French actor and director Mathieu Kassovitz is seriously injured in a motorcycle accident
Mathieu Kassovitz is reportedly seriously injured in a motorcycle accident.
The director of La Haine has been taken to the Kremlin-Bicêtre hospital in Paris for treatment deadline.
However, according to his friends, the French actor is not in life-threatening danger.
The award-winning actor and director rode his motorcycle on the Montlhéry circuit outside Paris.
The founder of MNP Entreprise is currently 56 years old.
Serious accident: Mathieu Kassovitz, 56, was reportedly seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. According to Deadline, La Haine’s director has been taken to Kremlin-Bicêtre Hospital in Paris for treatment; seen in 2011 in Toronto
A French icon: The acclaimed French actor and director first rose to fame with 1995’s La Haine
A mainstay in French cinema for decades, Mathieu first found the public spotlight with the 1995 classic La Haine (French for hate).
With a hard-hitting, fictionalized take on police brutality in France, La Haine Mathieu won the prize for best director at the Cannes Film Festival that same year.
In addition to directing the critically acclaimed film, the multi-hyphenated man also wrote the screenplay and appeared in a small on-screen role.
In addition to his popular work in France, the screenwriter has also had roles in films such as the Nicole Kidman-directed erotic thriller Birthday Girl in 2001.
That same year, Mathieu also had a role in Amélie.
Outside of France, the César Award-winning actor, director and writer is best known for his role in Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element.
In 2005, he appeared alongside Geoffrey Rush and Eric Bana in Steven Spielberg’s historical drama Munich.
Fans of the hard-working French actor can also watch him on Amazon TV in five seasons of The Bureau, a spy series.
An avid motorcycle enthusiast, the Hollywood heavyweight developed a love for the athletic activity when he moved to Los Angeles in the 2000s, according to the Deadline report.
Silver Fox: The warm-hearted actor and director won the 1995 Cannes Film Festival award for Best Director for La Haine; to be seen in 2022 at the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival
Lead actor: One of Mathieu’s most famous roles outside of French cinema was 2001’s Birthday Girl with Nicole Kidman
Not just any actor: the versatile French entertainment icon has won several Cesar film awards over the course of his career; on display in 2020 in Paris at the Cesar Film Awards Ceremony
Like fine wine: Although he was seriously injured in the motorcycle accident, Mathieu is reportedly not in life-threatening danger; seen in April 2022 in Paris for the Ambulance photo call
Although the former Cannes judge is currently single, he was previously married to French actress Julie Mauduech.
The couple has one child together, a daughter named Carmen.
He currently resides in France.
While Deadline has reported that the actor’s own circle of friends has reportedly stated that the actor’s life is not in danger, a conflicting report from The Hollywood reporter states that the actor and director would be in a ‘worrying’ condition.