Christophe Guy Denis Lambert (/ˈlæmbərt/; French: [lɑ̃bɛʁ]; born 29 March 1957), known professionally as Christopher Lambert, is a French-American actor, novelist, and producer. He started his career playing supporting parts in several French films, and became internationally famous with the role of Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes in 1984.^[2] For his performance in the 1985 film Subway, Lambert received the César Award for Best Actor. His best-known role is Connor MacLeod in the 1986 cult adventure-fantasy film Highlander and the subsequent film franchise series of the same name. Other films he is known for are I Love You (1986), The Sicilian (1987), Knight Moves (1992), Fortress (1992) and its sequel Fortress 2: Re-Entry (2000), Mortal Kombat (1995), Druids (2001), Absolon (2003), White Material (2009), Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018), and for producing N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir (1995), the French comedy film Neuf Mois (1994) and its English-language remake Nine Months (1995). Lambert was born March 29, 1957, in Great Neck, New York, the son of Yolande Agnès Henriette (née de Caritat de Peruzzis; 1928) and Georges Lambert-Lamond (1910–2003), a French diplomat then at the United Nations. His father was a French Jew. Lambert was raised and educated in Geneva from infancy and moved to Paris in his teens.