William Abadie (born 16 February 1977) is a French actor. He is best known for his roles in television series such as ''

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'' (2007–2009), ''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (2006) and ''

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'' (2020–present).

Biography

A graduate of L'École Claude Mathieu in Paris and The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York City. William was honored with a Life Time Membership at the

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in 2000. Two years later, during the run of his self-produced Off-Broadway production of Dennis McIntyre's ''Modigliani'' (2002), he received positive reviews from ''

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'' Theater Critic, Anita Gates. This milestone allowed him to attract established representation, which led to the start of his professional film and television career in the United States. Abadie portrayed memorable characters in some of America's most acclaimed and iconic TV shows: ''

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'', ''

'', '' ER'', ''

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'', ''

'', '' 90210'', ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Gotham'', as well as the

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-winning show ''

''. On the silver screen Abadie has appeared in blockbusters including '' Resident Evil: Extinction'' and

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's ''

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'', in which he plays opposite

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. In the Emmy and Golden-Globe nominated

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comedy-drama ''

'', he plays Antoine Lambert, the seductive and married owner of a French fragrance house. In early 2022 William took on the role of Zed in the HBO Max reboot of ''

'': ''

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''. He is an accomplished Alpine snowboarder, triathlete,

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finisher, as well as a devoted

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runner with dozens of races. Abadie resides in

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abadie, William 21st-century French male actors Living people People from Saint-Raphaël, Var Male actors from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur French male film actors French male television actors French male stage actors 1977 births