Biographies: Nick Cassavetes - Actor

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Nicholas David Rowland “Nick” Cassavetes is an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He was born on May 21, 1959 in New York City. He is the son of actress Gena Rowlands and legendary Greek-American actor and independent filmmaker John Cassavetes. As a child, he appeared in two of his father's films: Husbands (1970) and A Woman Under the Influence (1974). As a professional actor, Nick appeared Class of 1999 II: The Substitute (1994), Face/off (1997), Life (1999), and The Astronaut's Wife (1999). His feature film debut as a director was with Unhook the Stars in 1996, which starred Gena Rowland and Marisa Tomei. His other credits as a director include She's So Lovely (1997), John Q (2002), The Notebook (2004), Alpha Dog (2006), My Sister's Keeper (2009) and The Other Woman (2012).

• 2 April 2014
• Tarek Sharkawy