Christophe Guy Denis Lambert (born March 29, 1957), known as Christopher Lambert, is an American-born French actor. He is best known for his role as Connor MacLeod, or simply "The Highlander", from the movie and subsequent movie franchise series of the same name. He is also known for his role as the thunder god Raiden in the first movie adaption of the acclaimed video game Mortal Kombat. He is credited in French-speaking countries as Christophe L...
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Christophe Guy Denis Lambert (born March 29, 1957), known as Christopher Lambert, is an American-born French actor. He is best known for his role as Connor MacLeod, or simply "The Highlander", from the movie and subsequent movie franchise series of the same name. He is also known for his role as the thunder god Raiden in the first movie adaption of the acclaimed video game Mortal Kombat. He is credited in French-speaking countries as Christophe Lambert.
Lambert was born in Great Neck, New York. His father was a French diplomat in the United Nations. Lambert grew up in Geneva, Switzerland, where his family moved when he was two, before returning to Paris when he was 16. There Lambert was accepted to the acting program at the Paris Conservatoire. His feature acting debut was in the 1980 film The Telephone Bar.
Director Hugh Hudson cast him in the title role of Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). With Highlander (1986), starring as Connor MacLeod, Lambert received...
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