ACTOR · BORN 1966
Vincent Cassel
- Born
- 23 November 1966, Paris, France
- Known for
- Shrek (2001), Black Swan (2010), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
28 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
All facts (28)
- #001
Vincent Cassel is skilled in the Brazilian martial art of capoeira, which he demonstrates in the laser field scene of Ocean's Twelve (2004).
- #002
Cassel learned conversational Russian in as little as two months in order to play the Russian character Kirill in Eastern Promises (2007).
- #003
He provided the French-dubbed voice of Hugh Grant in the French versions of Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and Nine Months (1995).
- #004
Cassel travels to Bahia, Brazil, so often that he even learned to speak nearly flawless Portuguese.
- #005
He broke his nose while filming a fight scene in The Crimson Rivers (2000).
- #006
He voiced Diego in the French version of Ice Age (2002).
- #007
He made his English-language debut in Elizabeth (1998).
- #008
Monica Bellucci gave birth to their second daughter, Léonie, in Rome, Italy, on 21 May 2010.
- #009
He met Maria Callas in his childhood at his father's house.
- #010
His collaborations with writer/director/actor Mathieu Kassovitz on several films turned him into a popular and versatile French tough-guy star.
- #011
Both Vincent and his former wife Monica Bellucci have served as Master of Ceremonies at the Cannes Film Festival: Vincent in 2006 and Monica in 2003.
- #012
Before starting in television and film, he enrolled in a circus school at the age of 17.
- #013
He was set to appear alongside his father, Jean-Pierre Cassel, in Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008). They had previously appeared together in The Crimson Rivers (2000), Valse nocturne (1995) and Métisse (1993).
- #014
Vincent and Tina welcomed their first child, a daughter named Amazonie, on 20 April 2019.
- #015
He is a skilled martial artist trained in capoeira and Wing Chun.
- #016
His brother Rockin' Squat (also known as Mathias Cassel) is a founding member of the rap group Assassin. Vincent is mentioned in the song "Libre" (as "Vinz").
- #017
His favorite films from his own career are La haine (1995) and Renegade (2004).
- #018
He decided to become an actor at the age of fifteen.
- #019
As a small child he had a dog named Ici (French for "Here").
- #020
Vincent Cassel is a French citizen. His father was the actor Jean-Pierre Cassel and his mother was the journalist Sabine Cassel (also known as Sabine Litique). They divorced in 1980.
- #021
When Vincent Cassel saw Mathieu Kassovitz's short film Fierrot le pou (1990), he felt it perfectly represented the energy of their generation.
- #022
Vincent Cassel's first daughter, Deva, was born on 12 September 2004 in Rome, Italy.
- #023
Vincent Cassel is the older half-brother of Cécile Cassel. He also had a sister named Olivia.
- #024
Vincent Cassel has a puppet likeness of himself on the French show Les Guignols de l'info (1988).
- #025
Vincent Cassel attended the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with his wife Monica Bellucci.
- #026
Vincent Cassel became a father for the fourth time at the age of 58 when his girlfriend Nara Baptista gave birth to their son Caetano (born 7 January 2025).
- #027
Vincent Cassel's pet dog is named "Ici", the French word for "here".
- #028
Vincent Cassel's film Sheitan (2006) ("Le Sheitan") was being shot in France.
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