Christopher Guy Denis Lambert (born 29 March 1957), known as Christopher Lambert, is a French-American actor who was born in the United States. He played Connor MacLeod in Highlander and subsequent movie franchise series of the same name. He played Tarzan in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and the thunder god Raiden in the first movie adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat.
Lambert was born in Great Neck, New York. His father was a French diplomat at the United Nations. Lambert was raised in Geneva from infancy and moved to Paris in his teens. His older brother, Gilles Lambert, died from bone cancer in 2012.
After appearing in supporting parts in several French films, Lambert was discovered by international audiences when director Hugh Hudson cast him in the title role of Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). That same year, he also played his first lead role in a French film by appearing opposite Catherine Deneuve in Paroles et musique.