Vincent Perez

Nationality:
Swiss
Birthdate:
06/10/1962
Birthplace:
Lausanne, Switzerland
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biography
A stunningly handsome French actor, Perez quickly won leading roles in his native land in the 1980s and branched out to international work in the 90s. With his sensuous, slightly pouty lips, strong gaze and cleanly sculpted features, Perez has won considerable heartthrob status among French audiences and devotees of the international art-house circuit. So far, he has specialized in soulful, impetuous and idealistic types caught up in the grand romantic sweep of glossy dramas, often period pieces. To his credit, Perez has been able to combine the melodramatic dash the roles require with a more Continued
Credits
Duc de Nevers
2002
Oskar Kokoschka
2001
Charlie Morel
2000
Paolo Gallmann
2000
The Boy
1999
Francisco Areavaga
1998
Yanko
1998
Ruggerio
La Mole
Intendant Francois Bigot
Christian de Neuvillette
Capitaine Fracasse
Director
Actor
Hadrien
Fanfan la Tulipe
Alexandre
Jean-Baptiste
Philippe
Denis Diderot
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Left home at age 16 to pursue acting career
1985 
Earliest feature film appearances included a role in "Gardien de la nuit/Night Guardian"
1988 
First leading role in a feature, "La maison de jade/House of Jade", opposite Jacqueline Bisset
1990 
First film to get a major art-house release in the USA, "Cyrano de Bergerac", starring Gerard Depardieu in the title role
1990 
First international co-production, "The Voyage of Captain Fracassa", a French-Italian co-production, in which he played the title role
Continued