VINCENT PEREZ was born in Switzerland to a Spanish father and a German mother. When he started out, he appeared in a number of films. But it was co-starring with Gerard Depardieu in Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) that really launched his career. For that performance, he received a César nomination for Most Promising Young Actor. In the ensuing years, he was in 25 films, including La Reine Margot (1994), The Crow: City of Angels (1996), Le Libertin (2000) and Fanfan la tulipe (2003). He also received a Best Actor nomination at the Césars for his 1997 performance in Le Bossu. The following year he was up for a César again for his supporting role in Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train (1998). In addition to his film work, PEREZ has made several television appearances and has directed five films, including Rien à dire (1999), which was screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. He also wrote the screenplay for two of his films.

His character : Intendant François Bigot
Bigot is a cold man without scruples, who is motivated by greed and indifferent to the colony's well-being. As an administrator of the Canadian government he has decided to profit as much as he can from the powers given to him by the King. Bigot and his friends have the lucrative task of running the commercial affairs of New France and ultimately drain the resources of the colony and prevent it from prospering. Canada very quickly plunges into economic disaster. Bigot's immorality and extravagance contribute to the downfall of the French regime.