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Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Directing·1967·78 films

Mathieu Kassovitz (born 3 August 1967) is a French director, screenwriter, producer and actor, best known for his Cannes-winning drama La Haine. Kassovitz is also the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company.

As Director

As Actor

Amélie
Amélie (2001)Nino Quincampoix
The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element (1997)Mugger
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)Hawker
La Haine
La Haine (1995)Young Skin
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)Banquet physiognomist
Munich
Munich (2005)Robert
The Wolf's Call
The Wolf's Call (2019)Alfost
Haywire
Haywire (2011)Studer
The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children (1995)Man on the Street (uncredited)
Simply Black
Simply Black (2020)Mathieu Kassovitz
Birthday Girl
Birthday Girl (2001)Yuri
Happy End
Happy End (2017)Thomas Laurent
Jakob the Liar
Jakob the Liar (1999)Herschel
Amen.
Amen. (2002)Riccardo Fontana
Street Flow
Street Flow (2019)Dominique
The Accusation
The Accusation (2021)Prof. Adam Wizman
Visions
Visions (2023)Guillaume
Nobody from Nowhere
Nobody from Nowhere (2014)Sébastien Nicolas / Henri de Montalte
Angélique
Angélique (2013)Nicolas / Calembredaine
The Lookout
The Lookout (2012)Vincent Kaminski
A Self-Made Hero
A Self-Made Hero (1996)Albert Dehousse
Brothers
Brothers (2024)Patrice (adulte)
Fake News
Fake News (2021)Guillaume Kekchoz
Rebellion
Rebellion (2011)Philippe Legorjus
Ladies
Ladies (2017)Clovis
Louise-Michel
Louise-Michel (2008)Le propriétaire de la ferme
Him
Him (2021)Friend
Another Woman's Life
Another Woman's Life (2012)Paul Speranski
The Astronaut
The Astronaut (2023)Alexandre Ribbot
Assassin(s)
Assassin(s) (1997)Max
Sparring
Sparring (2017)Steve Landry
De Gaulle: Résistance
De Gaulle: Résistance (2026)Darlan
See How They Fall
See How They Fall (1994)Johnny
Wild Life
Wild Life (2014)Philippe Fournier (Paco)
My Man
My Man (1996)1st client
Métisse
Métisse (1993)Felix
Fierrot le pou
Fierrot le pou (1990)
Rachel's Game
Rachel's Game (2024)Sam Zimmerman
Fucking Kassovitz
Fucking Kassovitz (2011)Self
Gang of the Caribbean
Gang of the Caribbean (2016)The bar owner
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin (2021)Narrator (voice)
Next Year If All Goes Well
Next Year If All Goes Well (1981)le petit garcon
Just for Kicks
Just for Kicks (2005)Self
News from the Good Lord
News from the Good Lord (1996)
Hunting Down the Nazis
Hunting Down the Nazis (2007)Narrator (voice)
Apocalypse: The Battle of Verdun
Apocalypse: The Battle of Verdun (2016)Self - Narrator (voice)
Assassins...
Assassins... (1992)Max
Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences)
Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences) (1998)Roland
Two Snails Set Off
Two Snails Set Off (2017)(voice)
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance (2018)Self
Touch and Die
Touch and Die (1991)Piaz
Amélie: The Real Story
Amélie: The Real Story (2023)Nino (archive footage)
Make Room for Tomorrow
Make Room for Tomorrow (1979)Mathias Oppenheim
Les Rivières pourpres: L'enquête
Les Rivières pourpres: L'enquête (2001)Self
Putain de porte
Putain de porte (1994)
Ten Years of La Haine
Ten Years of La Haine (2006)Self
Cannabis : Une enquête de Mathieu Kassovitz et Antoine Robin
Cannabis : Une enquête de Mathieu Kassovitz et Antoine Robin (2024)
Kourtrajmé Vol 1
Kourtrajmé Vol 1 (2003)Mathieu
Il était une fois... « La Haine »
Il était une fois... « La Haine » (2012)Self - Director
Elle voulait faire quelque chose
Elle voulait faire quelque chose (1994)
De Gaulle: Liberté
De Gaulle: Liberté (2026)Darlan
The Way of the Wind
The Way of the Wind
On the Set of 'Gothika'
On the Set of 'Gothika' (2004)Self
Avant... mais après
Avant... mais après (1994)Vincent
Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté
Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté (2015)Self
Le doc Quotidien - Les baskets et nous
Le doc Quotidien - Les baskets et nous (2025)Self - Guest
Tarubi, l'arabe strait 2
Tarubi, l'arabe strait 2 (2001)Le mec dans la voiture
Making of "la scène au scalpel"
Making of "la scène au scalpel" (2001)Self
Inside the Making of - Amélie
Inside the Making of - Amélie (2001)Nino Quincampoix
Apocalypse - La paix impossible (1918-1926)
Apocalypse - La paix impossible (1918-1926) (2018)

As Writer