Gabriel Casseus is an African-American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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 and screenwriter from Roosevelt, New York. He was nominated for Best Debut Performance in the film New Jersey Drive

New Jersey Drive

New Jersey Drive is a 1995 film about black youths in Newark, New Jersey, the official "car theft capital of the world". Their favorite pastime is that of everybody in their neighborhood: stealing cars and joyriding. The trouble starts when they steal a police car and the cops launch a violent...

in the Independent Spirit Awards in 1995, and has appeared in the movies Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus

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, where he played Jamal, a Muslim enroute to the Million Man March

Million Man March

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; in the movie thriller Fallen

Fallen (film)

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, in which he played Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

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's brother, Art Hobbes and as the 28-year-old lead (Anton) opposite Damon Wayans

Damon Wayans

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 in the film, Harlem Aria (2010), who possesses a powerful operatic voice. He had a small role as pool playing Freddie in the 50 Cent

50 Cent

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 movie Before I Self Destruct

Before I Self Destruct

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(2009); as Elliot's cellmate in Bedazzled

Bedazzled

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; as Kurth, one of the protagonist's squad mates in Black Hawk Down; In Lockdown

Lockdown (film)

Lockdown is a 2003 drama film, starring Richard T. Jones, Clifton Powell, and Master P.-Plot:Avery Montgomery is taking time off from college to spend time with his girlfriend Krista , help raise their young son, and spend time on his other love in life, swimming...

, he played Cashmere, a drug dealer who was sent to prison wrongfully on a murder charge; and also played a small role in the 1998 movie Black Dog

Black Dog (film)

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. He also has appeared in some popular television shows, such as Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

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, CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

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, CSI: NY

CSI: NY

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, The Practice

The Practice

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, Law & Order

Law & Order

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and 24

24 (TV series)

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He is also a co-writer of the 2010 film Takers

Takers

Takers is a 2010 crime film directed by John Luessenhop from a story and screenplay written by Luessenhop, Gabriel Casseus, Peter Allen, John Rogers, and Avery Duff. It features an ensemble cast that includes Matt Dillon, Chris Brown, Idris Elba, T.I., Jay Hernandez, Paul Walker, Hayden...

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