Tchéky Karyo as Major Jean Villeneuve
Background.
Tchéky Karyo (Major Jean Villeneuve) recently appeared in Luc Besson's "The Messenger," his second picture for Besson, who also cast him in "La Femme Nikita." Additional film credits include "Wing Commander," Hugh Hudson's "My Life So Far," "Addicted to Love," directed by Griffin Dunne, "GoldenEye" and "Bad Boys," among many others. His television credits include an episode of the HBO mini-series "From the Earth to the Moon," directed by Tom Hanks and "The Band Played On," also for HBO. Born in Turkey, he resides in Paris.
Tchéky Karyo plays Major Jean Villeneuve, a French officer who volunteers to train the rough Patriot militia. The French alliance was key in the Patriot victory. Villeneuve would have served under the Marquis de Lafayette, commander-in-chief of the combined forces of France and the United States. He is loosely based on Baron Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian officer who joined Washington’s camp at Valley Forge to train troops to fight like a disciplined European army.
Filmography.
Movies.
The Messenger
La Femme Nikita
Wing Commander
My Life So Far
Addicted to Love
GoldenEye
Bad Boys
From the Earth to the Moon
Tv.
The Band Played On
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