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Vincent Cassel is a French actor born in 1966 who has become known for his work in film and television. He is notable as a prominent figure in French cinema and has appeared in various international productions.
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Film & TV
Paris, France
Vincent Cassel (born November 23, 1966) is a French actor. He first achieved recognition for his performance as a troubled French Jewish youth in Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film La Haine, for which he received two César Award nominations. He garnered wide recognition with English-speaking audiences for his performances in Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007), as well as Eastern…
Known for
- Dumas: Black Devil2027
- The Last Druid2027
- Sacrifice — Ben Bracken2026
- Parallel Tales — Pierre / Nicolas2026
- Music, Fashion, Film — Self (voice)2026
- Cannorama — Self - Guest2026
- The Shrouds — Karsh Relikh2025
- The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse — Charon2025
- Banger — Luis / Scorpex2025
- The Colosseum2025
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vincent
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Spouse
- Tina Kunakey
- Father
- Jean-Pierre Cassel
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Native language
- French
- Image
- Vincent Cassel Cannes 2018.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Residence
- Itacaré
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- Commons category
- Vincent Cassel
- date of birth
- 1966-11-23
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- birth name
- Vincent Georges Pierre Crochon
- nominated for
- César Award for Best Actor
- name in native language
- Vincent Crochon
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Encyclopedic overview
Vincent Cassel ( French: [vɛ̃sɑ̃ kasɛl]; né Crochon [kʁɔʃɔ̃]; born 23 November 1966) is a French actor. He has earned a César Award and a Canadian Screen Award as well as nominations for a European Film Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Cassel first achieved recognition for his performance as a troubled Jewish youth in Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film La Haine (Hate) for which he received two César Award nominations. He also garnered attention for Gaspar Noé's film Irréversible (2002) which he acted in and co-produced. He received the César Award for Best Actor for his role as the criminal Jacques Mesrine in Mesrine (2008). His other César-nominated roles include Read My Lips (2001), Mon Roi (2015), It's Only the End of the World (2016), and The Specials (2019).
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