Mathieu Kassovitz

Biography

Born in Paris in 1967, Mathieu Kassovitz is a French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. His La Haine (1995), which he wrote and directed, received the César for Best Film, and he took Best Director at Cannes that year. He won three César Awards, including the Most Promising Actor prize for See How They Fall (1994) and Best Editing for La Haine, and he was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation. His other directing credits include The Crimson Rivers (2000), Gothika (2003), and Rebellion (2011), in which he also acted. As an actor, he is best known outside France as Nino Quincampoix in Amélie (2001). He also took small parts in The Fifth Element (1997) and Birthday Girl (2001). He played leading roles in A Self-Made Hero (1996) and Amen. (2002), and he portrayed a conflicted Belgian explosives expert in Munich (2005). He has starred in the espionage series The Bureau since 2015.

59years old

Turns 60 on August 3in 265 days

Born August 3, 19678th arrondissement of Paris
Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 30 years1993 to 2023

Genres

Drama40%, 6 films
Comedy33%, 5 films
Thriller33%, 5 films
Action27%, 4 films
Adventure13%, 2 films

First and latest

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Behind the award
In 1995 Kassovitz wrote and directed La Haine, a film about class, race, violence and police brutality. It took the César for Best Film, and he won Best Director at Cannes that same year.
Behind the camera
Kassovitz acquired the rights to turn Emmanuel Dongala's novel Johnny chien méchant into a film. Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire wrote and directed the adaptation, Johnny Mad Dog, which was shown in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes in 2008.

Mathieu Kassovitz movies on Netflix

Visions2023IMDb rating 5.3as Guillaume
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017IMDb rating 6.4as Hawker
Nobody from Nowhere2014IMDb rating 6.7as Sébastien Nicolas / Henri de Montalte
Another Woman's Life2012IMDb rating 6.3as Paul Speranski
Haywire2011IMDb rating 5.8as Studer
Rebellion2011IMDb rating 6.9as Philippe Legorjus
Louise-Michel2008IMDb rating 6.5as Le propriétaire de la ferme
Just for Kicks2005IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
Munich2005IMDb rating 7.5as Robert
Amen.2002IMDb rating 7.2as Riccardo Fontana
Amélie2001IMDb rating 8.2as Nino Quincampoix
Birthday Girl2001IMDb rating 6.0as Yuri
Jakob the Liar1999IMDb rating 6.5as Herschel
The Fifth Element1997IMDb rating 7.6as Mugger
Café au lait1993IMDb rating 6.1as Felix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Amélie2001 Comedy, Romanceas Nino Quincampoix
IMDb rating 8.2847K votes
Munich2005 Drama, History, Thrilleras Robert
IMDb rating 7.5256K votes
The Fifth Element1997as Mugger
IMDb rating 7.6552K votes
Amen.2002as Riccardo Fontana
IMDb rating 7.216K votes
Birthday Girl2001as Yuri
IMDb rating 6.027K votes
Haywire2011as Studer
IMDb rating 5.894K votes
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017as Hawker
IMDb rating 6.4212K votes
Rebellion2011as Philippe Legorjus
IMDb rating 6.93.0K votes

Most often with

Luc Besson directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Vincent Cassel

Yolande Moreau

Marie-Josée Croze

Hanns Zischler

Justus von Dohnányi

Andrée Damant

Luc BessonDirector, 2 films

Films together

Vincent Cassel2 films together, 1993 to 2001
Vincent Cassel's page
- Birthday Girl2001IMDb rating 6.0Kassovitz as YuriCassel as Alexei
- Café au lait1993IMDb rating 6.1Kassovitz as FelixCassel as Max
Yolande Moreau2 films together, 2001 to 2008
Yolande Moreau's page
- Louise-Michel2008IMDb rating 6.5Kassovitz as Le propriétaire de la fermeMoreau as Louise Ferrand
- Amélie2001IMDb rating 8.2Kassovitz as Nino QuincampoixMoreau as Madeleine Wallace
Marie-Josée Croze2 films together, 2005 to 2014
Marie-Josée Croze's page
- Nobody from Nowhere2014IMDb rating 6.7Kassovitz as Sébastien Nicolas / Henri de MontalteCroze as Clémence Corneli
- Munich2005IMDb rating 7.5Kassovitz as RobertCroze as Jeanette the Dutch Assassin
Hanns Zischler2 films together, 2002 to 2005
Hanns Zischler's page
- Munich2005IMDb rating 7.5Kassovitz as RobertZischler as Hans
- Amen.2002IMDb rating 7.2Kassovitz as Riccardo FontanaZischler as Grawitz
Justus von Dohnányi2 films together, 1999 to 2002
Justus von Dohnányi's page
- Amen.2002IMDb rating 7.2Kassovitz as Riccardo FontanaDohnányi as Baron von Otter
- Jakob the Liar1999IMDb rating 6.5Kassovitz as HerschelDohnányi as Preuss
Andrée Damant2 films together, 1993 to 2001
Andrée Damant's page
- Amélie2001IMDb rating 8.2Kassovitz as Nino QuincampoixDamant as Mrs. Collignon
- Café au lait1993IMDb rating 6.1Kassovitz as FelixDamant as Maurice's mother
Luc BessonDirector, 2 films, 1997 to 2017
All films by Luc Besson
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017IMDb rating 6.4Kassovitz as Hawker
- The Fifth Element1997IMDb rating 7.6Kassovitz as Mugger

Box office

What Mathieu Kassovitz's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$853 million

9 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.

9Worldwide figure
2US gross only
4Figure not found

Top grosser

The Fifth Element1997Mugger$264 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Fifth Element1997as Mugger
$264M30.9% of the total
2
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017as Hawker
$226M26.5% of the total
3
Amélie2001as Nino Quincampoix
$174M20.4% of the total
4
Munich2005as Robert
$131M15.4% of the total
5
Haywire2011as Studer
$33M3.9% of the total
6
Birthday Girl2001as Yuri
$16M1.9% of the total
7
Jakob the Liar1999as Herschel
$5.0M0.6% of the total
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Another Woman's Life2012as Paul Speranski
$3.2M0.4% of the total