William Abadie

William Abadie (born 16 February 1973) is a French actor.[1] He is best known for his roles in television series such as Gossip Girl (2007–2009), Sex and The City (1998–2004), Homeland (2013), The O.C. (2003–2007), Ugly Betty (2006–2010) and Emily in Paris (2020–present).[2][3][4]

William Abadie
Born (1973-02-16) 16 February 1973
Saint-Raphaël, Var, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present

Biography

A graduate of L'École Claude Mathieu in Paris and The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York City. William was honored with a Life Time Membership at the Actors Studio in 2000. Two years later, during the run of his self-produced Off-Broadway production of Dennis McIntyre's Modigliani (2002), he received positive reviews from The New York Times Theater Critic, Anita Gates. This milestone allowed him to attract established representation, which led to the start of his professional film and television career in the United States.

Abadie portrayed memorable characters in some of America's most acclaimed and iconic TV shows: Sex and the City, The O.C., ER, Entourage, Ugly Betty, 90210, Gossip Girl, Person of Interest, The Mentalist, Gotham, as well as the Golden Globe Award-winning show Homeland. On the silver screen Abadie has appeared in blockbusters including Resident Evil: Extinction and Shawn Levy's The Pink Panther, in which he plays opposite Steve Martin. Most recently William completed filming the second season of the Emmy and Golden-Globe nominated Netflix comedy-drama Emily in Paris, in which he plays the role of Antoine Lambert, the seductive and married owner of a French fragrance house.

In early 2022 William took on the role of Zed in the HBO Max reboot of Sex and The City: And Just Like That.

He is an accomplished Alpine snowboarder, triathlete, Ironman Lake Placid finisher, as well as a devoted marathon runner with dozens of races under his belt. Mr. Abadie resides between New York City and Paris.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Unfaithful Passerby
2006 The Pink Panther Bizu
2007 Resident Evil: Extinction French Envoy
2008 My Sassy Girl Jean-Jacques
The Con is On Gurmukh
The Human Contract Joseph
2009 Give 'Em Hell, Malone Pretty Boy
2014 The Longest Week Concierge
2020Waiting for AnyaFather Lasalle

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Sex and the City Tony Episode: "Lights, Camera, Relationship"
2003 ER David Episode: "Makemba"
2006 Ugly Betty Phillippe Michel Episode: "Pilot"
2006 CSI: NY Michel Hetu Episode: "Fare Game"
2006 The O.C. Jean Claude Episode: "The Metamorphosis"
2007 Entourage Hotel Manager Episode: "The Cannes Kids"
2007 Samantha Who Rene Episode: "Pilot"
2007–2009 Gossip Girl Roman 2 episodes
2008 Chuck Guy Lafleur Episode: "Chuck Versus the Ex"
2008 Cashmere Mafia Gerard Dumais 2 episodes
2009 Royal Pains Javier Santos Episode: "Crazy Love"
2010 90210 Olivier Episode: "Meet the Parent"
2011 Pan Am Gasper Episode: "We'll Always Have Paris"
2013 White Collar Henri Episode: "The Original"
2013 Blue Bloods Alex Schecter Episode: "Devil's Breath"
2013 Homeland Alan Bernard 5 episodes
2014 Person of Interest Christos Sevon Episode: "Allegiance"
2014 The Mentalist Hugo Joubert Episode: "Black Market"
2015 Madam Secretary Swiss Ambassador Claude Wuthrich Episode: "The Greater Good"
2016 Gotham Dr. Maxwell Symon Episode: "Blood Rush"
2019 Sweetbitter Etienne Episode: "Truffles and Champagne"
2020–present Emily in Paris Antoine Lambert 10 episodes
2022–2023 And Just Like That… Zed 4 episodes

Video games
Year Title Role
2006 Call of Duty 3 Pierre LaRoche
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Jean-Marc Mercier

References
  1. "William Abadie". AlloCiné. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. (French) Page on AlloCiné.
  3. TeenStuff (April 2006). Kotobarabia.com. p. 30.
  4. "'Homeland' adds 'Gossip Girl's William Abadie for third season". Digital Spy. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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