Vincent Cassel

Born 23 November 1966, Paris.

Now one of France's most famous actors, he came to national attention as the toubled Vinz in Matthieu Kassowitz's powerful La Haine[?] after which he partipated in a wide variety of movies such as the moody L'Appartement[?], the violent Dobermann, period drama cum kung-fu cum horror flick The Brotherhood of the Wolf[?] or most recently in the highly controversial Irreversible alongside his wife, Monica Belluci[?]. He's also made quite a few appartions in English language films such as Birthday Girl[?], Elizabeth or Shrek (as the voice of Monsieur Hood).