He was raised Catholic. Due to his tall, hulking frame (188 cm, 6â²2â³), he mostly played villainous brutes early on in his career. He later appeared in romantic-comedies and action films.
Reno's career began in french cinema, where he appeared in many of Luc Besson's films, including Besson's first film, L'Avant dernier. The two have continued to work together throughout their careers, in films produced, written or directed by Besson.
On July 29, 2006, the actor married a Polish model and actress Zofia Borucka, 35, at the city hall of Baux-de-Provence in southern France.
The French President (at the time, only a Presidential candidate) Nicolas Sarkozy was his best man (Reno endorsed Sarkozy for the 2007 French Presidential Elections). They welcomed son Cielo in July 2009 in New York City. He was married twice before and has four older children, two from each marriage.
His first wife was Geneviève, with whom he has a daughter, Sandra (born in 1978), and a son, Mickael (born in 1980). His second wife is Polish model Nathalie Dyszkiewicz, with whom he has a son, Tom (born January 10, 1996), and a daughter, Serena (born June 28, 1998). He maintains homes in Paris, Malaysia and in Los Angeles.
He is a huge fan of Elvis Presley and can actually imitate Elvis's voice. He used his "Thank you very much" impression in a scene of the film Godzilla when the script needed his character to pass as an Amer.
He's one of my favorite actors. The Big Blue, Leon: The Professional, Ronin and Nikita. I saw them many times and still they are making me happy, sad, crazy or wonder. He's a real movie star!