Michael Lonsdale is a French actor who has appeared in over 180 films and television shows. He is best known in the English-speaking world for his roles as the villainous Sir Hugo Drax in James Bond film, Moonraker, the astute French detective Lebel in The Day of the Jackal, and M. Dupont d'Ivry in The Remains of the Day. He won a César Award, his first, as a best supporting actor in Of Gods and Men.