French Actor Mathieu Kassovitz ‘Very Seriously Injured’ in Motorcycle Accident

French actor and director Mathieu Kassovitz is “worrying” condition after a motorcycle accident in Paris yesterday. Kassovitz, 56, was preparing for a role in an upcoming film when he was “very seriously injured,” according to French media.

The actor was taken to a hospital in Kremlin-Bicêtre, according to authorities in Essonne. His injuries include head trauma and a fractured pelvis. Le Parisien reported that Kassovitz was on a motorcycle training course, and that one of his daughters was on a motorcycle behind him with an instructor and witnessed the accident.

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Kassovitz is best known by American audiences as love interest Nino in Amélie, a Mossad agent in Steven Spielberg’s Munich, and French spy thriller series The Bureau. He wrote and directed La Haine, which starred Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, and Saïd Taghmaoui. The film follows three men in the 24 hours after a violent riot takes place on the outskirts of Paris. It won the best director prize at Cannes film festival and the César for best film.

The actor’s most recent film, Visions, costars Diane Kruger and is set to premiere in France this week.

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