Vincent Cassel (French: [vɛ̃sɑ̃ kasɛl]; born Vincent Crochon, 23 November 1966) is a French actor. He became well known in France via his role as Vinz, a troubled French Jewish youth, in Matthieu Kassovitz\'s 1995 film La Haine (Hate), which gave him 2 César Award nominations. He is known to English-speaking audiences for his performances in Ocean\'s Twelve and Ocean\'s Thirteen, as well as Eastern Promises, Black Swan and Jason Bourne. Cassel is also renowned for playing the infamous French bank-robber Jacques Mesrine in Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One.\n', '

Cassel was born in Paris, France, to journalist Sabine Litique and 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 an actress.\n', '

Cassel\'s breakthrough role was in Mathieu Kassovitz\'s critically acclaimed film La Haine (1995) where he played a troubled youth from 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. The following year, he starred opposite Monica Bellucci (before they married) in the moody film L\'Appartement.\n', '

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