Vincent Perez

Born: 10 June 1962
Where: Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Swiss actor Vincent has been a star of the French cinema since the mid 1980's.

He is as famous for being the stepfather of Gerard Depardieu's daughter Roxanne, as for the host of movies in which he's featured and starred.

A product of Paris's Conservatory, Vincent cultivated his dramatic skills in Cyrano De Bergerac; Fanfan and La Reine Margot, amongst other internationally successful French movies.

In 1998 he was nominated for a Cesar award (the equivalent of the Oscars in France) for his role in On Guard.

More recently Vincent has started to break into the English language movie market.

Films such as I Dream of Africa and Queen of the Damned, opposite Stuart Townsend.

Vincent is currently filming The Husband I Bought with Ashley Judd and Charlize Theron.