Vincent Pérez
| Vincent Pérez | |
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 Vincent Peréz at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival |
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| Born | Vincent Pérez 10 June 1962  Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland |
| Years active | 1985-present |
Vincent Pérez (born 10 June 1962) is a Swiss-born French speaking actor and director. He is best known internationally for playing the title character Ashe Corven in The Crow: City of Angels,1 and for starring in Queen of the Damned, playing Marius de Romanus. Some of his notable films in French cinema include Cyrano de Bergerac, Le bossu, La Reine Margot and Indochine.23 In 1995, he was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.4
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Early life
Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, he is of Spanish and German descent.3 He commenced acting studies in Geneva, followed by the Paris Conservatoire and completed his training at L'École des Amandiers in Nanterre.2 He started acting in theatre before starring in films.3
Career
His breakthrough role was starring opposite Gerard Depardieu in Cyrano de Bergerac.5 He was nominated for a César Award.6 He has since appeared in various films and his onscreen leading ladies have included Catherine Deneuve, Kim Basinger, Isabelle Adjani and the late Aaliyah.3
On television, he starred in Paris enquêtes criminelles, the French remake of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Pérez starred as Lieutenant Vincent Revel.2
He has also gone into directing. Two of his shorts, L'échange and Rien à dire, have been nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.7
Work
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Gardien de la nuit (Guardian of the Night) | Armand | |
| 1987 | Hôtel de France | Serge | |
| 1988 | La maison de jade (The House of Jade) | Bernard Gretz | |
| 1990 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Christian de Neuvillette | César Award Nominee for Most Promising Actor (Meilleur espoir masculin) |
| Il viaggio di Capitan Fracassa (The Voyage of Captain Fracassa) | Baron of Sigognac | ||
| 1991 | La neige et le feu | Jacques Sénéchal | |
| 1992 | Cendre d'or | ||
| Indochine (Indochina) | Jean-Baptiste | ||
| L'échange | Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm Award Nominee for Best Short Film Short written and directed by Vincent Perez |
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| 1993 | Fanfan | Alexandre | |
| 1994 | La Reine Margot (Queen Margot) | La Môle | |
| 1995 | Al di là delle nuvole (Beyond the Clouds) | Niccolo | |
| 1996 | Ligne de vie (Line of Life) | Philippe | |
| The Crow: City of Angels | Ashe Corven/The Crow | ||
| 1997 | Swept from the Sea | Yanko Gooral | |
| Le bossu | Duc de Nevers | César Award Nominee for Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur second rôle masculin) Cabourg Romantic Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
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| 1998 | Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train (Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train) | Viviane | César Award Nominee for Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur second rôle masculin) |
| The Treat | Pierre | ||
| Talk of Angels | Francisco Areavaga | ||
| 1999 | Le temps retrouvé, d'après l'oeuvre de Marcel Proust (Marcel Proust's Time Regained) | Morel | |
| Rien à dire | Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm Award Nominee for Best Short Film Short directed by Vincent Perez |
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| 2000 | Épouse-moi (Marry Me) | Hadrien Roche | |
| Le Libertin (The Libertine) | Denis Diderot | ||
| I Dreamed of Africa | Paolo Gallmann | ||
| 2001 | Les morsures de l'aube (Love Bites) | Young actor | |
| Bride of the Wind | Oskar Kokoschka | ||
| 2002 | Queen of the Damned | Marius de Romanus | |
| Peau d'ange (Once Upon An Angel) | Nominated at the Montréal World Film Festival for the Grand Prix des Amériques Written and directed by Vincent Perez |
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| 2003 | Le pharmacien de garde (The Pharmacist) | Yan Lazarrec | |
| La felicità non costa niente (Happiness Costs Nothing) | Francesco | ||
| Fanfan la Tulipe | Fanfan la Tulipe | ||
| Je reste! (I'm Staying!) | Bertrand Delpire | ||
| 2004 | Bienvenue en Suisse | Aloïs Couchepin | |
| Nouvelle-France (New France aka Battle of the Brave) | Intendant le Bigot | ||
| 2007 | Kod apokalipsisa (The Apocalypse Code) | Lui | MTV Movie Award (Russia) Nominee for Best Fight; shared with Anastasiya Zavorotnyuk Credited as Vensan Peres |
| Arn - Tempelriddaren (Arn - The Knight Templar) | Brother Guilbert | ||
| Si j'étais toi (The Secret) | Produced and directed by Vincent Perez | ||
| 2009 | Demain dès l'aube (Tomorrow at Dawn) | Mathieu | |
| 2010 | Inhale | Dr. Martinez | |
| Bruc | Maraval | ||
| The Last Warrior |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Série noire | Yvon | 1 episode, Piège à flics |
| 1990 | Hamlet | Laerte | |
| 1998 | Shot Through the Heart | Slavko | |
| 2000 | Scénarios sur la drogue | Directed 1 episode, Scénarios sur la drogue | |
| 2004 | Frankenstein | Deucalion | |
| 2005 | Le juge | Marc Steiner | |
| 2006 | Avec le temps... | Philippe Julliart | |
| Jeanne Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour | Louis XV | ||
| 2007 | Paris enquêtes criminelles (Law & Order: Paris) | Vincent Revel | 20 episodes |
| 2008 | Die Jahrhundertlawine | Marc | |
| 2010 | Lo scandalo della Banca Romana | Clemente Claudet | |
| Trahie! | Paul/Antonio |
Awards and nominations
César Awards
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 1991 | Most Promising Actor (Meilleur jeune espoir masculin) | Cyrano de Bergerac | Nominated26 |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur second rôle masculin) | Le bossu | Nominated26 |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur second rôle masculin) | Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train | Nominated26 |
Palme d'Or
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 1992 | Best Short Film | L'échange | Nominated2 |
| 1999 | Best Short Film | Rien à dire | Nominated2 |
Montréal World Film Festival
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 2002 | Grand Prix des Amériques | Peau d'ange | Nominated2 |
MTV Movie Awards, Russia
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 2008 | Best Fight | 'Kod apokalipsisa | Nominated2 |
Cabourg Romantic Film Festival
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| 1992 | Prix Jean Gabin | Won2 | |
| 2008 | Best Actor | Le bossu | Won2 |
References
- ^ Shapiro, Mark. "Vincent Perez is Ashe. The Crow: City of Angels Official Magazine. 1996. Retrieved April 18, 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Internet Movie Database - Vincent Perez imdb.com
- ^ a b c d Guerif, Francois. "Vincent Perez Unmasked". Vogue Hommes International Mode. 1997. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ "The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World". People Magazine. May 8, 1995. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ Peres, Daniel. "Perez is Burning". W Magazine. May 2000. retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Académie des César - Site Officiel
- ^ Cannes International Film Festival Official Website
External links
- Vincent Pérez at the Internet Movie Database
- The Vincent Pérez Archives
- An Interview with Vincent Pérez about Paris enquêtes criminelles (French)
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