Depardieu, GérardDep‧ar‧dieu, Gér‧ard /ˌdepɑːˈdjɜː $ ˌdeɪpɑːrˈdjɜː, -ˈdjuː-, ˈdʒerɑːd $ dʒəˈrɑːrd/(1948–) one of France's greatest film actors, who has appeared in many French films, including Jean de Florette and Cyrano de Bergerac, and also in some English-speaking films, such as Green Card. He is now a citizen of Russia.