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'''Gabriel Casseus''' (born April 28, 1972) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and screenwriter from Roosevelt, New York. |
'''Gabriel Casseus''' (born April 28, 1972) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and screenwriter from Roosevelt, New York. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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As Gabriel Casseus tells the story, he could have been a Cosby kid. In 1983 the son of Haitian immigrants, whose only acting experience was in small local theater, had a callback for the role of Theo Huxtable. But, he says, he jumped a subway turnstile in Manhattan on his way to the audition and got arrested. When he was only 14 at the time he hung out with "ER's" Eriq LaSalle was 24 and Ving Rhames was 27, At Age 12, he spent the next 12 years doing odd jobs, selling shoes and removing asbestos and managing the shark bar, at 22, he land a part as a teenage carjacker in 1995's New Jersey Drive. His career finally jump-started, Casseus, at 24, took a groundbreaking part this year as a murderous gang member turned Muslim in Spike Lee’s Get on the Bus. “If he were a stock trading on the market, I’d invest in him,” says Reuben Cannon, casting director and coproducer of Bus. Next, Casseus will play Denzel Washington‘s brother in 1997’s Fallen. As his steady rise continues, he is patient. “I’m just ‘that guy in the movie,’ ” he says. “Hopefully next year I’ll be Gabriel Casseus, but it feels good being ‘that guy’ |
As Gabriel Casseus tells the story, he could have been a Cosby kid. In 1983 the son of Haitian immigrants, whose only acting experience was in small local theater, had a callback for the role of Theo Huxtable. But, he says, he jumped a subway turnstile in Manhattan on his way to the audition and got arrested. When he was only 14 at the time he hung out with "ER's" Eriq LaSalle was 24 and Ving Rhames was 27, At Age 12, he spent the next 12 years doing odd jobs, selling shoes and removing asbestos and managing the shark bar, at 22, he land a part as a teenage carjacker in 1995's New Jersey Drive. His career finally jump-started, Casseus, at 24, took a groundbreaking part this year as a murderous gang member turned Muslim in Spike Lee’s Get on the Bus. “If he were a stock trading on the market, I’d invest in him,” says Reuben Cannon, casting director and coproducer of Bus. Next, Casseus will play Denzel Washington‘s brother in 1997’s Fallen. As his steady rise continues, he is patient. “I’m just ‘that guy in the movie,’ ” he says. “Hopefully next year I’ll be Gabriel Casseus, but it feels good being ‘that guy’ |
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Gabriel Casseus | |
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| Born | April 28, 1972 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Gabriel Casseus (born April 28, 1972) is an American actor and screenwriter from Roosevelt, New York.
Early life
As Gabriel Casseus tells the story, he could have been a Cosby kid. In 1983 the son of Haitian immigrants, whose only acting experience was in small local theater, had a callback for the role of Theo Huxtable. But, he says, he jumped a subway turnstile in Manhattan on his way to the audition and got arrested. When he was only 14 at the time he hung out with "ER's" Eriq LaSalle was 24 and Ving Rhames was 27, At Age 12, he spent the next 12 years doing odd jobs, selling shoes and removing asbestos and managing the shark bar, at 22, he land a part as a teenage carjacker in 1995's New Jersey Drive. His career finally jump-started, Casseus, at 24, took a groundbreaking part this year as a murderous gang member turned Muslim in Spike Lee’s Get on the Bus. “If he were a stock trading on the market, I’d invest in him,” says Reuben Cannon, casting director and coproducer of Bus. Next, Casseus will play Denzel Washington‘s brother in 1997’s Fallen. As his steady rise continues, he is patient. “I’m just ‘that guy in the movie,’ ” he says. “Hopefully next year I’ll be Gabriel Casseus, but it feels good being ‘that guy’
Releases and Ratings
- 1994-1997 New York Undercover Rating TV-14
- 1995 New Jersey Drive Rating R
- 1995 Law & Order Rating TV-14
- 1995 Silk Stalkings Rating TV-14
- 1996 Homicide Life on the Street Rating TV-14
- 1996 The Parent 'Hood Rating TV-PG
- 1996 Lone Star Rating R
- 1996 Nightjohn Rating PG-13
- 1996 Get on the Bus Rating R
- 1997 Don King: Only In America Rating R
- 1997 Buffalo Soldiers Rating G
- 1998 Fallen Rating R
- 1998 The Wedding Rating NR
- 1998 Modern Vampires Rating R
- 1998 Black Dog Rating PG-13
- 1999 The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Rating NR
- 1999 Harlem Aria Rating R
- 2000 Lockdown (2000) film Rating R
- 2000 Bedazzled Rating PG-13
- 2001 15 Minutes Rating R
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |||||||||||||
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| 1995 | New Jersey Drive | Midget | Movie | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | Law & Order | Dewey Latterman | TV Series 1 episode | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | Silk Stalkings | Deon Wilkes | TV Series 1 episode | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Derek Sherman | TV Series 1 episode | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | The Parent 'Hood | Bobby | TV Series 1 episode | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Lone Star | Young Otis | Movie |
1996 'Nightjohn Rating PG-13 BiographyCasseus was born in New York City, and is of Haitian descent.[1] Career and accoladesHe was nominated for Best Debut Performance in the film New Jersey Drive in the Independent Spirit Awards in 1995, and has appeared in the films Get on the Bus, where he played Jamal, a Muslim en route to the Million Man March; in the film thriller Fallen, in which he played Denzel Washington's brother Art Hobbes and as the 28-year-old lead (Anton) opposite Damon Wayans in the film, Harlem Aria (2010), who possesses a powerful operatic voice. He had a small role as pool playing Freddie in the 50 Cent movie Before I Self Destruct (2009); as Elliot's cellmate in Bedazzled; as Kurth, one of the protagonist's squad mates in Black Hawk Down; In Lockdown, he played Cashmere, a drug dealer who was sent to prison wrongfully on a murder charge; and also played a small role in the 1998 movie Black Dog. He also has appeared in some popular television shows, such as Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, The Practice, Law & Order and 24. He is also a co-writer of the 2010 film Takers. References
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