爱德华·菲利波纳特，Edouard Philipponnat is a French-Finnish actor. He was born in 1999 and raised with his older brother in Monaco and Finland. His father is a former French Foreign Legion Officer and a diplomat in the principality of Monaco, and his mother is a holistic healer. Philipponnat attended a Swedish school at a young age and thereafter began studies in Switzerland, following an international curriculum. He speaks five languages (Finnish, Swedish, English, French and Spanish) and has an ear for music, playing piano, drums and sings. A natural athlete, his hobbies include basketball and gymnastics.Philipponnat's passion for acting began at the age of 13, when he and his father came on a "father and son" trip to Los Angeles. It was there he had his first acting class, and he hasn't looked back since. He began auditioning for films that same year and was cast as a young squire in Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse. Since then, Philipponnat has co-starred in several projects involving intense preparation, including learning Italian within a few weeks.Philipponnat's latest project is the starring role in the thriller The Runner. In the true story dramatic feature, Philipponnat stars as Aiden, a high school student who is arrested by the police for drug possession. As he battles his addiction and demons, he is forced to go undercover to expose a drug kingpin. As a part of his preparation, Philipponnat has to undergo a severe weight loss to play the role.