Vincent Cassel (November 23, 1966, Paris) made a name for himself on the French film scene after participating in several films by director and screenwriter Mathieu Kassovitz, the creator of works such as Métisse (1993) or The Hate (La Haine, 1995). . Despite having started at the Anne Fratelli Circus School at just 17 years old, Cassel soon came to see that his true vocation was in the cinema.
Theater actor, capoeira practitioner, polyglot and fashion lover are several of the many titles that describe the Parisian. Without a doubt, the actor's versatility and talent make him one of the most recognizable faces in French cinema, which is why today we review the five curiosities of Vincent Cassel that every fan should know.
Cassel comes from a family of actors, since his father, Jean-Pierre Cassel, was also a famous film and television performer in France. In fact, her stepsister Cécile Cassel is also an actress, appearing in films like La Vie en Rose. Growing up surrounded by scripts and cameras made Vicent bet on the seventh art, getting roles in critically acclaimed films such as La Haine or Ocean's Twelve.
The French actor is a practitioner of Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art. In 2004 he showed his skills in Ocean's Twelve, where he played a professional thief capable of passing the most complex tests. His love for this art means that the actor has come to teach classes, since he continues to be part of his routine.
This cult film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz made Cassel one of the best known actors. In it, he played a troubled young man from the outskirts of Paris, a critically acclaimed role. So much so that he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor, becoming one of the most appreciated actors in his native country.
In addition to speaking his native French, Cassel is able to hold a conversation in many other languages, such as English, Portuguese, Italian or some Russian, a language he had to learn for the thriller Eastern Promises. In this film he played a Russian mobster, a role for which he earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor.
His unique face made him the face of Yves Saint Laurent's men's fragrance in 2008, becoming the first actor to represent the French fashion house, a milestone in his career.
The actor visited the set of 'El Hormiguero' last night to present his latest project, The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan, a film that opens in theaters on April 14. Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas, it tells the story of a young man who is presumed dead after trying to save the life of a kidnapped young woman.
