Gaël Morel
Morel at the 2007Deauville American Film Festival
Born	(1972-09-25)25 September 1972 (age 52) Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, France
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, screenwriter
Years active	1994–present

Gaël Morel (born 25 September 1972) is a French film director, screenwriter and actor.^[1]

Morel was born inVillefranche-sur-Saône,Rhône,France, a town of 30,000 inhabitants outsideLyon. He grew up in the nearby village ofLacenas in the Villefranche district.

At the age of 15, Morel left home to pursue film studies in Lyon, and later moved toParis. There he met French directorAndré Téchiné, who cast him in the lead role of François in the multi-César Award-winning 1994 filmWild Reeds (Les Roseaux sauvages), which brought him fame, earning much critical praise for his performance and a 1995 César nomination for Most Promising Young Actor.

While hisWild Reeds co-starsÉlodie Bouchez andStéphane Rideau have both gone on to successful acting careers (he has often cast them in his own films), Morel has chosen to write and direct.

• 1995 -César nomination : Meilleur Espoir Masculin (Most Promising Young Actor) forLes Roseaux sauvages
• 2002 -FIPRESCI Prize, Toronto International Film Festival, forUnder Another Sky (Les chemins de l'oued)^[2]

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