Blue eyed Vincent Cassel was born in Paris to a leading French actor father, Jean-Pierre Cassel and a journalist mother. Often labeled as a tough guy because of his roles, eclectic choices and talent have made of him a star of European cinema. First in La haine, the young actor, actually coming from upper classes, succeeded to express the despair of a social class living in the suburbs of towns, breaking totally with his personal life. Then the success of The crimson rivers, where he plays a ...[Read Story]