Vincent Cassel

He also garnered attention for Gaspar Noé's film Irréversible (2002) which he acted in and co-produced. He received the César Award for Best Actor for his role as the criminal Jacques Mesrine in Mesrine (2008). His other César-nominated roles include Read My Lips (2001), Mon Roi (2015), It's Only the End of the World (2016), and The Specials (2019). Cassel garnered recognition with English-speaking roles in Elizabeth (1998), Shrek (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Eastern Promises (2007), Black Swan (2010), and Jason Bourne (2016). In 2020, he appeared on the HBO series Westworld.

Training under Maurice Sarrazin is recorded. The recorded working language is Spanish, French and English. Residence is recorded at Bahia and Itacaré. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the National Order of Merit, National Order of Merit, César Award for Best Actor and Lumière Awards.

• Name — Vincent Cassel • Birth Name — Vincent Crochon • Born — 23 November 1966 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Citizenship — * France • Brazil (until 2018) • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1987–present • Partner — Narah Baptista (2023–present) • Children — 4 (including Deva Cassel) • Father — Jean-Pierre Cassel • Relatives — * Mathias Crochon (brother) • Cécile Cassel (half-sister)

Cassel was born in Paris, France, to journalist Sabine Litique and acclaimed actor Jean-Pierre Cassel (born Jean-Pierre Crochon). Cassel's brother, Mathias, is a rapper with the group Assassin under the name "Rockin' Squat". His half-sister, Cécile Cassel, is also an actress.

One of Cassel's first on-screen appearances was a bit part in a 1994 Renault Clio advert which was used in the UK. Cassel'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. For his role in La Haine, Cassel was nominated for two César Awards, for Best Actor and Most Promising Actor. Throughout the 1990s and the early 2000s, Cassel performed in a string of French films. In 1996, he starred opposite Monica Bellucci (before they married) in the moody French film L'Appartement. 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. The film was also a modest hit in France gaining 55,565 admissions its opening weekend and 152,714 admissions total. Although the film was never released theatrically in the United States, it was released on DVD on 22 August 2006. In 1998, he portrayed Henry, Duc d'Anjou in Elizabeth. In 1999, he portrayed Gilles de Rais in Luc Besson's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. Other notable roles during this period of his career include the violent film Dobermann (1997), the genre-bending Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), and the highly controversial Irréversible (2002), where he appears fully nude (with Monica Bellucci, after they married).

The following year, in 2010, Cassel played Thomas Leroy in Darren Aronofsky's critically acclaimed Black Swan (2010), alongside Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, which attracted considerable acclaim. For his performance in Black Swan, he was nominated alongside his cast for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2011, Cassel played the lead role in the French-Spanish thriller-drama film The Monk, directed by Dominik Moll. Screen Daily praised his performance, writing that "Cassel exudes otherworldly gravitas and his singular looks are perfect for the role." That year, he also starred in the German-Canadian historical film A Dangerous Method, directed by David Cronenberg; in the latter, he starred opposite Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, and Mortensen (marking their second film together). The film premiered at the 68th Venice Film Festival and was also featured at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2014, he portrayed The Beast opposite Léa Seydoux as Belle in the French-language adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. The film was screened out of competition at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. It was released in France in February 2014 to positive reviews, becoming a box office success. In Japan, the film topped the box office on its release, making it the first non-English-language foreign film to top the Japanese box office since Red Cliff II in 2009, and the first French film to top the Japanese box office since Mathieu Kassovitz's The Crimson Rivers in 2001. In 2016, Cassel was featured in American action thriller film Jason Bourne, directed by Paul Greengrass; the film is the fifth installment of the Bourne film series and a direct sequel to The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). Despite mixed reviews, the film was a box office success, grossing more than $400 million worldwide. That year, he also attracted critical acclaim for his performance as Antoine in Xavier Dolan's It's Only the End of the World, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. For his work in the film, Cassel won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor; he also received nominations for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor, and the Jury Prize for Best Actor at the Riviera International Film Festival. In 2019, Cassel played the lead role in The Specials directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache based on the true story of Stephane Benhamou who ran an organization helping people with autism find employment and activities outside the confines of the institutionalized setting. It was screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and Cassel was nominated for the César Award for Best Actor.

In 2020, he portrayed trillionaire Engerrand Serac, the main antagonist of the third season of the HBO series Westworld. In 2021, he narrated the documentary Reset, directed by Thierry Donard. In 2023, he starred in the Apple TV+ spy thriller series Liaison opposite Eva Green. Respectively, he starred as Athos in Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel The Three Musketeers ' two French film adaptations; The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers: Milady, both directed by Martin Bourboulon. In the same year, he was revealed as the voice actor for United Nations' French agent Victor Chevalier in the 2024 video game Tekken 8, making it his first role in a video game. Vincent first came to know Tekken back in the 1990s, with his favorite character being Eddy Gordo. In 2026 Cassel starred in the music video for "Camera" by Charli XCX, directed by Aidan Zamiri.

Cassel met Italian actress Monica Bellucci on the set of their 1996 film The Apartment. They married on 2 August 1999 in Monaco. They have two daughters, Deva, born 12 September 2004, and Léonie, born 21 May 2010. Cassel and Bellucci announced their separation on 26 August 2013. Bellucci filed for divorce the same year. They later divorced. At the age of 15, Deva was Dolce & Gabbana's muse to embody their Dolce Shine perfume and later became their runway model. He married 21-year-old French model Tina Kunakey on 24 August 2018 in Bidart, France, after being in a relationship for more than two years. They have a daughter, Amazonie, born 19 April 2019. Cassel and Kunakey separated in 2023. On 20 October 2023, media outlets revealed that Cassel was in a relationship with Brazilian model Narah Baptista, who is twenty-nine years younger than him, six months after separating from his second wife of five years, Tina Kunakey. On 7 January 2025, he welcomed the birth of his fourth and Baptista's first child, a son named Caetano. Besides his native French, Cassel speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and basic conversational Russian, which he learned for his role in Eastern Promises. Cassel lived in Rio de Janeiro for five years, before moving back to Paris in 2018, and he used to have Brazilian citizenship. Cassel is known for having a great identification with Brazil, being a practitioner of the martial art of capoeira; he displayed this talent in the movie Ocean's Twelve. Cassel went to various schools, including a Catholic school, eventually becoming irreligious. He opened up about his religious views in an interview, saying: "I'm totally secular myself, and I have a tremendous respect for life. Which means that I essentially believe in God in a certain sense, but I'm not a Catholic or Jewish or Muslim. I'm without a religion." His father, Jean-Pierre Cassel, died of cancer on 19 April 2007 aged 74.

Films • Year — Title — Director — Role — Language — Note • 1993 — Métisse — Max — French • 1995 — Adultery: A User's Guide — Bruno Corteggiani • La Haine — Vinz • Jefferson in Paris — Camille Desmoulins — English • 1996 — L'élève — Julien — French • The Apartment — Max • 1997 — Dobermann — Yann le Pentrec (Dobermann) • Come mi vuoi — Pasquale — Italian • 1998 — Le Plaisir (et ses petits tracas) — Michael — French • Elizabeth — Duc d'Anjou — English • 1999 — Unruly (1999 film) — Pitou — French • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc — Gilles de Rais — English • Guest House Paradiso — Gino Bolognese • 2000 — The Crimson Rivers — Max Kerkerian — French • 2001 — Brotherhood of the Wolf — Jean-François de Morangias • Shrek — Monsieur Hood (voice) — English & French dub • Birthday Girl — Alexei — English • Read My Lips — Paul — French • 2002 — Ice Age — Diego — French dub • Irréversible — Marcus — French — Also co-producer • 2004 — The Reckoning — Lord De Guise — English • Blueberry — Mike S. Blueberry • Ocean's Twelve — François Toulour • Secret Agents — Brisseau — French • 2005 — Robots — Rodney Copperbottom (voice) — French dub • Derailed — LaRoche — English • 2006 — Sheitan — Joseph — French — Also producer • Ice Age: The Meltdown — Diego (voice) — French dub • 2007 — Ocean's Thirteen — François Toulour — English • Eastern Promises — Kirill • His Majesty Minor — Satyre — French • 2008 — Mesrine — Jacques Mesrine • 2009 — Adrift — Matias — Portuguese • Lascars — Tony Merguez (voice) — French • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs — Diego (voice) — French dub • Planet 51 — Chuck Baker (voice — French dub • 2010 — Our Day Will Come — Patrick — French — Also producer • Black Swan — Thomas Leroy — English • 2011 — The Monk — Capucino Ambrosio — French • A Dangerous Method — Otto Gross — English • 2012 — Ice Age: Continental Drift — Diego (voice) — French dub • 2013 — Trance — Franck — English • 2014 — Rio, I Love You — Zé — Portuguese • Beauty and the Beast — Beast/Prince — French • 2015 — Child 44 — Major Kuzmin — English • Partisan — Gregori • Tale of Tales — King of Strongcliff • The Little Prince — The Fox (voice) — French — French dub • My King — Georgio • One Wild Moment — Laurent • Violence en réunion — Vince — Short film • 2016 — It's Only the End of the World — Antoine • Ice Age: Collision Course — Diego (voice) — French dub • Jason Bourne — Asset — English • 2017 — O Filme da Minha Vida — Nicolas Terranova — Portuguese • Gauguin - Voyage de Tahiti — Paul Gauguin — French • 2018 — The World Is Yours — Henri • Black Tide — François Visconti • The Great Mystical Circus — Jean-Paul — Portuguese • Default — Managing director of the IMF — Korean • The Emperor of Paris — Eugène François Vidocq — French • 2019 — The Specials — Bruno • 2020 — Underwater — Captain Lucien — English • Le Bonheur des uns... — Marc — French • 2021 — Reset — Narrator (voice) — English • 2023 — Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom — Julius Caesar — English • The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan — Athos — French • The Three Musketeers: Milady • 2024 — Damaged — Walker Bravo • The Shrouds — Karsh — English • Saint-Ex — Henri Guillaumet • 2024 — The Opera! — Charon — French • 2025 — Banger — Scorpex — Italian • Sacrifice — Braken — French • Le Colisée — English • 2026 — Parallel Tales — Asghar Farhadi — Pierre / Nicolas — French • TBA — Eleven Missing Days — Jacques Pieters — TBA — Filming Television • Year — Title — Director — Role — Language — Note • 2018 — Porta dos Fundos — James Bond — Portuguese — Episode: "007 in Brazil" • 2020 — Westworld — Engerraund Serac — English • 2023 — Liaison — Gabriel Delage — French, English • 2024 — Fiasco — Robin Jacomet — French • TBA — The White Lotus — TBA — English Music Videos • Year — Title — Artist — Director — Role — Note • 2026 — "Camera" — Charli XCX — Aidan Zamiri Video games • Year — Title — Role — Note • 2003 — Ghosthunter — Lazarus Jones — French dub • 2024 — Tekken 8 — Victor Chevalier • 2026 — Valor Mortis — Napoleon

Vincent Cassel was recorded at birth as Vincent Georges Pierre Crochon. The authorities additionally record the heading Vincent Crochon. His recorded languages were Spanish, French, English and Brazilian Portuguese. He was the child of Jean-Pierre Cassel. He married Monica Bellucci and Tina Kunakey. 3 children are recorded: Deva Cassel, Léonie Cassel and Caetano.

Vincent Cassel is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as actor, film producer, screenwriter and director.