Damien Bonnard, born in Nîmes on July 22, 1978, is a French actor. He gained international recognition for his role as Léo in Alain Guiraudie's film *Staying Vertical* (2016), for which he received a nomination for Most Promising Actor at the César Awards and won the Lumières Award in the same category. His career quickly solidified with acclaimed performances that earned him significant accolades. In 2019, he won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor for the comedy *The Trouble with You* (*En liberté!*). The following year, he won his second César, this time for Best Actor, for his intense performance in Ladj Ly's social drama *Les Misérables*, which also received an award at the Cannes Film Festival. A versatile actor, he has collaborated with directors such as Wes Anderson on *The French Dispatch* (2021) and has acted in critically acclaimed works such as *Anatomy of a Fall* (2023), establishing himself as one of the most significant faces in contemporary French cinema.