Personal life
Cassel was born Vincent Crochon in Paris, France, to Sabine Litique, a journalist, and French actor Jean-Pierre Cassel (born Jean-Pierre Crochon). He is married to Italian actress Monica Bellucci, with whom he has two daughters, Deva (born September 12, 2004) and Léonie (born 21 May 2010). His brother Mathias is a rapper with the group Assassin under the name "Rockin' Squat". His half-sister, Cécile Cassel, is an actress. He has a passion for Capoeira and displayed his talent in the movie Ocean's Twelve. Besides his native French language, Cassel speaks English, Portuguese, and Italian. He learned basic conversational Russian for his role in Eastern Promises.
Career
Cassel's breakthrough role was in Mathieu Kassovitz's critically acclaimed film La Haine where he played a troubled youth from the deprived outskirts of Paris. He has gone on to act in a variety of films such as the moody L'Appartement (with Monica Bellucci before they married), the violent Dobermann, the genre-bending Le Pacte des Loups (in English, Brotherhood of the Wolf), and the highly controversial Irréversible, where he appears fully nude.
Cassel has also done a number of English-language films, such as Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen, Derailed, Birthday Girl, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Elizabeth, Eastern Promises, and Shrek (as the voice of Monsieur Hood). In 2006, he appeared in Sheitan, in which he played a shepherd who carries out satanic rituals. In 2008, he appeared in two movies about Jacques Mesrine, who was France's "public enemy number one" in the seventies. Cassel received the 2009 Cesar award for best actor for his performance in "Mesrine," directed by Jean-Francois Richet.
An early appearance on British television was as Nicole's boyfriend in the 1994 Renault Clio advert which was used in the UK.
In October 2008, L'Oréal signed Cassel to be the face of a new Yves Saint Laurent men's fragrance. The new fragrance, La Nuit de l'Homme, was launched worldwide in March 2009.
In 2009, he made his debut as a singer on Zap Mama's album ReCreation, singing alongside them on the singles "Paroles, Paroles" and "Non, Non, Non."
Cassel at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
He played Thomas Leroy in Darren Aronofsky's critically acclaimed Black Swan (2010), alongside Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis.
Filmography
1993 Métisse Max
1995 La Haine Vinz Nominated – César Award for Best Actor
Nominated – César Award for Most Promising Actor
Jefferson in Paris Camille Desmoulins
1996 L'élève Julien
Max
1997 Dobermann Yann le Pentrec (Dobermann)
Come mi vuoi Pasquale
1998 Elizabeth Duc d'Anjou
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Gilles de Rais
Guest House Paradiso Gino Bolognese
2000 Crimson Rivers Max Kerkerian Nominated – European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor
2001 Brotherhood of the Wolf Jean-François de Morangias
Shrek Monsieur Hood Voice only
Birthday Girl Alexei
Sur mes lèvres Paul Nominated – César Award for Best Actor
2002 Ice Age Diego Voice only (French-language version)
Irréversible Marcus Also Co-Producer
2003 The Reckoning Lord De Guise
2004 Blueberry Mike S. Blueberry
Agents Secrets Brisseau
Ocean's Twelve François Toulour
2005 Derailed LaRoche
2006 Sheitan Joseph Also Producer
2007 Ocean's Thirteen François Toulour
Eastern Promises Kirill
Sa Majesté Minor Satyre
2008 Mesrine Jacques Mesrine César Award for Best Actor
Lumiere Award for Best Actor
Étoiles d’Or Award for Best Actor
Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor
2009 Lascars Tony Merguez Voice only
Adrift (À Deriva) Matias
2010 Notre Jour Viendra Patrick Also Producer
Alternate Tite: Our Day Will Come
Black Swan Thomas Leroy Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2011 The Monk Capucino Ambrosio
A Dangerous Method Otto Gross In production
All about: Black Swan, Mila Kunis
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