Nick Cassavetes

Nick Cassavetes
Cassavetes in June 2009
Born	Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes (1959-05-21) May 21, 1959 (age 57) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, director, writer
Years active	1970–present
Spouse(s)	Isabelle Rafalovich (divorced) Heather Wahlquist

Nicholas David Rowland "Nick" Cassavetes (born May 21, 1959) is an American filmmaker and actor.

Cassavetes was born in New York City, the son of actress Gena Rowlands and Greek-American actor and film director John Cassavetes. As a child, he appeared in two of his father's films: Husbands (1970) and A Woman Under the Influence (1974). After spending so much of his youth surrounded by the film industry, Cassavetes initially decided he did not want to go into the field. He instead attended Syracuse University on a basketball scholarship. His athletic career was effectively ended by an injury, and he decided to rethink his aspirations, ultimately deciding to attend his parents' alma mater, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.

He has appeared in the films Face/Off, The Wraith, Life, Class of 1999 II: The Substitute, Backstreet Dreams and The Astronaut's Wife, among others. He has directed several films, including John Q, Alpha Dog, She's So Lovely, Unhook the Stars, The Notebook, and My Sister's Keeper. He also adapted the screenplay for Blow and wrote the dialogue for the Justin Timberlake music video "What Goes Around... Comes Around".