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,Shapiro, Mark. "Vincent Perez is Ashe". The Crow: City of Angels Official Magazine. 1996. Retrieved 18 April 2010 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 Lausanne, Switzerland, 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 César Award. He has since appeared in various films and his onscreen leading ladies have included Catherine Deneuve, Kim Basinger, Isabelle Adjani and Aaliyah.
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 Frankenstein's monster in a 2004 television movie titled Frankenstein starring Parker Posey in an update of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein.
He has also gone into directing. Two of his shorts, L'échange and Rien à dire, have been nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.Cannes International Film Festival Official Website
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, Johnny Hallyday and Gérard Depardieu, was unveiled at Rencontres d'Arles, an annual photography festival in Arles, France. In December 2012, he exhibited his photographs of dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet at the RuArts in Moscow, Russia.Tatiana ChramtchenkoLe « Bolchoï » de Vincent Perez exposé à Moscou, Russia Beyond the Headlines, 10 December 2012 Two years later, in December 2014, he exhibited them again at the Accademia Fine Art Gallery in Monte Carlo, Monaco.Vincent Perez, un artiste aux multiples facettes , Monaco Info, 27 November 2014
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. From 1988 to 1992, Perez was romantically involved with British actress Jacqueline Bisset, who is twenty years his senior.
Work
Filmography Year Title Role Language Notes 1986 Gardien de la nuit (Guardian of the Night) Armand French 1987 Hôtel de France Serge French 1988 La Maison de jade (The House of Jade) Bernard Gretz French 1990 Cyrano de Bergerac Christian de Neuvillette French César Award Nominee for Most Promising Actor (Meilleur espoir masculin) Il viaggio di Capitan Fracassa (Captain Fracassa's Journey) Baron of Sigognac Italian 1991 La Neige et le feu Jacques Sénéchal French 1992 Cendre d'or French Short film Indochine (Indochina) Jean-Baptiste French L'Échange — French Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm Award Nominee for Best Short FilmShort written and directed by Vincent Perez1993 Fanfan Alexandre French 1994 La Reine Margot (Queen Margot) La Môle French 1995 Al di là delle nuvole (Beyond the Clouds) Niccolo 1996 (Линия жизни, Lifeline) Philippe Russian The Crow: City of Angels Ashe Corven/The Crow English 1997 Swept from the Sea Yanko Gooral English Le bossu (On Guard) Duc de Nevers French César Award 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) Viviane French César Award Nominee for Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur second rôle masculin) The Treat Pierre English Talk of Angels Francisco Areavaga English Shot Through the Heart Slavko Stanic English TV film 1999 Le Temps retrouvé (Time Regained) Morel French Rien à dire — French Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm Award Nominee for Best Short FilmShort directed by Vincent Perez 2000 Épouse-moi (Marry Me) Hadrien Roche French Le Libertin (The Libertine) Denis Diderot French I Dreamed of Africa Paolo Gallmann English 2001 (Love Bites) Young actor French Bride of the Wind Oskar Kokoschka English 2002 Queen of the Damned Marius de Romanus English Peau d'Ange (Once Upon An Angel) — French Written and directed by Vincent PerezNominated—Montreal World Film Festival Grand Prix des Amériques 2003 Le pharmacien de garde (The Pharmacist) Yan Lazarrec French La felicità non-costa niente (Happiness Costs Nothing) Francesco Italian Fanfan la Tulipe Fanfan la Tulipe French I'm Staying! Bertrand Delpire French 2004 Bienvenue en Suisse (Welcome to Switzerland) Aloïs Couchepin French Nouvelle-France (Battle of the Brave) Intendant le Bigot English 2007 The Apocalypse Code Lui Russian MTV Movie Award (Russia) Nominee for Best Fight; shared with Anastasiya ZavorotnyukCredited as Vensan Peres Arn – Tempelriddaren (Arn – The Knight Templar) Brother Guilbert Swedish The Secret — English Produced and directed by Vincent Perez 2009 Demain dès l'aube (Tomorrow at Dawn) Mathieu French 2010 Inhale Dr. Martinez English Maraval Catalan 2012 Lines of Wellington Lévêque Portuguese 2012 Ce que le jour doit à la nuit (What the Day Owes the Night) Juan Rucilio French 2013 Puppylove Christian French 2014 The Kitchen in Paris (Cuisine in Paris) Nicolas DuPont Russian 2016 Alone in Berlin — English Director, writer 2017 Dalida Eddie Barclay French 2017 Chacun sa vie et son intime conviction (Everyone's Life) The Count French 2017 Hochelaga, Land of Souls Jacques Cartier 2018 Territory of Love Professor Deglacière French 2018 L'intervention General Favrart French 2018 At Eternity's Gate The Director English2018 Ladies in Black Stefan English 2018 The Summer House The Swiss actor French 2019 The Aeronauts Pierre Rennes English 2023 The Edge of the Blade Colonel Louis Berchère French Also director, writer 2025 Hot Milk Gomez English
Television Year Title Role Language Notes 1986 Série noire Yvon French 1 episode: Piège à flics 1990 Hamlet Laerte French 1998 Shot Through the Heart Slavko English 2000 Scénarios sur la drogue — French Directed 1 episode, Scénarios sur la drogue 2004 Frankenstein Deucalion English 2005 Le juge Marc Steiner French 2006 Avec le temps... Philippe Julliart French Jeanne Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour Louis XV French 2007 Paris enquêtes criminelles (Law & Order: Paris) Vincent Revel French 20 episodes 2008 Marc German 2010 Lo scandalo della Banca Romana Clemente Claudet Italian Trahie! Paul/Antonio French2022 Shantaram Didier Levy English An Apple TV+ Original2025 Hostage Elias Vernier English Netflix miniseries
Awards and nominations
César Awards Year Award Film Result1991 Most Promising Actor (Meilleur jeune espoir masculin) Cyrano de Bergerac NominatedAcadémie des César – Site Officiel1998 Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur second rôle masculin) Le bossu Nominated1998 Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur second rôle masculin) Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train Nominated
Palme d'Or Year Award Film Result1992 Best Short Film L'échange Nominated1999 Best Short Film Rien à dire Nominated
Montréal World Film Festival Year Award Film Result2002 Grand Prix des Amériques Peau d'ange Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Russia Year Award Film Result2008 Best Fight Kod apokalipsisa Nominated
Cabourg Film Festival Year Award Film Result1992 Prix Jean Gabin Won2008 Best Actor Le bossu Won
References
External links
The Vincent Perez Archives An Interview with Vincent Perez about Paris enquêtes criminelles (French)