(Born Aug. 03, 1967) Mathieu Kassovitz is a French actor, director, screenwriter, and is considered one of contemporary France's top young film talents. As a filmmaker, Kassovitz has a number of artistic and commercial successes under his belt. He wrote and directed La Haine (1995), a hugely successful film in France and internationally. He later directed Les Rivières Pourpres (2000), a police detective thriller starring Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel, another massive commercial success in France, and Gothika (2003), a fantasy thriller, with Halle Berry and Penélope Cruz. As an actor, Kassovitz is most famous outside France for his role as Nino Quincampoix in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film Amélie.