Vincent Cassel

Infobox actor
birthname = Vincent Crochon

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birthdate = Birth date and age|1966|11|23|mf=y
birthplace = Paris, France
occupation = Actor, Director
yearsactive = 1994-present
spouse = Monica Bellucci
website = http://www.vincentcassel.com

Vincent Cassel (born November 23 1966) is a French actor. He has appeared in both French and English language films.

Biography

Personal life

Cassel was born Vincent Crochon in Paris, the son of Sabine Litique, a journalist, and French actor Jean-Pierre Cassel. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/21/obituaries/21cassel.html?ex=1334808000&en=b1a1144bb955c2e9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Jean-Pierre Cassel, 74, Actor Who Starred in ’60s French Comedies, Dies - New York Times ] ] He is married to Italian actress Monica Bellucci, with whom he has a daughter, Deva Cassel, born September 12, 2004, in Rome, Italy. His brother Mathias Rockin' Squat is the leader of the French rap group Assassin. His sister, Cécile is an actress, who appeared in the final episode of Sex and The City. 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 decrepit outskirts of Paris. Cassel has gone on to act in a variety of films such as the moody "L'Appartement", the violent "Dobermann", genre-bending "Le Pacte des Loups" (in English, "Brotherhood of the Wolf") and in the highly controversial "Irréversible".

Cassel has also done a number of English language films, such as "Ocean's Twelve" and "Ocean's Thirteen", "Derailed", "Birthday Girl", "", "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. He is now preparing a trilogy on Jacques Mesrine's life known for being the public enemy n°1 in France in the seventies.

An early appearance on British television was as Nicole's boyfriend in the 1994 Renault Clio advert which was used in the UK.

Filmography

2000s

*"Adrift" (2009) — Matias
*"Mesrine" (2008)
*"Sa Majesté Minor" (2007)
*"Ocean's Thirteen" (2007) — François Toulour
*"Eastern Promises" (2007) — Kirill
*"Sheitan" (2006) — Joseph (also Produced)
*"Derailed" (2005) — LaRoche
*"Ocean's Twelve" (2004) — François Toulour
*"Agents Secrets" (2004) — Brisseau
*"Blueberry" (2004) — Mike S. Blueberry
*"The Reckoning" (2003) — Lord De Guise
*"Irréversible" (2002) — Marcus
*"Ice Age" (2002) — Diego (French version voice)
*"Read My Lips" (2001) — Paul
*"Birthday Girl" (2001) — Alexei
*"Shrek" (2001) — voice of Monsieur Hood
*"Brotherhood of the Wolf" (2001) — Jean-François de Morangias
*"The Crimson Rivers" (2000) — Max Kerkerian

1990s

*"Guest House Paradiso" (1999) — Gino Bolognese
*"" (1999) — Gilles de Rais
*"Elizabeth" (1998) — Duc d'Anjou
*"Come mi vuoi" (1997) — Pasquale
*"Dobermann" (1997) — Yann le Pentrec (Dobermann)
*"L'Appartement" (1996) — Max
*"L'élève" (1996) — Julien (based on Henry James' novella "The Pupil")
*"Jefferson in Paris" (1995) — Camille Desmoulins
*"La Haine" (1995) — Vinz
*"Métisse" (1993) — Max

References

External links

* [http://www.vincentcassel.com VincentCassel.com] (Official site)
*imdb name|id=0001993|name=Vincent Cassel
* [http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/02/03/paris.qa/ CNN interview with Vincent Cassel]