Willy Cartier

Willy Cartier is a French fashion model, dancer, and actor best known for his work with Givenchy.

Willy Cartier
Willy Cartier and Shy'm in 2012
Born (1991-09-15) September 15, 1991
Paris
NationalityFrench
OccupationModel
Years active2009-present
Modeling information
Height1.83 m (6 ft)
Hair colordark brown
Eye colorbrown
AgencyCLICK (New York), Success Models (Paris)

Early life

Willy Cartier is the son of writer and painter Jack Servoz and dancer Léa Cartier. He describes his ethnic background as Vietnamese, Senegalese, and Breton.[1] Originally hoping for a career in acting, he attended the prestigious Cours Florent, a private drama school in Paris. He also attended the International Dance Academy, where he studied dance (classic, contemporary, and jazz) and theatre.

Career

Cartier began modeling in 2009,[1] and was one of the faces for Givenchy's 2010 Fall/Winter campaign.

Cartier has modeled for Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Givenchy, Diesel, and Benetton. He has appeared in the magazines Vogue, Marie Claire, Apollo Novo, Elle Man, WAD magazine, V and Numéro.

As an actor, Cartier has mostly had small roles in short works. He has appeared in promotional materials for perfumes by Guerlain and Diesel, and in music videos for several artists, including Frank Ocean, Woodkid, Shy'm, Laurent Voulzy, and Alain Souchon. He has also had small roles in French films and television series. He had the titular role in the 2018 Bolivian film Søren. He played the role of Attila The Hun on Science Channel’s “ Attila's Forbidden Tomb” in March, 2020.

Personal Life

Cartier lives in Paris, France.

Filmography

Feature films
Year Title Role Director Notes
2008 The Beautiful Person Christophe Honoré Credited as Willy Leservot
2013 Grand départ[2] Adrian Nicolas Mercier
2015 Des milliards de toi mon poussin[2] Greg Mathilde Laconche
2018 SØREN[3] Søren Juan Carlos Valdivia
Announced The Thirteenth Seed[4] Iyari Marian Peñalva
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gollark: I said quantitative.
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gollark: Please actually come up with a hypothesis you're going to test beforehand?

References
  1. "Interview du mannequin Willy Cartier à l'occasion de son partenariat avec Face Factory [Interview with Willy Cartier on his partnership with Face Factory]". Le blog mode de l'homme urbain. 2017-09-26. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  2. "Willy Cartier - IMDb". Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  3. "SØREN - IMDb". Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  4. "The Thirteenth Seed - IMDb". Retrieved January 4, 2018.
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