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Christopher Lambert

Christopher Lambert

Actor, also producer and writer · Born March 29, 1957 (69) · Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA

Christophe Guy Denis "Christopher" Lambert (born 29 March 1957) is an American-born French actor who has appeared in American, as well as French and other European productions. He is best known for his role as Connor MacLeod, or simply "The Highlander", from the movie and subsequent movie franchise series of the same name. He is also known for his roles as Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and as the thunder god Raiden in the first movie adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat. He is credited internationally as Christopher Lambert, with the exceptions of French-speaking countries, where he is known as Christophe Lambert. Lambert was married to Diane Lane from October 1988 to 1994. They have a daughter, Eleanor Jasmine. He married Jaiymse Haft on 6 February 1999. Since 2007, Lambert has been in a relationship with Sophie Marceau, with whom he appeared in La disparue de Deauville. They married in 2012. Lambert has profound myopia and cannot see without his glasses. Because he cannot wear contact lenses, he is often forced to act while virtually blind. This has led to injuries while performing his own stunts without glasses. His myopia is often credited as being part of his appeal, by giving his stare a peculiar charm. Lambert is also sole owner of Lamb Bear Productions, the name of the company is a play on his name "pronounced Lamb-bear".

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 29, 1957 (69)
From
Great Neck, Long Island, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 105 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 11% in 30 days

What are Christopher Lambert's films like?

Across their 53 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action25 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
21%
Morality
21%
Bonds
19%
Self
14%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
7%
Survival17 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 53 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 14 · Dark 24

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 10

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 24 · Intense 22

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 20 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 9

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 37 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 11

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 23 · Engaged 29 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 18 · Affecting 28 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 34 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

40 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 29 of 40 analyzed roles.

Hero
29 of 40
Mentor
5 of 40
Shadow
3 of 40
Shapeshifter
2 of 40
Threshold guardian
1 of 40
Show the 40 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
35
Melancholic
19
Dread
13
Thrilling
14
Contemplative
12
Other
44

How their films linger

Fun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet23
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Christopher Lambert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 41 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christopher Lambert's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

105 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page; 23 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Someone Dies Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Leroy 'The Colonel' Wilson

  • The Creeps - Behind the Scenes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Thanks · as self

  • Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2026 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Christopher Lambert

  • Mnemonix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Derek Cosgrove / Black Bishop

  • The Creeps(2025)

    as Christopher Lambert

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Alterlove(2024)

    as The Taxi driver

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Eyes Everywhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mark

  • Falla girare 2 - Offline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2023 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Christopher Lambert

  • It's Not Over(2022)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Insert Coin(2020)

    as Raiden

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • My Days of Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Bertrand

  • Wipe Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Tony Lamouche

  • Shadow of the Wolf(2018)

    as Prof. Moreau

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Bel Canto(2018)

    as Simon Thibault

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Sobibor(2018)

    as Karl Frenzel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Kickboxer: Retaliation(2018)

    as Thomas Moore

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Broken Key(2017)

    as Count Francis Rosebud

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sam Cohen

  • Mata Hari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Крамер

  • Everyone's Life(2017)

    as Antoine de Vidas

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan: Lord of the Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Tarzan (Archive Footage)

  • Max & Leon(2016)

    as Capitaine Lassard

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Hail, Caesar!(2016)

    as Arne Seslum

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Un + Une(2015)

    as Samuel Hamon

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • 10 Days in a Madhouse(2015)

    as Dr. Dent

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Captain Marleau(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Thierry Bégodeau

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Electric Slide(2014)

    as Roy Fortune

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bastien Moreau

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • La Source (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as John Lacanal

  • Blood Shot(2013)

    as President

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Palmashow - L'émission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • L'una e l'altra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Giacomo

  • My Lucky Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Pierre Barthélémy

  • The Foreigner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Vincent

  • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance(2011)

    as Methodius

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Gardener of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Gregor Mendel

  • White Material(2009)

    as André Vial

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Secret of the Whales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Cody

  • Cartagena(2009)

    as Léo

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · as Marcel Janvier

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Les Associés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Philippe Kaminski

  • Rapture Adrenaline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as (archive footage)

  • Limousine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Devereaux

  • Southland Tales(2006)

    as Walter Mung

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • La disparue de Deauville(2007)

    as Jacques

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Metamorphosis(2007)

    as Constantine

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Vatanen's Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Tom Vatanen

  • Day of Wrath(2006)

    Executive Producer · as Ruy De Mendoza

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Dalida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Richard Chanfray

  • In Your Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Thomas

  • The Confessor(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Janis and John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Leon

  • Qui veut la peau de Roberto Santini? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Homme d'affaire 2

  • Absolon(2003)

    as Norman Scott

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Piano Player(2002)

    Executive Producer · as Alex Laney

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Point Men(2001)

    as Tony Eckhardt

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Druids(2001)

    as Vercingetorix

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Highlander: Endgame(2000)

    as Connor MacLeod

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Fortress 2: Re-Entry(2000)

    as John Henry Brennick

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Operation Splitsville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Max

  • Resurrection(1999)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Det. John Prudhomme

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Beowulf(1999)

    as Beowulf

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Gideon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Gideon Oliver Dobbs

  • Mean Guns(1997)

    as Lou

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • La dottoressa Giò (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sergio Monti

  • J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Arlette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Frank Martin

  • Nirvana(1997)

    as Jimi Dini

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Hercule & Sherlock(1996)

    as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Adrenalin: Fear the Rush(1996)

    as Lemieux

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • When Saturday Comes(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • North Star(1996)

    Producer · as Hudson Saanteek

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat(1995)

    as Lord Raiden

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Nine Months(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Hunted(1995)

    as Paul Racine

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Highlander: The Final Dimension(1994)

    as Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Road Killers(1994)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Dead Beat(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Highlander: The Gathering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Connor MacLeod

  • Gunmen(1993)

    as Dani Servigo

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Loaded Weapon 1(1993)

    as Man with Car Phone (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Fortress(1992)

    as John Henry Brennick

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Max & Jeremie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Jeremie Kolachowsky

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Connor MacLeod

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Knight Moves(1992)

    Executive Producer · as Peter Sanderson

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Highlander II: The Quickening(1991)

    as Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Why Me?(1990)

    as Gus Cardinale

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • To Kill A Priest(1988)

    as Father Alek

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Priceless Beauty(1988)

    as Menrou

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Sicilian(1987)

    as Salvatore Giuliano

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Michel

  • Highlander(1986)

    as Connor 'The Highlander' MacLeod

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Subway(1985)

    as Fred

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Paroles et musique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Jeremy

  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes(1984)

    as John Clayton / Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Legitimate Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Jockey

  • Asphalt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Hospital doctor

  • Le bar du téléphone(1980)

    as Paul 'Bébé' Franchi

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Queen of Diamonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Résilience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Save the Last Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jean Nicoler

  • The Vicar's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bishop Barnabas Galloway

  • The Wizard Hunter: The Hunt for Evangelion Crowley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Paul Görg

  • Zoners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 103 titles, 96 of them dated from 1980 to 2026; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

Nine Months (1995)

$139M worldwide

Highest rated

Highlander (1986)

Midcredits 78th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19802026

Peak 1996 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 25 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting99 of 103: 94 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thWriting1 of 103: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 103: 3 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thOther crew1 of 103: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

103 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s11 · acting1990s27 · 24 acting · 6 crew2000s20 · 20 acting · 2 crew2010s27 · acting2020s11 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 51% of 51 roles
848994990414

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Christopher Lambert's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 57; across their 53 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Midcredits score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th30

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 61 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned6
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed31

Most divisive · actor

Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996)

91st percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Blacklist (2013)

Midcredits 87th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Christopher Lambert's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles58–94 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles20–70 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles37–73 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles24–38 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles33–83 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Christopher Lambert work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christopher Lambert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brad Mirman shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers