Christopher Lambert
Biography
Christopher Lambert, born March 29 1957 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA, is a male actor of American birth who has worked in French and other European productions. He is credited internationally as Christopher Lambert and, in French‑speaking countries, as Christophe Lambert, with alternate spellings such as Chris Lambert. Lambert’s career includes 126 credited roles. He is best known for portraying Connor MacLeod, the titular Highlander, in the Highlander film series, for playing Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, and for appearing as the thunder god Raiden in the first Mortal Kombat movie adaptation. His professional details are recorded in the TMDB database.
Career overview
Christophe Guy Denis Lambert, known internationally as Christopher Lambert, was born on 29 March 1957 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA. Although born in the United States, he is identified as a French actor and has worked across American, French and other European productions. Throughout his career he has been credited under the name Christopher Lambert in most markets, while French‑speaking regions list him as Christophe Lambert.
Lambert’s most widely recognized role is that of Connor MacLeod, the titular Highlander, a character he first portrayed in the film that launched the Highlander franchise and subsequently reprised in later installments. He also played the title role of Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, and appeared as the thunder god Raiden in the first cinematic adaptation of the video‑game series Mortal Kombat. These performances have contributed to his reputation as a versatile lead in both action‑oriented and fantasy‑genre projects.
According to the Motion Picture Database, Lambert’s acting résumé includes 126 credited appearances spanning film and television. His body of work reflects a sustained presence in international cinema, marked by a blend of high‑profile franchise roles and a range of supporting parts across multiple language markets.
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- Someone Dies Tonight (2026) as Leroy 'The Colonel' Wilson
- Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2026 (2026) as Christopher Lambert
- The Creeps - Behind the Scenes (2026) as self
- The Creeps - Behind the Scenes (2026) Thanks
- The Creeps (2025) as Christopher Lambert
- Alterlove (2025) as The Taxi driver
- Mnemonix (2025) as Derek Cosgrove / Black Bishop
- Eyes Everywhere (2025) as Mark
- Falla girare 2 - Offline (2024)
- Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2023 (2023) as Christopher Lambert
- Shoot to Live (2022) as Self
- It's Not Over (2022) as Frank
- Belmondo l'influenceur (2020) as Self
- Insert Coin (2020) as Raiden
- My Days of Glory (2020) as Bertrand
- Still Not... Breathless (2020) as Self
- Wipe Out (2019) as Tony Lamouche
- Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018) as Thomas Moore
- Sobibor (2018) as Karl Frenzel
- Bel Canto (2018) as Simon Thibault
- Shadow of the Wolf (2018) as Prof. Moreau
- Mata Hari (2017) as Крамер
- Everyone's Life (2017) as Antoine de Vidas
- The Broken Key (2017) as Count Francis Rosebud
- Tarzan: Lord of the Movies (2017) as Tarzan (Archive Footage)
- Tarzan Revisited (2017) as Self
- Mothers (2017) as Sam Cohen
- Hail, Caesar! (2016) as Arne Seslum
- Vintage Mecanic (2016) as Self - Guest
- Max & Leon (2016) as Capitaine Lassard
- Call My Agent! (2015) as Self
- Capitaine Marleau (2015) as Thierry Bégodeau
- Un + une (2015) as Samuel Hamon
- 10 Days in a Madhouse (2015) as Dr. Dent
- Electric Slide (2014) as Roy Fortune
- La Folle Soirée du Palmashow (2014) as Self - Guest
- Tabloid Workers (2014) as Self
- The Blacklist (2013) as Bastien Moreau
- Blood Shot (2013) as President
- La Source (2013) as John Lacanal
- Palmashow - L'émission (2012)
- The Foreigner (2012) as Vincent
- My Lucky Star (2012) as Pierre Barthélémy
- L'una e l'altra (2012) as Giacomo
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) as Methodius
- The Gardener of God (2011) as Gregor Mendel
- White Material (2010) as André Vial
- The Secret of the Whales (2010) as Cody
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) as Marcel Janvier
- Cartagena (2009) as Léo
- Rapture Adrenaline (2009) as (archive footage)
- Les Associés (2009) as Philippe Kaminski
- Stéphane Guillon - Portraits au vitriol (1ère salve) (2008) as Self
- Limousine (2008) as Devereaux
- Southland Tales (2007) as Walter Mung
- Trivial (2007) as Jacques
- Metamorphosis (2007) as Constantine
- Salut les Terriens ! (2006) as Self - Guest
- On n'est pas couché (2006) as Self - Guest
- Day of Wrath (2006) as Ruy De Mendoza
- Day of Wrath (2006) Executive Producer
- Vatanen's Hare (2006) as Tom Vatanen
- G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten (2005) as Self
- Dalida (2005) as Richard Chanfray
- In Your Image (2004) as Thomas
- Absolon (2003) as Norman Scott
- Janis and John (2003) as Leon
- Qui veut la peau de Roberto Santini? (2003) as Homme d'affaire 2
- The Piano Player (2002) as Alex Laney
- The Piano Player (2002) Executive Producer
- Druids (2001) as Vercingetorix
- The Point Men (2001) as Tony Eckhardt
- Highlander: Endgame (2000) as Connor MacLeod
- Fortress 2 (2000) as John Henry Brennick
- Beowulf (1999) as Beowulf
- Resurrection (1999) as Det. John Prudhomme
- Resurrection (1999) Screenplay
- Resurrection (1999) Producer
- Operation Splitsville (1999) as Max
- So Graham Norton (1998) as Self - Guest
- Gideon (1998) as Gideon Oliver Dobbs
- Nirvana (1997) as Jimi Dini
- La dottoressa Giò (1997) as Sergio Monti
- Mean Guns (1997) as Lou
- Arlette (1997) as Frank Martin
- J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici (1997) Producer
- Hercule and Sherlock (1996) as Vincent
- Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996) as Lemieux
- When Saturday Comes (1996) Producer
- North Star (1996) as Hudson Saanteek
- North Star (1996) Producer
- Mortal Kombat (1995) as Lord Raiden
- Nine Months (1995) Executive Producer
- Queen: Champions of the World (1995) as Self
- The Hunted (1995) as Paul Racine
- Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (1994) as self
- Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994) as Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod
- The Road Killers (1994) as Jack
- National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) as Man with Car Phone (uncredited)
- Highlander: The Gathering (1993) as Connor MacLeod
- Gunmen (1993) as Dani Servigo
- Highlander: The Series (1992) as Connor MacLeod
- Fortress (1992) as John Henry Brennick
- Knight Moves (1992) as Peter Sanderson
- Knight Moves (1992) Executive Producer
- Max & Jeremie (1992) as Jeremie Kolachowsky
- Making of Highlander: The Series (1992) as Self
- Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) as Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod
- Why Me? (1990) as Gus Cardinale
- Priceless Beauty (1988) as Menrou
- To Kill a Priest (1988) as Father Alek
- Nulle part ailleurs (1987) as Self
- The Sicilian (1987) as Salvatore Giuliano
- Highlander (1986) as Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod
- I Love You (1986) as Michel
- CASTING (1986) as Self (archive footage)
- Subway (1985) as Fred
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) as John Clayton / Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
- Paroles et musique (1984) as Jeremy
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Legitimate Violence (1982) as Jockey
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self
- Asphalt (1981) as Hospital doctor
- The Telephone Bar (1980) as Paul 'Bébé' Franchi
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Save the Last Bullet as Jean Nicoler
- Zoners
- The Wizard Hunter: The Hunt for Evangelion Crowley as Paul Görg
- Queen of Diamonds
- The Vicar's Wife as Bishop Barnabas Galloway
- Résilience