Nick Cassavetes

Nick Cassavetes

Born: May 21, 1959
in New York City, New York, USA
Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes is an American film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He is the son of actress Gena Rowlands and director John Cassavetes.

His acting credits include an uncredited role in Husbands (1970)—which was directed by his father, John Cassavetes—as well as roles in the films The Wraith (1986), Face/Off (1997), and Blow (2001).

He has directed such films as She's So Lovely, John Q., The Notebook, Alpha Dog, and My Sister's Keeper.

Movies for Nick Cassavetes...

Impulse
Title: Impulse
Character: Zane
Released: April 30, 2024
Type: Movie
A young journalist is pulled into the orbit of a string of murders that connects media moguls, politicians, and Hollywood elites - setting off on the impossible task of taking them down.
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Bad Hombres
Title: Bad Hombres
Character: Dr. Dean 'Growler' Graulich
Released: March 4, 2023
Type: Movie
Bad Hombres tells the story of two undocumented immigrants who take a job digging a hole and then learn their employers are criminals.
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Prisoners of the Ghostland
Title: Prisoners of the Ghostland
Character: Psycho
Released: August 31, 2021
Type: Movie
In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose adopted granddaughter Bernice has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption.
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Queenpins
Title: Queenpins
Character: Captain Pain
Released: August 26, 2021
Type: Movie
Bored and frustrated suburban homemaker Connie and her best pal JoJo, a vlogger with dreams, turn a hobby into a multi-million-dollar counterfeit coupon caper. After firing off a letter to the conglomerate behind a box of cereal gone stale, and receiving an apology along with dozens of freebies, the duo hatch an illegal coupon club scheme that scams millions from mega-corporations and delivers deals to legions of fellow coupon clippers. On the trail to total coupon dominance, a hapless Loss Prevention Officer from the local supermarket chain joins forces with a determined U.S. Postal Inspector in hot pursuit of these newly minted “Queenpins” of pink collar crime.
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The Hangover Part II
Title: The Hangover Part II
Character: Tattoo Joe
Released: May 25, 2011
Type: Movie
The Hangover crew heads to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the disaster of a bachelor party in Las Vegas last year, Stu is playing it safe with a mellow pre-wedding brunch. However, nothing goes as planned and Bangkok is the perfect setting for another adventure with the rowdy group.
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Title: High Stakes Poker
Released: January 16, 2006
Type: TV
High Stakes Poker is a cash game poker television program, which was broadcast by the cable television network GSN in the United States. The poker variant played on the show is no limit Texas hold 'em. It premiered on January 16, 2006 and ended on December 17, 2007 for the first 4 seasons and the last 3 seasons ran from March 1, 2009 to May 21, 2011 and was simulcast in 3DTV on N3D. The participants on the show include both professional poker players and amateur players. The show was hosted by AJ Benza in the first five seasons, alongside Gabe Kaplan. Starting with the sixth season, Kara Scott replaced Benza as Kaplan's co-host, with Scott conducting interviews from the poker room floor. Starting with the seventh season, Norm Macdonald replaced Gabe Kaplan as Scott's co-host. In 2020, after a nine year hiatus, the show returned with the original commentary duo of Benza and Kaplan.
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Blow
Title: Blow
Character: Man in Derek's Salon (uncredited)
Released: April 4, 2001
Type: Movie
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.
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The Independent
Title: The Independent
Character: Nick Cassavetes
Released: November 10, 2000
Type: Movie
A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to be a musical.
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The Astronaut's Wife
Title: The Astronaut's Wife
Character: Captain Alex Streck
Released: August 27, 1999
Type: Movie
When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his beautiful wife, Jillian, more often. Gradually, Jillian notices that Spencer's personality seems to have changed, but her concerns fade when she discovers that she's pregnant. As Jillian grows closer to becoming a mother, her suspicions about Spencer return. Why does it seem as if he's a different person?
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Life
Title: Life
Character: Sergeant Dillard
Released: April 16, 1999
Type: Movie
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
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Conversations in Limbo
Title: Conversations in Limbo
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
A series of conversations in an alley behind a bar and a church.
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Face/Off
Title: Face/Off
Character: Dietrich Hassler
Released: June 27, 1997
Type: Movie
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
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Farticus
Title: Farticus
Character: Adonis Papadapadopounopoulopoulos
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
The story of an old man who gets the walking farts every time a beautiful woman enters the room.
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Title: E! True Hollywood Story
Released: August 21, 1996
Type: TV
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
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Black Rose of Harlem
Title: Black Rose of Harlem
Character: Johnny
Released: March 1, 1996
Type: Movie
A tragic love story set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1920's Chicago jazz clubs. Georgia, a beautiful black singer catches the eye of mobster Johnny Varona. But Johnny is betrothed to the daughter of mob boss Costanza, a man you don't say no to... and live! Can Johnny and Georgia find a way to fulfill their love -and- stay alive? Or will the mob prove to be an insurmountable force.
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Just Like Dad
Title: Just Like Dad
Character: Joe
Released: September 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Embarrassed because he perceives his father as dull, a creative boy invents himself a new, more exciting one and finds the popularity he craves.
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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Title: Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Character: Robert Sherwood
Released: September 7, 1994
Type: Movie
Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.
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Class of 1999 II: The Substitute
Title: Class of 1999 II: The Substitute
Character: Emmett Grazer
Released: March 29, 1994
Type: Movie
In the original movie, the cyborg-teachers were all destroyed. Well that's what we thought, but there's one more rogue military robot out there determined to clean up the education system.
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Sins of the Night
Title: Sins of the Night
Character: Jack Neitsche
Released: December 7, 1993
Type: Movie
Jack Nietsche is a hardened ex-con who now works for an P.I. firm, run by Ted Quincy. Quincy's ex-lover is Roxie, now wife to godfather Tony Falcone. In a huge mix-up/double-cross, Roxie plots with Jack to get rid of Falcone and Quincy, one an abusive husband, the other a demented role playing ex-lover, and run away with Jack. But the double crossings don't end there
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Body of Influence
Title: Body of Influence
Character: Jonathan Brooks
Released: April 21, 1993
Type: Movie
A successful psychiatrist has his world turned upside-down by the appearance of a mystery woman who cannot recall her own past...
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Sins of Desire
Title: Sins of Desire
Character: Barry Mitchum
Released: March 3, 1993
Type: Movie
When a young girl dies mysteriously after being treated at a sex therapy clinic, her sister Kay goes undercover to find out who is responsible.
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Broken Trust
Title: Broken Trust
Character: Alan Brogan
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
A young woman who inherits her late father's estate and business finds others are conspiring against her.
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Twogether
Title: Twogether
Character: Wolfgang Amadeus 'John' Madler
Released: September 17, 1992
Type: Movie
An artist and an environmentalist go through an up and down relationship over the years. They get married in an early fling, she gets pregnant as they celebrate their divorce together, they deal with his nude artwork and her tempermental situation as they learn about her strict upbringing and her fear of commitment based on her father's unflinching attitudes.
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Delta Force 3: The Killing Game
Title: Delta Force 3: The Killing Game
Character: Charlie
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
A terrorist places an atom bomb somewhere in an American metropolis. The president of the U.S. has no other choice; he has to call Delta Force.
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Backstreet Dreams
Title: Backstreet Dreams
Character: Mikey
Released: September 29, 1990
Type: Movie
Backstreet Dreams is the story of a man, who has a disturbed child. He and his wife take their son to a clinic, where he is diagnosed by a talented psychologist (Stevie), as being autistic. After catching his unfaithful wife with another man, Dean tells Lucy to leave, and is faced with the task of raising Shane on his own. Stevie believes that she can improve Shane's condition, going back to Dean's apartment and later convincing him that he can provide a better world for his son. Angelo, who lives in the same apartment building and is like a father to Dean, urges on the relationship, sensing that Stevie is luring Dean away from backstreet dealings, and giving him courage to face life in a positive way. Together, they build a foundation for a better life outside of the violence and danger of the backstreets where they live.
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Title: Shannon's Deal
Released: April 16, 1990
Type: TV
Shannon's Deal is an American legal drama. The show centers on a successful Philadelphia corporate lawyer named Jack Shannon, who lost his family and his job to a compulsive gambling habit. The saga of Shannon, who leaves a prestigious law firm after years of becoming unhappy with the legal system and being forced to take his clients to court, and whom subsequently opens his own low-rent practice
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Blind Fury
Title: Blind Fury
Character: Lyle Pike
Released: August 17, 1989
Type: Movie
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
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Title: Quantum Leap
Character: Primo La Palma
Released: March 26, 1989
Type: TV
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.
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Desperation Rising
Title: Desperation Rising
Character: Tony Sarchuzi
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Angelo, a drug-pushing gang leader, has a hidden basement room called The Red Room where he keeps women for prostitution. A motivational speaker named Hunt hires one of Angelo's hookers and ends up in deep shit. When someone seeks revenge against Angelo, bullets whiz, roundhouse kicks fly, and Hunt uses his powers of motivation to rally Angelo's prostitutes into a gang war.
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Shooter
Title: Shooter
Character: Tex
Released: September 11, 1988
Type: Movie
"Shooter," aka Matt Thompson aka Gruwald is a photographer in 1967 Saigon, Vietnam. Working out of a news agency for a major magazine, Thompson gets involved in the lives of the soldiers he meets and "shoots." There's Ngoc, the Vietnamese photo lab tech; Klause, a German photographer swiping Buddhas; Rene, a French photographer who carries an AK-47; Stork, Matt's superstitious roommate who is also a photographer; Rizzo, the irascible editor; Lan, an American-educated Vietnamese reporter and Tracey an embassy worker who is Matt's former flame.
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Assault of the Killer Bimbos
Title: Assault of the Killer Bimbos
Character: Wayne-O
Released: May 6, 1988
Type: Movie
Two go-go dancers, Lulu and Peaches, are framed for the murder of their employer by the real killer, sleazy gangster Vinnie. Picking up waitress Darlene along the way, the three are involved in wild car chases with cops as they head south to cross the border into Mexico, where they unexpectedly encounter Vinnie in a fleabag Mexican motel.
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Under the Gun
Title: Under the Gun
Character: Tony Braxton
Released: April 25, 1988
Type: Movie
A St. Louis cop, Mike Braxton (Sam Jones), receives an urgent call for help from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes), a small time thief in Los Angeles. Mike rushes to LA and finds that his brother has been murdered and his brother Tony's girlfriend gunned down right in front of him. Mike quickly learns Tony was a courier for an arms smuggler, Simon Stone (John Russell). When Mike meets Stone's lawyer, Samantha Richardson (Vanessa Williams), the two team up to bring down Stone's arms smuggling empire. However, Mike's infatuation with Samantha keeps putting them in greater danger.
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The Wraith
Title: The Wraith
Character: Packard Walsh
Released: November 21, 1986
Type: Movie
Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so they can 'win' their vehicles. After Walsh beats the decent teenager Jamie Hankins to death after finding him with his girlfriend, a mysterious power creates Jake Kesey, an extremely cool motor-biker who has a car which is invincible. Jake befriends Jamie's girlfriend Keri Johnson, takes Jamie's sweet brother Bill under his wing and manages what Sheriff Loomis couldn't; eliminate Packard's criminal gang the hard way...
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Quiet Cool
Title: Quiet Cool
Character: Valence
Released: November 8, 1986
Type: Movie
This actioner is set in a remote, heavily forested area in Northern California where marijuana growers raise their illegal crops and run whole communities with their terrorist tactics and wealth. The tale centers on the efforts of a fearless New York cop to free one such community from the tyranny of the pot growers. It begins with a surveyor who is leading the town's crooked sheriff to a small marijuana field he has just discovered. The surveyor is killed before he can get there. Joshua, a small boy, sees the execution and tries to get back in time to tell his parents. Unfortunately, the killers murder his family and throw him off a cliff. The boy's aunt, worried at not hearing from her family, gets suspicious and asks an old flame, NY cop Joe Dillon, to investigate. The town sheriff is not pleased by his intrusion and warns him to stay out of it. Dillon disobeys, and that is where all the action comes in.
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Title: L.A. Law
Character: Richard Bertrand
Released: September 15, 1986
Type: TV
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.
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Title: Matlock
Character: Foley
Released: March 3, 1986
Type: TV
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, Viacom Productions and Paramount Television originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's Perry Mason, with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury.
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Black Moon Rising
Title: Black Moon Rising
Character: Luis
Released: January 10, 1986
Type: Movie
An FBI free-lancer stashes a stolen Las Vegas-crime tape in a high-tech car stolen by someone else.
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Mask
Title: Mask
Character: T.J.
Released: March 8, 1985
Type: Movie
A boy with a massive facial skull deformity and his biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.
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Reunion
Title: Reunion
Character: Steve Cowan
Released: October 14, 1980
Type: Movie
A married man, returning to his small town for a high school reunion, finds himself torn between his long-ago high school girlfriend and her 17-year-old daughter, whose boyfriend is the star player on the school's basketball team his fellow alumni are playing.
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Object of Desire
Title: Object of Desire
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A beautiful young soap opera star is stalked and terrorized by an obsessive admirer.