Vincent Perez (born 10 June 1964) is a Swiss actor, director and photographer. He played the title character, Ashe Corven, in '' The Crow: City of Angels'', and starred in '' Queen of the Damned'', playing Marius de Romanus. Some of his films in French cinema include '' Cyrano de Bergerac'', '' Le Bossu'', '' La Reine Margot'' and '' Indochine''.Guerif, Francois
"Vincent Perez Unmasked"
Vogue Hommes International Mode. 1997. Retrieved 18 April 2010.

Early life

Perez was born on 10 June 1964 in

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, to a Spanish father and a German mother. His mother was a housewife and his father worked in the import-export business. He commenced acting studies in Geneva, followed by the CNSAD and completed his training at the school of the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers. He started acting in theatre before starring in films.

Career

Cinema

His breakthrough role was starring as Christian opposite Gérard Depardieu in '' Cyrano de Bergerac''.Peres, Daniel
"Perez is Burning"
W Magazine. May 2000. retrieved 18 April 2010. He was nominated for a

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. He has since appeared in various films and his onscreen leading ladies have included Catherine Deneuve, Kim Basinger,

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and

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. On television, he starred in '' Paris enquêtes criminelles'', the French remake of '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent''. Perez starred as Lieutenant Vincent Revel. He also portrayed

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in a 2004 television movie titled ''

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'' starring Parker Posey in an update of

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's 1818 novel ''

''. He has also gone into directing. Two of his shorts, ''L'échange'' and ''Rien à dire'', have been nominated for the

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at the

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Photography

He has exhibited his photographic work during festivals and in art galleries.Vincent Perez exhibits his Bolchoi Ballet photos in Monaco
''Monaco Reporter'', 8 December 2014 For example, his exhibition entitled ''Face to Face'', which featured photographs of Carla Bruni,

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and Gérard Depardieu, was unveiled at Rencontres d'Arles, an annual photography festival in

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, France. In December 2012, he exhibited his photographs of dancers of the

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at the RuArts in

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. Two years later, in December 2014, he exhibited them again at the Accademia Fine Art Gallery in

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Personal life

He is married to French actress Karine Silla, ex-partner of Gérard Depardieu and sister of French producer Virginie Besson-Silla. Perez and Silla have three children together, including model Iman Perez.

Work

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

César Awards

Palme d'Or

Montréal World Film Festival

MTV Movie Awards Russia

Cabourg Film Festival

References

External links

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The Vincent Perez Archives
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Vincent 1964 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors French film directors Mass media people from Lausanne Swiss male film actors Swiss male stage actors Swiss male television actors Swiss-German people Swiss film directors Swiss photographers Swiss people of Spanish descent Conservatoire de Paris alumni Actors from Lausanne