Vincent Cassel
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| Vincent Cassel | |
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 Cassel at the Cannes Film Festival, 2006 |
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| Born | Vincent Crochon 23 November 1966 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor, Director |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Spouse(s) | Monica Bellucci (1999 - present) |
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Vincent Cassel (born 23 November 1966) is a French actor. Well known in his native France as a leading man, Cassel is usually cast as a villain in American films.
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Personal life
Cassel was born Vincent Crochon in Paris, France, to Sabine Litique, a journalist, and French actor Jean-Pierre Cassel (born Jean-Pierre Crochon).12 He is married to Italian actress Monica Bellucci, with whom he has two daughters, Deva (born on 12 September 2004) and Léonie (born on 21 May 2010). His brother Mathias is a rapper with the group Assassin under the name "Rockin' Squat". His half-sister, Cécile is an actress. He has a passion for Capoeira and displayed his talent in the movie Ocean's Twelve.
Career
His breakthrough role was in Mathieu Kassovitz's critically acclaimed film La Haine where he played a troubled youth from the deprived outskirts of Paris. Cassel has gone on to act in a variety of films such as the moody L'Appartement (with Monica Bellucci before they married), the violent Dobermann, genre-bending Le Pacte des Loups (in English, Brotherhood of the Wolf) and in the highly controversial Irréversible, where he appears fully nude.
Cassel has also done a number of English language films, such as Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen, Derailed, Birthday Girl, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Elizabeth, Eastern Promises, and Shrek (as the voice of Monsieur Hood). In 2006, he appeared in Sheitan, in which he played a shepherd who carries out satanic rituals. In 2008, he appeared in two movies about Jacques Mesrine, who was France's "public enemy number one" in the seventies. Cassel received the 2009 Cesar award for best actor for his performance in "Mesrine," directed by Jean-Francois Richet.
An early appearance on British television was as Nicole's boyfriend in the 1994 Renault Clio advert which was used in the UK.
In October 2008, L'Oréal signed Cassel to be the face of a new Yves Saint Laurent men's fragrance. The new fragrance, La Nuit de l'Homme, was launched worldwide in March 2009.
In 2009, he made his debut as a singer on Zap Mama's album ReCreation, singing alongside them on the singles "Paroles, Paroles" and "Non, Non, Non."
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Métisse | Max | |
| 1995 | La Haine | Vinz | Nominated — César Award for Best Actor Nominated — César Award for Most Promising Actor |
| Jefferson in Paris | Camille Desmoulins | ||
| 1996 | L'élève | Julien | |
| L'Appartement | Max | ||
| 1997 | Dobermann | Yann le Pentrec (Dobermann) | |
| Come mi vuoi | Pasquale | ||
| 1998 | Elizabeth | Duc d'Anjou | |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Gilles de Rais | |
| Guest House Paradiso | Gino Bolognese | ||
| 2000 | Crimson Rivers | Max Kerkerian | Nominated - European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor |
| 2001 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | Jean-François de Morangias | |
| Shrek | Monsieur Hood | Voice Only | |
| Birthday Girl | Alexei | ||
| Read My Lips | Paul | Nominated — César Award for Best Actor Nominated - European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor |
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| 2002 | Ice Age | Diego | Voice Only (French Language Version) |
| Irréversible | Marcus | co-producer | |
| 2003 | The Reckoning | Lord De Guise | |
| 2004 | Blueberry | Mike S. Blueberry | |
| Agents Secrets | Brisseau | ||
| Ocean's Twelve | François Toulour | ||
| 2005 | Derailed | LaRoche | |
| 2006 | Sheitan | Joseph | Producer |
| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen | François Toulour | |
| Eastern Promises | Kirill | ||
| Sa Majesté Minor | Satyre | ||
| 2008 | Public Enemy Number One | Jacques Mesrine | César Award for Best Actor Lumiere Award for Best Actor Étoiles d’Or Award for Best Actor Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2009 | Lascars | Tony Merguez | Voice Only |
| Adrift (À Deriva) | Matias | ||
| 2010 | The Cross | TBA | In Production |
| Notre Jour Viendra | Post-Production | ||
| Black Swan | Korolyevna | Post-Production | |
| 2011 | A Dangerous Method | Otto Gross | In Production |
References
External links
- VincentCassel.com (Official site)
- Vincent Cassel at the Internet Movie Database
- CNN interview with Vincent Cassel
- The Bat Segundo Show radio interview
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