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Kirsten McStay

Marvel actor Gaspard Ulliel dies aged 37 after ski accident

French actor Gaspard Ulliel has passed away following a ski accident.

The 37-year-old - who will appear in the upcoming Moon Knight series - was hospitalised on Tuesday after suffering a head injury.

But he didn't survive his injuries, according to his family and local agent, writes Deadline.

The 37 year-old actor was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Grenoble following a collision on the slopes in the Savoie region of the French Alps on Tuesday 18th January.

An investigation into the incident is currently underway by mountain police.

After the collision, broadcaster French Bleu reported that he was in a "serious condition".

He was rushed to a hospital in Grenoble with a head injury where he later died.

Gaspard Ulliel passed away following a skiing accident while on a trip with his family (REUTERS)

After the collision, broadcaster French Bleu reported that he was in a "serious condition".

He was rushed to a hospital in Grenoble with a head injury where he later died.

Mountain police say they have been attending five or six rescues a day in recent weeks as the snow in the region has hardened.

Ulliel is familiar on our screens as the handsome face of the Chanel fragrance Bleu de Chanel.

He is also known for playing a young Hannibal Lecter in 2007 film, Hannibal Rising.

He played fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in 2014 film Saint Laure.

In 2016 he appeared in Canadian and French film It’s Only The End Of The World.

He will appear posthumously as Anton Mogart/Midnight Man in the anticipated Moon Knight series from Marvel coming soon to Disney+.

In 2004 he won the Cesar Award in France for his performance in A Very Long Engagement, in which he starred alongside Marion Cotillard, Audrey Tatou and Jodie Foster

Gaspard was in a relationship with model-singer Gaëlle Piétri.

He is survived by one daughter, who is turning six in February.

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