Nick Cassavetes

Nick Cassavetes

Directing·Age 67 — born May 21, 1959·New York City, New York, USA

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).

ActionCrimeScience Fiction

36Credits6 TV · 30 films
1980–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedHealing Hurts
7.1 Average ratingacross 36 titles

Top TV shows 6best Nick Cassavetes shows

  1. 1High Stakes Poker posterHigh Stakes Poker4 eps · 20069.0
  2. 2E! True Hollywood Story posterE! True Hollywood Story1 ep · 19968.2
  3. 3Quantum Leap posterQuantum LeapPrimo La Palma · 1 ep · 19898.0
  4. 4Shannon's Deal posterShannon's Deal1 ep · 19907.7
  5. 5Matlock posterMatlockFoley · 1 ep · 19867.1
  6. 6L.A. Law posterL.A. LawRichard Bertrand · 1 ep · 19867.1

Top movies 30best Nick Cassavetes movies

  1. 1Healing Hurts199110.0
  2. 2Farticus posterFarticusAdonis Papadapadopounopoulopoulos · 199710.0
  3. 3Desperation Rising posterDesperation RisingTony Sarchuzi · 19899.0
  4. 4Reunion posterReunionSteve Cowan · 19808.0
  5. 5The Notebook posterThe NotebookDirector · 20047.9
  6. 6My Sister's Keeper posterMy Sister's KeeperDirector · Screenplay · 20097.4
  7. 7Blow posterBlowMan in Derek's Salon (uncredited) · 20017.4
  8. 8Mask posterMaskT.J. · 19857.3
  9. 9John Q posterJohn QDirector · 20027.1
  10. 10Under the Gun posterUnder the GunTony Braxton · 19887.1
  11. 11Face/Off posterFace/OffDietrich Hassler · 1997 · Action7.1
  12. 12Bad Hombres posterBad HombresDr. Dean 'Growler' Graulich · 20256.9
  13. 13Impulse posterImpulseZane · 20236.8
  14. 14Marked Men: Rule + Shaw posterMarked Men: Rule + ShawDirector · 20256.7
  15. 15Life posterLifeSergeant Dillard · 19996.7
  16. 16Alpha Dog posterAlpha DogDirector · Screenplay · 20066.6
  17. 17Quiet Cool posterQuiet CoolValence · 19866.5
  18. 18The Hangover Part II posterThe Hangover Part IITattoo Joe · 20116.5
  19. 19Blind Fury posterBlind FuryLyle Pike · 19896.5
  20. 20Broken Trust posterBroken TrustAlan Brogan · 19936.5
  21. 21Queenpins posterQueenpinsCaptain Pain · 20216.5
  22. 22The Other Woman posterThe Other WomanDirector · 20146.4
  23. 23The Wraith posterThe WraithPackard Walsh · 19866.4
  24. 24Shooter posterShooterTex · 19886.2
  25. 25God Is a Bullet posterGod Is a BulletDirector · Screenplay · 20236.1
  26. 26Unhook the Stars posterUnhook the StarsDirector · Writer · 19966.0
  27. 27She's So Lovely posterShe's So LovelyDirector · 19975.9
  28. 28Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle posterMrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleRobert Sherwood · 19945.9
  29. 29The Astronaut's Wife posterThe Astronaut's WifeCaptain Alex Streck · 19995.6
  30. 30The Independent posterThe IndependentNick Cassavetes · 20005.5

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