Nicholas David Rowland Cassavetes was born on May 21, 1959 in New York City, New York. He is an American actor and director. Nick is the son of actress Gena Rowlands and Greek-American actor and director John Cassavetes.

His first adult role in 1985 in the well-received film Mask. He then went through a decade of obscurity, being cast in a number of forgettable movies including Under the Gun (1989), Blind Fury (1989), Young Commandos (1991) Sins of Desire (1993), Body of Influence (1993) and Sins of the Night (1993).

He starred in Face/Off (1997), The Wraith (1986), Life (1999), and The Astronaut's Wife (1999).

Cassavetes is married to Heather Wahlquist, who has appeared in several of his films.

Filmography

• Blow (2001)
• Panic (2000)
• The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
• Life (1999)
• Conversations in Limbo (1998)
• Face/Off (1997)
• Me and the Gods (1997)
• Black Rose of Harlem (1996)
• Just Like Dad (1995)
• Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
• Class of 1999 II: The Substitute (1994)
• Twogether (1994)
• Sins of the Night (1993)
• Body of Influence (1993)
• Broken Trust (1993)
• Sins of Desire (1993)
• Delta Force 3: The Killing Game (1991)
• Backstreet Dreams (1990)
• "The Marshall Chronicles" (1 episode, 1990)
• Object of Desire (1990)
• Blind Fury (1989)
• "Quantum Leap" (1 episode, 1989)
• Desperation Rising (1989)
• Shooter (1988)
• Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988)
• Under the Gun (1988)
• "L.A. Law" (1 episode, 1987)
• "Matlock" (1 episode, 1987)
• The Wraith (1986)
• Quiet Cool (1986)
• Black Moon Rising (1986)
• Mask (1985)
• Reunion (1980)
• Husbands (1970)