- Did not sleep the entirety of the The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) shoot.
- Was not an actor when director Cédric Klapisch discovered him in the street.
- Sister is a pianist, and she is the one who taught him to play piano for the film The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005).
- Big fan of writer Charles Bukowski, of directors Jim Jarmusch, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Frank Capra, Ernst Lubitsch, John Cassavetes, François Truffaut and script writer Harmony Korine.
- Character of Xavier in The Spanish Apartment (2002) was written for him by Cédric Klapisch.
- Frequently works with Tony Gatlif.
- Was the drummer of a band called Kingsize.
- Father is an engineer architect.
- Voted #8 in Elle (France) Magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll (June 2007).
- Son Luigi born in February 2009 with companion Olivia Bonamy.
- Companion of Olivia Bonamy since 2008. They have two children: Luigi (b. February 10th 2009) and another son born in 2013 whose name hasn't been revealed yet.
- Likes hip hop, jazz, funk, Arabian music and electro.
- Frequently works with Cédric Klapisch.
- Shares birthday with poet Thomas Moore, actresses Chiara Mastroianni and Isabelle Carré, and singer Kylie Minogue.
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