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 an actress. Cassel's brother, Mathias, is a rapper with the group Assassin under the name ' Rockin' Squat'. 2.2 Transition into English films (2000s)Ĭassel was born in Paris, France, to journalist Sabine Litique and actor Jean-Pierre Cassel (born Jean-Pierre Crochon).Throughout his career, which spans more than three decades, Cassel has earned critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including a César Award in 2009 and a Canadian Screen Award in 2016. In 2020, he portrayed Engerraund Serac in the HBO television series Westworld. Cassel is also renowned for playing the infamous French bank-robber Jacques Mesrine in Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One (both in 2008). 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 Promises (2007), Black Swan (2010), and Jason Bourne (2016). He first achieved recognition for his performance as a troubled French Jewish youth in Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 film La Haine (Hate), for which he received two César Award nominations. Vincent Cassel ( French pronunciation: born Vincent Crochon, 23 November 1966) is a French actor.

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