Two years later, during the run of his self-produced Off-Broadway production of Dennis McIntyre's Modigliani (2002), he received positive reviews from The New York Times Theater Critic, Anita Gates.
This milestone allowed him to attract established representation, which led to the start of his professional film and television career in the United States.
On the silver screen Abadie has appeared in blockbusters including Resident Evil: Extinction and Shawn Levy's The Pink Panther, in which he plays opposite Steve Martin.
In the Emmy and Golden-Globe nominated Netflix comedy-drama Emily in Paris, he plays Antoine Lambert, the seductive and married owner of a French fragrance house.
He is an accomplished Alpine snowboarder, triathlete, Ironman Lake Placid finisher, as well as a devoted marathon runner with dozens of races.