Trained as a horseman until a riding accident in 1991 (date approximate)

Began studying acting in Paris (date aproximate)

Film debut in small role in "Fils unique"

TV acting debut in "La Colline aux mille enfants"

Breakthrough TV role in "Jeanne"

Directorial debut, the short film "Sans regret"

Stage directing debut, "Vernissage"

Breakthrough feature role, "Baracuda"

Starred oppostie Virginie Ledoyen in "En plain coeur/In All Innocence"; nominated for a Cesar as most promising actor

Directed the short film "Je t'aim"

Made third short, "Je peux pas dormir"

Reteamed with Ledoyen as a couple who meet up with a traveler (Leonardo DiCaprio) and form a love triangle in "The Beach", directed by Danny Boyle

Appeared with Sophie Marceau in "La Fidelite/Fidelity", a modern update of "La Princess de Cleves"

Starred in "The Day the Ponies Come Back", directed by Jerry Schatzberg

Helmed the French TV-movie "Avalanche"

Starred as a young man who is paid to locate the fictitious friend he has created in "Love Bites/Les Morsures de l'aube")

Co-starred with Gerard Depardieu in "Vidocq"

Portrayed a 13th-century youth who has lost his memory in the drama "The Brother's Return"