Hollywood (Image: Corbis by way of Getty Photographs)

Ulliel, seen right here in Hannibal Rising, had an illustrious profession (Image: Rex Options)

The César winner was making ready to affix the Marvel universe within the studio’s upcoming collection Moon Knight. Starring Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke, the Disney Plus programme will see Ulliel seem as Anton Mogart aka Midnight Man and is ready to debut on March 30. 

A preferred star in France for nearly 20 years, Ulliel’s profession on display screen started on the age of 11. He picked up two César newcomer nominations in 2003 and 2004, earlier than successful his first for A Very Lengthy Engagement the following yr, on the nation’s equal to the Oscars.

He additionally achieved worldwide recognition by way of his function in 2007’s Hannibal Rising, by which he starred as a younger model of the infamous cannibal, Hannibal Lecter.

His different notable credit included 2016’s It’s Solely the Finish of the World for director Xavier Dolan, the place Ulliel picked up a second César, and 2014’s Saint Laurent, by which he starred as well-known designer Yves Saint Laurent, with Louis Garrel and Seydoux.

Ulliel additionally loved success as a mannequin and have become the face of the perfume Bleu de Chanel when he starred within the 2010 quick movie advert, which was directed by Martin Scorsese.