StÉphane Levallois was born in 1970 and lives in Paris. In 1988, he entered the Penninghen Graduate School of Graphic Art. Following his studies, Levallois did computer graphics training, and signed movie posters and illustrations. He joined the Cryo video game publisher as artistic director. At the same time, he became a storyboarder and produced designs for advertising and cinema, working for many directors and on such blockbuster movie franchises as Alien, Harry Potter, and King Kong. He designs for Stark, John Galiano, Jean Baptiste Mondino, and Hedi Slimane. He also does character studies for the Time Warner companies and Marvel Studios.