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Vincent Cassel

French actor (born 1966)

Vincent Cassel is a French actor who first achieved recognition as a troubled youth in Mathieu Kassovitz's La Haine, earning two César nominations. He won the César Award for Best Actor for playing the criminal Jacques Mesrine in Mesrine, and has also won a Canadian Screen Award. His English-language roles include Elizabeth, Ocean's Twelve, Eastern Promises, Black Swan and Jason Bourne.

Vincent Cassel appears in 7 films in The Rerun, from 1995 to 2010. Most of that work is in drama, crime and thriller. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Steven Soderbergh (2), George Clooney (2), Brad Pitt (2), Matt Damon (2), Bernie Mac (2).

Known for

  • La Haine (1995). His breakthrough as a troubled youth, which brought two César Award nominations.
  • Mesrine (2008), Jacques Mesrine. Playing the criminal Mesrine won him the César Award for Best Actor.
  • Eastern Promises (2007). One of the English-language roles that widened his international profile.
  • Black Swan (2010). A later English-language credit in a career split between France and Hollywood.
  • Ocean’s Twelve (2004). He joined the heist series here and returned for Ocean’s Thirteen in 2007.

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When was Vincent Cassel born?
Vincent Cassel was born on 23 November 1966.

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