The French actor and director Mathieu Kassovitz, injured Sunday in a motorcycle accident near Paris, was operated on for serious injuries to an ankle, a leg and to the pelvis, communicated Monday September 4 his entourage, wanting to be reassuring. The life of the 56-year-old actor is not in danger, these sources told Agence France-Presse. He was placed in a ” artificial coma “to relieve him of his pain.
According to the Evry prosecution, the actor had come to take advanced motorcycle driving lessons at the Linas-Montlhéry autodrome (Essonne). He was ejected from the two-wheeler he was driving alone and fell violently to the ground. He did not hit any other vehicle.
The actor, who was wearing a helmet at the time, had no head trauma, his relatives reported. An investigation into the causes of the injuries was opened by the Evry public prosecutor’s office and entrusted to the urban security brigade of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (Essonne).
Known to the general public for the role of Malotru, secret agent of the hit series The Office of Legends, Mathieu Kassovitz leads an eclectic career as an actor-director. He entered the world of cinema in 1995 with the black and white film Hatred that he himself realized, on police violence, which revealed in particular the actor Vincent Cassel. This film event will earn him a prize at Cannes.
As an actor, Mathieu Kassovitz – nicknamed “Kasso” – has shot dozens of films A very discreet hero, by Jacques Audiard Amen, of Costa-Gavras or even The fabulous destiny of Amelie Poulain, by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. He also tried the Hollywood adventure with the realization of Gothika in 2003.
The filmmaker returned to the fore in 2015 thanks to director Eric Rochant who entrusted him with the role of Guillaume Debailly, alias Malotru, a secret agent torn between his duty and love. He will be showing on Wednesday Visionsalongside Diane Kruger.