Nick Cassavetes

Q: Has Nick Cassavetes won any awards?

While Nick Cassavetes has received nominations for various awards, he has not won an Oscar. His work as a director and actor has been recognized in other film festivals.

Q: What was Nick Cassavetes' first film role?

Nick Cassavetes made his film debut in 'The Killing of a Chinese Bookie' (1976) directed by his father, John Cassavetes. This marked the beginning of his acting career.

Q: Is Nick Cassavetes involved in any other creative fields?

In addition to acting, Nick Cassavetes is also a screenwriter and director. He has contributed significantly to both film and television, showcasing his versatility.

Q: What is Nick Cassavetes' most notable directorial work?

Nick Cassavetes is most notable for directing 'The Notebook' (2004), which became a cultural phenomenon and a beloved romantic film, solidifying his reputation in Hollywood.

Q: What is Nick Cassavetes' estimated net worth?

Nick Cassavetes has an estimated net worth of 10 million USD, primarily from his successful career in film as an actor and director.

Q: How many children does Nick Cassavetes have?

Nick Cassavetes has two children, including his daughter Virginia Cassavetes, who is also involved in the entertainment industry.

Q: Who are Nick Cassavetes' parents?

Nick Cassavetes is the son of filmmaker John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands, both of whom have made significant contributions to the film industry.

Known for

The Notebook (2004)

IMDb 7.8 / 10

2004 / Drama, Romance / 123 min

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's...

The Other Woman (2014)

IMDb 6.0 / 10

2014 / Comedy, Romance / 109 min

After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair is discovered, all three...

Name

Nick Cassavetes

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Born

21 May 1959, New York City, New York, USA

Spouses

Heather Wahlquist (2006–present)

Children

2 (including actress and model, Virginia Cassavetes)

Parents

John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands

Estimated Net Worth

10 million USD

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie Bad Hombres Bad Hombres tells the story of two undocumented immigrants who take a job digging a hole and then learn their...	Dr. Dean 'Growler' Graulich	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2023	Movie Impulse A young journalist is pulled into the orbit of a string of murders that connects media moguls, politicians, and Hollywood...	Zane	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2021	Movie Prisoners of the Ghostland In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The...	Psycho	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2021	Movie Queenpins Bored and frustrated suburban homemaker Connie and her best pal JoJo, a vlogger with dreams, turn a hobby into a...	Captain Pain	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2011	Movie The Hangover Part II The Hangover crew heads to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the disaster of a bachelor party in Las Vegas last...	Tattoo Joe	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2008	TV Free Radio Free Radio is a television show, created by Lance Krall and Rory Rosegarten. The show originated on VH1, but has...	Self	Not rated
2006	TV High Stakes Poker High Stakes Poker is the premier cash game in the history of television. The world's top amateur poker and professional...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.7 / 10
2004	TV Entourage Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2002	Movie Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' Documentary focusing on the making of the film featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Nick Cassavetes, and Robert Duvall. Produced for...	Self	Not rated
2001	Movie Blow The story of how George Jung, together with the Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar, established the billion-dollar cocaine empire...	Man in Derek's Salon (uncredited)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2000	Movie The Independent A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a...	Nick Cassavetes	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1999	Movie The Astronaut's Wife When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take...	Captain Alex Streck	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1999	Movie Life Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did...	Sergeant Dillard	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1998	Movie Conversations in Limbo A series of conversations in an alley behind a bar and a church.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1997	Movie Face/Off In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a...	Dietrich Hassler	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1997	Movie Farticus The story of an old man who gets the walking farts every time a beautiful woman enters the room.	Adonis Papadapadopounopoulopoulos	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1996	TV E! True Hollywood Story E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1996	Movie Black Rose of Harlem A tragic love story set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1920's Chicago jazz clubs. Georgia, a beautiful black singer...	Johnny	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1995	Movie Just Like Dad Embarrassed because he perceives his father as dull, a creative boy invents himself a new, more exciting one and finds...	Joe	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1994	Movie Class of 1999 II: The Substitute In the original movie, the cyborg-teachers were all destroyed. Well that's what we thought, but there's one more rogue military...	Emmett Grazer	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1994	Movie Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was...	Robert Sherwood	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1994	Movie Body of Influence A successful psychiatrist has his world turned upside-down by the appearance of a mystery woman who cannot recall her own...	Jonathan Brooks	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1993	Movie Sins of the Night Jack Nietsche is a hardened ex-con who now works for an P.I. firm, run by Ted Quincy. Quincy's ex-lover is...	Jack Neitsche	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1993	Movie Sins of Desire When a young girl dies mysteriously after being treated at a sex therapy clinic, her sister Kay goes undercover to...	Barry Mitchum	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1993	Movie Broken Trust A young woman who inherits her late father's estate and business finds others are conspiring against her.	Alan Brogan	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1992	Movie Twogether An artist and an environmentalist go through an up and down relationship over the years. They get married in an...	Wolfgang Amadeus 'John' Madler	TMDB 3.3 / 10
1991	Movie Healing Hurts	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1991	Movie Delta Force 3: The Killing Game A terrorist places an atomic bomb somewhere in an American metropolis. The president of the U.S. has no other choice;...	Charlie	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1990	Movie Backstreet Dreams Caught in the web of inner city violence, extortion and drugs, Dean Costello is a small-time gangster with big-time dreams...	Mikey	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1990	TV Shannon's Deal Shannon's Deal is an American legal drama. The show centers on a successful Philadelphia corporate lawyer named Jack Shannon, who...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1989	Movie Blind Fury A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow...	Lyle Pike	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1989	TV Quantum Leap Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and...	Primo La Palma	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1989	Movie Desperation Rising Angelo, a drug-pushing gang leader, has a hidden basement room called The Red Room where he keeps women for prostitution....	Tony Sarchuzi	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1988	Movie Shooter "Shooter" (a.k.a., Matt Thompson, a.k.a., Gruwald) is a photographer in 1967 Saigon, Vietnam. Working out of a news agency for...	Tex	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1988	Movie Assault of the Killer Bimbos Two go-go dancers, Lulu and Peaches, are framed for the murder of their employer by the real killer, sleazy gangster...	Wayne-O	TMDB 3.2 / 10
1988	Movie Under the Gun A St. Louis cop, Mike Braxton (Sam Jones), receives an urgent call for help from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes),...	Tony Braxton	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1986	Movie Quiet Cool Joe Dylanne, a tough New York City police officer, is summoned to Northern California at the behest of Katy Greer,...	Valence	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1986	Movie The Wraith Packard Walsh and his motorized gang control and terrorize an Arizona desert town where they force drivers to drag-race so...	Packard Walsh	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1986	TV L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986,...	Richard Bertrand	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1986	TV Matlock Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always...	Foley	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1986	Movie Black Moon Rising An FBI free-lancer stashes a stolen Las Vegas-crime tape in a high-tech car stolen by someone else.	Luis	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1985	Movie Mask A significantly deformed but highly intelligent teenage boy and his biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life...	T.J.	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1980	Movie Reunion A married man, returning to his small town for a high school reunion, finds himself torn between his long-ago high...	Steve Cowan	TMDB 8.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Exhale A Native American actress with respiratory issues psychologically unravels as an airborne virus sieges the world.	Phillip	Not rated
TBA	Movie Object of Desire A beautiful young soap opera star is stalked and terrorized by an obsessive admirer.	Unknown character	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	Movie Dizzy Dylan and Lizzy are best friends, growing up in a typical dystopian suburbia. Dylan has a plan to take her...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2025	Movie Marked Men: Rule + Shaw Shaw Landon has loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule, a fiery-tempered rebel tattoo artist,...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2023	Movie God Is a Bullet Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations,...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2023	Movie God Is a Bullet Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations,...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2023	Movie Impulse A young journalist is pulled into the orbit of a string of murders that connects media moguls, politicians, and Hollywood...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2022	Movie The Difficulties Of Being Drunk Alone A young man finds himself alone in his hotel room with a full bottle of vodka when his repressed memories...	Producer Production	Not rated
2020	Movie Red Handed When their father is murdered, three brothers descend upon an Oregon mountain river to spread his ashes. After they arrive,...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2020	Movie Red Handed When their father is murdered, three brothers descend upon an Oregon mountain river to spread his ashes. After they arrive,...	Producer Production	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2014	Movie Yellow A young substitute teacher escapes from her drudging everyday life by fantasizing about bizarre parallel realities.	Director Directing	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2014	Movie Yellow A young substitute teacher escapes from her drudging everyday life by fantasizing about bizarre parallel realities.	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2014	Movie The Other Woman After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. And when yet another affair...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2009	Movie My Sister's Keeper Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden,...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2009	Movie My Sister's Keeper Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden,...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2006	Movie Alpha Dog Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2006	Movie Alpha Dog Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2004	Movie The Notebook An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2003	Movie Whatever We Do Twenty margaritas and 10 shots of tequila, with a few ounces of debauchery, bring four friends closer to the truth...	Writer Writing	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2002	Movie John Q John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2001	Movie Blow The story of how George Jung, together with the Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar, established the billion-dollar cocaine empire...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1997	Movie She's So Lovely After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1996	Movie Unhook the Stars Widowed mother Mildred must suddenly redefine herself and find an outlet for her nurturing side when her adult daughter moves...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1996	Movie Unhook the Stars Widowed mother Mildred must suddenly redefine herself and find an outlet for her nurturing side when her adult daughter moves...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Quiet Storm A once-promising novelist becomes trapped in a house with her ex-husband and a group of roommates as the most powerful...	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Have You Seen Her? An international romance in the vein of The Notebook. No other plot details have been announced.	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Have You Seen Her? An international romance in the vein of The Notebook. No other plot details have been announced.	Writer Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Bruno Penguin and the Staten Island Princess When a group of researchers get trapped in a facility in Antarctica during a six month period of total darkness,...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Known Associate Based on Jay Dobyns’ unprecedented undercover operation infiltrating the inner circle of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club from 2001-2003 aka...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Now I See You Nicole Kear, who in her a senior year at Yale received a life-changing diagnosis - she had only a few...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Boy with the Pink Pants An English-language remake of the 2024 hit Italian drama film about a 15 year-old boy who committed suicide in 2012...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Cus & Mike The story of Mike Tyson’s legendary trainer Cus D’Amato and how he moulded the fighter into becoming the youngest heavyweight...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie I Slept with Joey Ramone Young Jeffrey Hyman from Forest Hills, Queens becomes a rock force to be reckoned with after leaving a group called...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie I Slept with Joey Ramone Young Jeffrey Hyman from Forest Hills, Queens becomes a rock force to be reckoned with after leaving a group called...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated

Bad Hombres

2025 / TMDB 6.9

Impulse

2023 / TMDB 6.8

Prisoners of the Ghostland

2021 / TMDB 5.0

Queenpins

2021 / TMDB 6.5

The Hangover Part II

2011 / TMDB 6.5

Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'

2002

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Got a question about Nick Cassavetes?

What are some of Nick Cassavetes' most successful films?

Nick Cassavetes is best known for directing 'The Notebook' and acting in films like 'Alpha Dog' and 'Face/Off.' His work has garnered a strong following and critical acclaim.

Has Nick Cassavetes won any awards?

What was Nick Cassavetes' first film role?

Is Nick Cassavetes involved in any other creative fields?

What is Nick Cassavetes' most notable directorial work?

What is Nick Cassavetes' estimated net worth?

How many children does Nick Cassavetes have?

Who are Nick Cassavetes' parents?