Nicolas Cazalé (born 24 April 1977 in Pau,

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, France) is a French model and actor who is most noted for his role in the 2004 French film, ''

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'' 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

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and an Algerian mother. He first decided to become an actor at age 18 after he attended a play. He then briefly enrolled in

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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'' for which he received a nomination for the 2008

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

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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

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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

* ''Bella ciao'' - 2001 * '' Under Another Sky (Les Chemins de l'oued)'' - 2002 * ''L'Amour dangereux'' - 2003 * '' 3 Dancing Slaves (Le Clan)'' - 2004 * '' The Great Journey (Le grand voyage)'' - 2004 * ''Saint-Jacques... La Mecque'' - 2005 * '' Have Mercy on Us All (Pars vite et reviens tard)'' - 2007 * ''UV'' - 2007 * '' The Grocer's Son (Le Fils de l'épicier)'' - 2007 * '' Chaotic Ana (Caótica Ana)'' - 2007 * ''Mensch'' - 2009 * ''Conte de la Frustration'' - 2010 * '' Stretch'' - 2011 * '' Working Girls (Filles de joie)'' - 2020 * ''Overdose'' - 2022

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