In 1999, he portrayed Gilles de Rais in Luc Besson's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. In 1998, he portrayed Henry, Duc d'Anjou in Elizabeth. Although the film was never released theatrically in the United States, it was released on DVD on 22 August 2006.
The film was also a modest hit in France gaining 55,565 admissions its opening weekend and 152,714 admissions total. The film was a critical success, winning a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language and the first British Independent Film Award for the Best Film in a Foreign Language. In 1996, he starred opposite Monica Bellucci (before they married) in the moody French film L'Appartement. Throughout the 1990s and the early 2000s, Cassel performed in a string of French films.
For his role in La Haine, Cassel was nominated for two César Awards, for Best Actor and Most Promising Actor. Ĭassel's breakthrough role was in Mathieu Kassovitz's critically acclaimed film La Haine (1995), in which he portrayed a troubled youth living in the deprived outskirts of Paris. One of Cassel's first on-screen appearances was a bit part in a 1994 Renault Clio advert which was used in the UK. His half-sister, Cécile Cassel, is also an actor. Cassel's brother, Mathias, is a rapper with the group Assassin under the name " Rockin' Squat". In 2020, he appeared on the HBO series Westworld.Ĭassel was born in Paris, France, to journalist Sabine Litique and actor Jean-Pierre Cassel (born Jean-Pierre Crochon). His other Cèsar-nominated roles include Read My Lips (2001), Mon Roi (2015), It's Only the End of the World (2016), and The Specials (2019).Ĭassel garnered recognition with English-speaking roles in Elizabeth (1998), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007), as well as Eastern Promises (2007), Black Swan (2010), and Jason Bourne (2016). He received the César Award for Best Actor for his role as the criminal Jacques Mesrine in Mesrine (2008). He also garnered attention for Gasper Noe's film Irréversible (2002) which he acted in and co-produced. 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.Ĭassel 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. Vincent Cassel ( French: né Crochon born 23 November 1966) is a French actor.
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