Nick Cassavetes
Directing
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Acting Credits
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Directed
Biography
Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes (born May 21, 1959) is an American actor, director, and writer. He has directed such films as She's So Lovely (1997), John Q. (2002), The Notebook (2004), Alpha Dog (2006), and My Sister's Keeper (2009). 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).
Known For
Filmography
Bad Hombres
2025
as Dr. Dean 'Growler' Graulich
Impulse
2023
as Zane
Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021
as Psycho
Queenpins
2021
as Captain Pain
The Hangover Part II
2011
as Tattoo Joe
Free Radio
2008
as Self
High Stakes Poker
2006
as Self
Entourage
2004
as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
2002
as Self
Blow
2001
as Man in Derek's Salon (uncredited)
The Independent
2000
as Nick Cassavetes
The Astronaut's Wife
1999
as Captain Alex Streck
Life
1999
as Sergeant Dillard
Conversations in Limbo
1998
Face/Off
1997
as Dietrich Hassler
Farticus
1997
as Adonis Papadapadopounopoulopoulos
Black Rose of Harlem
1996
as Johnny
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Just Like Dad
1995
as Joe
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Robert Sherwood
Class of 1999 II: The Substitute
1994
as Emmett Grazer
Body of Influence
1994
as Jonathan Brooks
Sins of Desire
1993
as Barry Mitchum
Sins of the Night
1993
as Jack Neitsche
Broken Trust
1993
as Alan Brogan
Twogether
1992
as Wolfgang Amadeus 'John' Madler
Delta Force 3: The Killing Game
1991
as Charlie
Healing Hurts
1991
Backstreet Dreams
1990
as Mikey
Shannon's Deal
1990
Blind Fury
1989
as Lyle Pike
Desperation Rising
1989
as Tony Sarchuzi
Quantum Leap
1989
as Primo La Palma
Assault of the Killer Bimbos
1988
as Wayne-O
Shooter
1988
as Tex
Under the Gun
1988
as Tony Braxton
The Wraith
1986
as Packard Walsh
Black Moon Rising
1986
as Luis
Quiet Cool
1986
as Valence
L.A. Law
1986
as Richard Bertrand
Matlock
1986
as Foley
Mask
1985
as T.J.
Reunion
1980
as Steve Cowan