Leading French film actor Vincent Perez was born in Lausanne, Switzerland on June 10, 1962. After school, he entered the Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Geneva, and a year later at the age of 18 he moved to Paris and continued his studies there at the acting faculty of the Paris Conservatory.
After graduating in 1986, Perez was accepted into the troupe of the pioneering Amandier Theatre and made his stage debut. In the same year he made his debut in the film “Guardian of the Night”. This first success prompted the young actor to leave the stage and focus on his film career.
Recognition and popularity did not take long to wait: in 1990, Vincent starred in the film.
Cyrano de Bergerac He played the hero's best friend Gerard Depardieu and received a Cesar Award nomination.
In the next few years, a series of successful films with his participation is released - "Indochina" with partner Catherine Deneuve, "Fanfan's Flavor of Love", where he played in a pair with actress Sophie Marceau, "Queen Margot" with Isabel Adjani, as well as a new version of the picture "Fanfan - Tulip", which was a huge success with the audience.
In 1996, the actor made his Hollywood debut, playing in the mystical thriller "Crow2. City of Angels".
Twice the actor starred in Russian films - in the film by Pavel Lungin "The Line of Life" in 1996 and 11 years later in the film.
where his partner was Anastasia Zavorotnyuk.
Vincent Perez is not limited to costume and historical films, he is also actively starring in non-commercial films, and after the film "Fanfan Tulip" decides to stop playing young lovers and prefers roles corresponding to his age.
Among the recent films with his participation - the melodrama "I Stay" - again 10 years later, paired with Sophie Marceau and the thriller "Tomorrow at Dawn."
In addition to acting, the actor tries himself in directing. He began his directing career in 1991 with short films, and in the new millennium, two of his feature films “Angel’s Skin” and “The Secret” were released.
In his youth, Vincent had many stormy novels confirming his role as a “sex symbol”. For example, among his passions were the actress Jacqueline Bisset and model Carl Bruni.
In 1998, Vincent Perez married his life partner, Senegalese model and actress Karin Silla. Married to her, he raises three children in common: daughter Iman, twins Pablo and Tess, and Roxanne, daughter Karin from her first marriage to actor Gerard Depardieu. /