Nicolas Cazalé
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Nicolas Cazalé is a French model and actor who is most noted for his role in the 2004 French film, Le Grand Voyage
for which he won a Jury Award for Best Actor at the 2005 Newport International Film Festival
. He was also named one of European cinema's up-and-coming talents and won the Shooting Stars Award
in 2008.
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 Newport International Film Festival
. He also appeared in the French film The Grocer's Son
for which he received a nomination for the 2008 César Award for Most Promising Actor
. His other noted performances include his role as the love interest of actress Manuela Vellés in Julio Medem
's Chaotic Ana and a supporting role in director Régis Wargnier
'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.
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. It was shown at the 2004 Toronto and Venice International Film Festivals.-Plot:Réda is a French-Moroccan...
for which he won a Jury Award for Best Actor at the 2005 Newport International Film Festival
Newport International Film Festival
Newport International Film Festival was an annual film festival in Newport, Rhode Island, established in 1998 .The Newport Film Festival was generally held the first week in June and featured various international films at several local cinemas...
. He was also named one of European cinema's up-and-coming talents and won the Shooting Stars Award
Shooting Stars Award
The Shooting Stars Award is annually presented to ten young European actors at the Berlin International Film Festival. It was introduced in 1998 by European Film Promotion , a pan-European network of film promotion and export organisations, and is supported by the MEDIA Programme of the EU...
in 2008.
Career
Cazalé first decided to become an actor at age 18 after he attended a play. He then briefly enrolled in Cours FlorentCours Florent
The Cours Florent is a private French Drama school created in 1965 by François Florent.The school is currently located on three nearby sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Archereau, rue Mathis and Avenue Jean-Jaurès, further along which is located the Conservatoire national...
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 Newport International Film Festival
Newport International Film Festival
Newport International Film Festival was an annual film festival in Newport, Rhode Island, established in 1998 .The Newport Film Festival was generally held the first week in June and featured various international films at several local cinemas...
. He also appeared in the French film The Grocer's Son
The Grocer's Son
The Grocer's Son is a dramatic film set in Provence, France, directed by experienced French documentarian Éric Guirado...
for which he received a nomination for the 2008 César Award for Most Promising Actor
César Award for Most Promising Actor
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Most Promising Actor .-1980s:-1990s:*1991: Gérald Thomassin: Le petit criminel*1992: Manuel Blanc: J'embrasse pas...
. His other noted performances include his role as the love interest of actress Manuela Vellés in Julio Medem
Julio Medem
Julio Médem is a Spanish writer and film director.Medem was born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain and showed an interest in movies since childhood, when he would take his father's Super 8 camera and shoot at night, while nobody was paying attention...
's Chaotic Ana and a supporting role in director Régis Wargnier
Régis Wargnier
Régis Wargnier is a French film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor and film score composer.-Director:*1986 : La Femme de ma vie starring Jane Birkin*1988 : Sueurs froides...
's 2007 film Have Mercy on Us All
Have Mercy on Us All (film)
Seeds of Death redirects here. For the Doctor Who serial, see The Seeds of Death.Have Mercy on Us All aka. Seeds of Death Seeds of Death redirects here. For the Doctor Who serial, see The Seeds of Death.Have Mercy on Us All aka. Seeds of Death Seeds of Death redirects here. For the Doctor Who...
. Cazalé also plays Jewish boxer Victor Perez
Victor Perez
Victor "Young" Perez was a Sephardic Jew born in French Tunisia, who became the World Flyweight Champion in 1931 and 1932. He was born to Khmaïssa Perez a household goods salesman and Khaïlou René Perez. He was raised along with his four siblings in Dar-El Berdgana, the Jewish quarter of Tunis...
in director Steve Suissa's upcoming biopic. In 2011 he starred in the Charles de Meaux film Stretch
Stretch (film)
Stretch is a 2011 English-language film directed by Charles de Meaux. It stars Nicolas Cazalé, Fan Bingbing and David Carradine. After Carradine's death during production, his widow Annie Bierman sued MK2 Productions, the film's production company, for negligence.- Cast :* Nicolas Cazalé as...
and served on the jury at the Fantastic'Arts
Fantastic'Arts
The Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer is an international festival of horror and science fiction films which has been held each year since 1994 in Gérardmer in the Vosges, France towards the end of January...
film festival.
Personal life
Cazalé's maternal grandmother is Algerian. He was baptized as a Roman Catholic. Cazalé speaks limited Arabic and fluent Spanish.Filmography
- Victor Young Perez (announced)
- StretchStretch (film)Stretch is a 2011 English-language film directed by Charles de Meaux. It stars Nicolas Cazalé, Fan Bingbing and David Carradine. After Carradine's death during production, his widow Annie Bierman sued MK2 Productions, the film's production company, for negligence.- Cast :* Nicolas Cazalé as...
(2011) - Conte de la Frustration (2010)
- Mensch (2009)
- Pars vite et reviens tard (2007)
- Chaotic Ana (2007)
- The Grocer's SonThe Grocer's SonThe Grocer's Son is a dramatic film set in Provence, France, directed by experienced French documentarian Éric Guirado...
(2007) - UV (2007)
- Have Mercy on Us AllHave Mercy on Us All (film)Seeds of Death redirects here. For the Doctor Who serial, see The Seeds of Death.Have Mercy on Us All aka. Seeds of Death Seeds of Death redirects here. For the Doctor Who serial, see The Seeds of Death.Have Mercy on Us All aka. Seeds of Death Seeds of Death redirects here. For the Doctor Who...
(2007) - Saint-Jacques... La Mecque (2005)
- Le grand voyageLe Grand VoyageLe 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. It was shown at the 2004 Toronto and Venice International Film Festivals.-Plot:Réda is a French-Moroccan...
(2004) - 3 Dancing Slaves3 Dancing Slaves3 Dancing Slaves is a 2004 French film directed by Gaël Morel.-Plot:Annecy is no tourist destination for three working-class Algerian brothers and their father, in the months after their mother has died. Marc is deeply troubled: he tries to stiff drug dealers and then plots revenge...
(2004) - L'Amour dangereux (2003)
- Les Chemins de l'oued (Under Another Sky) (2002)
- Bella ciao (2001)
Television roles
- La prise en passant (2011)
- Robinson Crusoë (2003)
- Louis Page (2000)