Birthday: Nov 23, 1966

Birthplace: Paris, Frances

Biography: Born in Paris as Vincent Crochon, he is the son of French actor Jean-Pierre Cassel and the brother of Rockin' Squat.Vincent Cassel is a famous French actor known for tough guy roles. His breakthrough role was in Mathieu Kassovitz's critically acclaimed film La Haine where he played a troubled youth from the decrepit outskirts of Paris. Cassel has gone on to act in a variety of films such as the moody L'Appartement, the violent Dobermann, genre-bending Le Pacte des Loups and in the highly controv... ... (read more...) ersial Irréversible.Cassel has also done a few English language films, such as Ocean's 12, Derailed , Birthday Girl, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Elizabeth and Shrek (as the voice of Monsieur Hood).His newest film will be Sheitan, in which he plays a shepherd who carries out satanic rituals.He is married to Italian actress Monica Bellucci, with whom he has a daughter, Deva Cassel, born September 12, 2004, in Rome, Italy.