Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes (born May 21, 1959) is an American actor, writer and director.
Cassavetes was born in New York City, New York, the son of actress Gena Rowlands and Greek-American actor and director John Cassavetes. He has appeared in the films Face/Off, The Wraith, Life, Backstreet Dreams and The Astronaut's Wife, among others. He has directed several films, including John Q, Alpha Dog, She's So Lovely, Unhook the Stars, The Notebook, and My Sister's Keeper. He also adapted the screenplay for Blow and wrote the dialogue for the Justin Timberlake music video "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around".
Cassavetes is married to Heather Wahlquist, who has appeared in several of his films, including a small role in the 2004 film adaptation of The Notebook. She appeared as a secondary character: best friend to the female lead of Allie Hamilton, portrayed by Rachel McAdams.
External links
Nick Cassavetes at the Internet Movie Database
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NAME
Cassavetes, Nick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Cassavetes, Nicholas David Rowland
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Actor, Director, Writer
DATE OF BIRTH
1959-5-21
PLACE OF BIRTH
New York, New York, USA
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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