Jean-Marc Barr

About

Actor who starred in Luc Besson's The Big Blue, France's most successful film of the 1980s. In 2002, he played Hugo in The Red Siren.

Before Fame

After studying at UCLA, the Paris Conservatoire, and the Sorbonne, he moved to London to study drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Trivia

He has worked on several films with director Lars von Trier, including Europa, Dancer in the Dark, and Dogville.

Family Life

His mother was French, and his father was an American who served in the U.S. Air Force.

Associated With

He portrayed Jack Kerouac in the 2013 film adaptation of the novel, Big Sur.