Gabriel Casseus (born April 28, 1972) is an American actor from Roosevelt, New York.

Biography

Casseus was born in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

and is of

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

an descent. At the age of 23 Casseus was nominated for the 1995

Independent Spirit Award The Independent Spirit Awards, originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards, and later as the Film Independent Spirit Awards, are awards presented annually in Santa Monica, California, to independent filmmakers. Founded in ...

for Best Debut Performance in the film ''

New Jersey Drive ''New Jersey Drive'' is a 1995 crime drama film written and directed by Nick Gomez and executive produced by Spike Lee. The film is about joyriding teenagers in 1990s Newark, New Jersey, then known as the "car theft capital of the world". The ...

''. He has appeared in the films ''

Get on the Bus ''Get on the Bus'' is a 1996 American drama film about a group of African-American men who are taking a cross-country bus trip in order to participate in the Million Man March. The film was directed by Spike Lee and premiered on the first annive ...

'', '' Fallen'', and '' Black Dog''. He had roles as pool-playing Freddie in the

50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, ...

movie '' Before I Self Destruct'' (2009), as Elliot's cellmate in '' Bedazzled'', and as Army Ranger Kurth in '' Black Hawk Down''. Casseus has appeared on television shows including ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...

'', '' CSI: Miami'', '' CSI: NY'', ''

The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy i ...

'', ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'' and '' 24''. He is a co-writer of the 2010 film ''

Takers ''Takers'' is a 2010 American heist film, heist action thriller film directed by John Luessenhop from a story and screenplay written by Luessenhop, Gabriel Casseus, Peter Allen, and Avery Duff. It features Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Ja ...

''.

Filmography

References

Bibliography

* ''One Square Mile: The History of Roosevelt, NY from an Autobiographical Perspective''. Sheldon Parrish.

External links

* 1972 births Living people American male television actors Male actors from New York City Writers from New York City American male actors of Haitian descent Screenwriters from New York (state) {{US-screen-writer-1970s-stub