Nicolas Cazalé (born 24 April 1977 in Pau, Gascony, France) is a French model and actor who is most noted for his role in the 2004 French film, ''

Le Grand Voyage ''Le Grand Voyage'' is a 2004 film written and directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi. The film portrays the relationship between father and son as both embark on a religious pilgrimage trip by car. The film won the Golden Astor for Best Film at the 2005 ...

'' for which he won a Jury Award for Best Actor at the 2005

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. He was also named one of European cinema's up-and-coming talents and won the

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in 2008.

Career

Cazalé was born in Pau to a father from Béarn and an Algerian mother. He first decided to become an actor at age 18 after he attended a play. He then briefly enrolled in

Cours Florent The Cours Florent is a private French drama school in Paris established in 1967 by François Florent. The school is located on three nearby sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Archereau, rue Mathis, and Avenue Jean-Jaurès; f ...

drama school, but later dropped out to travel around the world. He was then cast in a small role in the French television show, ''Louis Page'' and worked in television and in small film roles for several years. He was cast as Reda, a French-Moroccan teenager, in the 2004 film ''Le grand voyage''. The role garnered him a Jury Award for Best Actor at the

. He also appeared in the French film ''

The Grocer's Son ''The Grocer's Son'' (French : ''Le Fils de l'épicier'') is a 2007 French drama film about a family that runs a grocery business in Provence, France; the business includes a single truck that travels the countryside making deliveries to custome ...

'' for which he received a nomination for the 2008

César Award for Most Promising Actor The César Award for Most Promising Actor (french: César du meilleur espoir masculin) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a yo ...

. His other noted performances include his role as the love interest of actress Manuela Vellés in

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's ''Chaotic Ana'' and a supporting role in director

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's 2007 film '' Have Mercy on Us All''. Cazalé also plays Jewish boxer Victor Perez in director Steve Suissa's upcoming biopic. In 2011 he starred in the Charles de Meaux film '' Stretch'' and served on the jury at the Fantastic'Arts film festival.

Personal life

Cazalé's mother is Algerian. He was baptized as a Roman Catholic. Cazalé speaks limited Arabic and fluent Spanish.

Filmography

* '' Working Girls'' (2020) * '' Stretch'' (2011) * ''Conte de la Frustration'' (2010) * ''Mensch'' (2009) * ''Pars vite et reviens tard'' (2007) * '' Chaotic Ana'' (2007) * ''

'' (2007) * ''UV'' (2007) * '' Have Mercy on Us All'' (2007) * ''Saint-Jacques... La Mecque'' (2005) * ''

Le grand voyage ''Le Grand Voyage'' is a 2004 film written and directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi. The film portrays the relationship between father and son as both embark on a religious pilgrimage trip by car. The film won the Golden Astor for Best Film at the 2005 ...

'' (2004) * ''

3 Dancing Slaves ''3 Dancing Slaves'' (French: ''Le Clan'') is a 2004 French film directed by Gaël Morel. Plot Annecy is no tourist destination for three working-class brothers and their father, in the months after their mother has died. Marc (Nicolas Cazalé) i ...

'' (2004) * ''L'Amour dangereux'' (2003) * ''Les Chemins de l'oued'' (''Under Another Sky'') (2002) * ''Bella ciao'' (2001)

Television roles

*''La prise en passant'' (2011)La prise en passant : Isabelle Carré en tournage pour France 2
Tele.premiere.fr (2011-05-09). Retrieved on 2011-07-04. *''Robinson Crusoë'' (2003) *''Louis Page'' (2000)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cazale, Nicolas Living people 1977 births French male film actors French male television actors French Roman Catholics French people of Algerian descent