Vincent Pérez is a Swiss-born French speaking actor and director. He is best known internationally for playing the title character Ashe Corven in
. Some of his notable films in French cinema include
. In 1995, he was named one of
descent. He commenced acting studies in Geneva, followed by the Paris Conservatoire and completed his training at L'École des Amandiers in
. He started acting in theatre before starring in films.
. He was nominated for a
. He has since appeared in various films and his onscreen leading ladies have included
. Pérez starred as Lieutenant Vincent Revel.
He has also gone into directing. Two of his shorts, L'échange and Rien à dire, have been nominated for the
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 1986 |
Gardien de la nuit (Guardian of the Night) |
Armand |
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| 1987 |
Hôtel de France Hôtel de France is a 1987 French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Laurent Grévill - Michel* Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - Sonia* Vincent Perez - Serge...
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Serge |
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| 1988 |
La maison de jade (The House of Jade) |
Bernard Gretz |
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| 1990 |
Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac is a 1990 French-language film based on the 1897 play of the same name by Edmond Rostand. It was directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau and adapted by Jean-Claude Carrière and Jean-Paul Rappeneau. The English subtitles use Anthony Burgess's translation of the text, which preserves the...
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Christian de Neuvillette |
César Award The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
Nominee for Most Promising Actor (Meilleur espoir masculin) |
| Il viaggio di Capitan Fracassa Captain Fracassa's Journey is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Scola. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Vincent Perez as Baron of Sigognac* Emmanuelle Béart as Isabella* Massimo Troisi as Pulcinella...
(The Voyage of Captain Fracassa) |
Baron of Sigognac |
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| 1991 |
La neige et le feu |
Jacques Sénéchal |
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| 1992 |
Cendre d'or |
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| Indochine Indochine is a 1992 French film set in colonial French Indochina during the 1930s. It is the story of Éliane Devries, a French plantation owner, and of her adopted Vietnamese daughter, Camille, with the rising Vietnamese nationalist movement set as a backdrop...
(Indochina) |
Jean-Baptiste |
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| L'échange |
|
Cannes Film FestivalThe Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
Golden Palm AwardThe Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
Nominee for Best Short Film
Short written and directed by Vincent Perez |
| 1993 |
Fanfan Fanfan is a 1993 French romantic comedy written and directed by Alexandre Jardin, and starring Sophie Marceau and Vincent Perez...
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Alexandre |
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| 1994 |
La Reine MargotLa Reine Margot is a 1994 French period film directed by Patrice Chéreau, based on the 1845 historical novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père. It stars Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Virna Lisi and Vincent Pérez...
(Queen Margot) |
La Môle Joseph Boniface de La Môle was a French nobleman. He was the son of Jacques Boniface, seigneur de la Môle et de Colobrières, of Marseille....
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| 1995 |
Al di là delle nuvole Beyond the Clouds is a 1995 Italian-French-German film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and Wim Wenders.- Plot :Four stories of love and illusion are told from the perspective of a wandering film director. In the first story, two beautiful young lovers are unable to consummate their passion...
(Beyond the Clouds) |
Niccolo |
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| 1996 |
Ligne de vie (Line of Life) |
Philippe |
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| The Crow: City of Angels The Crow: City of Angels is a 1996 action film directed by Tim Pope. It is a sequel to the 1994 cult film The Crow.-Plot:The film is set in Los Angeles, where drug king Judah Earl controls it all...
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Ashe Corven/The Crow |
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| 1997 |
Swept from the Sea Swept from the Sea is a 1997 American drama film based on a 1903 short story, "Amy Foster" by Joseph Conrad. It stars Vincent Perez, Rachel Weisz, Ian McKellen, Joss Ackland, Kathy Bates, Zoë Wanamaker and Tom Bell and was directed by Beeban Kidron....
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Yanko Gooral |
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| Le bossu Le Bossu is a French swashbuckler film directed by Philippe de Broca, released in 1997...
|
Duc de Nevers |
César Award The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
Nominee for Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur second rôle masculin)
Cabourg Romantic Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 1998 |
Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train is a 1998 French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau and written by himself, Danièle Thompson and Pierre Trividic...
(Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train) |
Viviane |
César Award The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
Nominee for Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur second rôle masculin) |
| The Treat |
Pierre |
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| Talk of Angels Talk Of Angels is a film directed in 1996 by Nick Hamm, but not released by its production company, Miramax, until 1998. The film received mostly unfavorable comparisons to Casablanca, Dr...
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Francisco Areavaga |
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| 1999 |
Le temps retrouvé, d'après l'oeuvre de Marcel Proust (Marcel Proust's Time Regained) |
Morel |
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| Rien à dire |
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Cannes Film FestivalThe Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
Golden Palm AwardThe Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
Nominee for Best Short Film
Short directed by Vincent Perez |
| 2000 |
Épouse-moi (Marry Me) |
Hadrien Roche |
|
| Le Libertin Le Libertin is a French film, a comedy, directed by Gabriel Aghion, released in 2000. It is an adaptation of a 1997 play by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt.-Synopsis:...
(The Libertine) |
Denis Diderot |
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| I Dreamed of Africa I Dreamed of Africa is a 2000 film starring Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, Eve Marie Saint, Garrett Strommen, Liam Aiken and Daniel Craig. It is based on the autobiographical novel I Dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann, an Italian writer who moved to Kenya and became involved in conservation work...
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Paolo Gallmann |
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| 2001 |
Les morsures de l'aube (Love Bites) |
Young actor |
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| Bride of the Wind Bride of the Wind is a 2001 period drama directed by Academy Award-nominee Bruce Beresford and written by first-time screenwriter Marilyn Levy. Loosely based on the life of Alma Mahler, Bride of the Wind recounts Alma's marriage to famed composer Gustav Mahler and her romantic exploits...
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Oskar KokoschkaOskar Kokoschka was an Austrian artist, poet and playwright best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes.-Biography:...
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| 2002 |
Queen of the Damned Queen of the Damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series, The Queen of the Damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the latter novel's predecessor, The Vampire Lestat. It stars Aaliyah as the vampire queen Akasha, and Stuart...
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Marius de Romanus Marius de Romanus is a fictional character in The Vampire Chronicles novels written by Anne Rice. He is the primary character in the novel Blood and Gold.- Fictional biography :...
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| Peau d'ange (Once Upon An Angel) |
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Nominated at the Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
for the Grand Prix des Amériques
Written and directed by Vincent Perez |
| 2003 |
Le pharmacien de garde (The Pharmacist) |
Yan Lazarrec |
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| La felicità non costa niente (Happiness Costs Nothing) |
Francesco |
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| Fanfan la Tulipe Fanfan la Tulipe is a 2003 French comedy adventure film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and starring Vincent Perez and Penelope Cruz. It was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival...
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Fanfan la Tulipe Fanfan la Tulipe is a 1952 French comedy adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque. It has also been categorized under swashbuckler films. The film starred Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida. The film was remade in 2003 with Penélope Cruz in Lollobrigida's role.-Plot summary:The film is set in...
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| Je reste! (I'm Staying!) |
Bertrand Delpire |
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| 2004 |
Bienvenue en Suisse Bienvenue en Suisse is a 2004 French-Swiss comedy film directed by Léa Fazer. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Vincent Perez - Aloïs Couchepin* Emmanuelle Devos - Sophie* Denis Podalydès - Thierry...
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Aloïs Couchepin |
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| Nouvelle-France (New France aka Battle of the Brave) |
Intendant le Bigot |
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| 2007 |
Kod apokalipsisaThe Apocalypse Code is a Russian action film. Apart from Russia, the filming took place in France, Italy, Norway, Malaysia and Ukraine. The crew spent 10 days shooting scenes in the stunning Alvøen Island and Aurland fjords.-Storyline:...
(The Apocalypse Code) |
Lui |
MTV Movie Award (Russia) Nominee for Best Fight; shared with Anastasiya Zavorotnyuk
Credited as Vensan Peres |
| Arn - Tempelriddaren (Arn - The Knight Templar) |
Brother Guilbert |
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| Si j'étais toi (The Secret) |
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Produced and directed by Vincent Perez |
| 2009 |
Demain dès l'aube Tomorrow at Dawn is a 2009 French drama film directed by Denis Dercourt. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Gérald Laroche as Major Rogart* Françoise Lebrun as Claire Guibert* Anne Marivin as Jeanne...
(Tomorrow at Dawn) |
Mathieu |
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| 2010 |
Inhale |
Dr. Martinez |
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| Bruc |
Maraval |
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| The Last Warrior |
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