Actor, writer and director Bruno Podalydès was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France and studied cinema in Saint-Denis University before working initially in corporate production. His filmography includes Liberté-Oléron (2001), The Mystery of the Yellow Room (2003), The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005), “Montmartre” in Paris, je t’aime (2006), Park Benches (2009) and Granny’s Funeral (2012).