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My Take
Vincent Cassel is the rare star who treats menace as a craft rather than a gimmick. A Parisian by birth, he could have coasted on Gallic charm; instead he kept choosing volatile, morally compromised men, and his 2009 César for Best Actor felt like France formally admitting that its most magnetic actor is also its most unsettling. I admire his refusal to soften with age, and his work behind the camera as a producer, director, and screenwriter suggests he understands cinema as a whole, not just his own place in the frame. Few actors make discomfort this watchable, and fewer still make it look effortless.
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vincent Cassel
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴァンサン・カッセル
- Reading
- ゔぁんさん・かっせる
- Born
- November 23, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Horse
- Origin
- 15th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / actor / film producer / film director / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
- National Order of Merit
- 2009 César Award for Best Actor
- Lumière Awards
- 2010 Sitges Grand Honorary Award
- 2009 Lumière Award for Best Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Actor — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.