▁Sen eca . ▁ ▁His ▁debut , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁in ▁Ad ol phe ▁ou ▁l ' Â ge ▁t endre ▁( Ad ol phe ▁or ▁the ▁tender ▁Age ), ▁directed ▁by ▁Bernard ▁T ou bl anc - Mich el , ▁made ▁him ▁famous . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁plays ▁Claude ▁J ade ' s ▁f ian cé ▁in ▁The ▁Wit ness . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Claude ▁J ade ▁and ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁D au ph in ▁were ▁a ▁couple . ▁J ade ▁later ▁wrote ▁in ▁her ▁aut obi ography ▁B ais ers ▁en vol és : ▁" He ▁was ▁char ming , ▁fun ny , ▁intellig ent , ▁and ▁I ▁was ▁not ▁long ▁in ▁going ▁out ▁with ▁him . ▁With ▁our ▁fair ▁complex ion ▁and ▁fine ▁features , ▁we ▁could ▁have ▁played ▁a ▁brother ▁and ▁a ▁sister ." ▁ ▁G ér ard ▁B lain ▁h ired ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁for ▁The ▁Fri ends , ▁a ▁gay ▁rom ance ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁Golden ▁Leop ard ▁at ▁the ▁Loc ar no ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Bernard ▁Paul ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁alongside ▁Domin ique ▁Lab ou rier ▁in ▁Beau ▁Mas que ▁( Hand some ▁Face ). ▁He ▁plays ▁alongside ▁An nie ▁Gir ard ot ▁and ▁Philippe ▁No ire t ▁in ▁Ed ou ard ▁Mol in aro ' s ▁La ▁Mand ar ine , ▁and ▁alongside ▁Isabel le ▁Ad j ani ▁in