<Li> Vincent ( portrayed by Ron Perlman ) -- A man of extremely large build with the facial characteristics of a lion ( fanged teeth , a flattened nose and a cleft upper lip ) and fingers tipped with claw - like nails . He is also much stronger than ordinary humans and , when enraged , growls and roars like a lion . He wears a hooded cloak to hide his appearance from strangers while walking the city streets at night . His parentage is unknown as he was found as a baby near St Vincent 's Hospital and brought to Father by Paracelsus ' wife Anna . Vincent has empathic abilities that let him know when Catherine is in danger . Following the death of Catherine , his baby son was captive in the clutches of Gabriel prompting him to take down Gabriel 's operations . He does end up surrendering to Gabriel when he hears that his son is ill . This leads up to a rescue mission by Diana and the rest of the `` World Below '' . Following the death of Gabriel , Vincent saves his son and names him after Father 's real name ; Jacob . Vincent 's makeup was devised by veteran Hollywood makeup artist Rick Baker . It was Baker who fought for Perlman to be cast and ultimately started a long lasting friendship . </Li>
<Li> Vincent ( portrayed by Ron Perlman ) -- A man of extremely large build with the facial characteristics of a lion ( fanged teeth , a flattened nose and a cleft upper lip ) and fingers tipped with claw - like nails . He is also much stronger than ordinary humans and , when enraged , growls and roars like a lion . He wears a hooded cloak to hide his appearance from strangers while walking the city streets at night . His parentage is unknown as he was found as a baby near St Vincent 's Hospital and brought to Father by Paracelsus ' wife Anna . Vincent has empathic abilities that let him know when Catherine is in danger . Following the death of Catherine , his baby son was captive in the clutches of Gabriel prompting him to take down Gabriel 's operations . He does end up surrendering to Gabriel when he hears that his son is ill . This leads up to a rescue mission by Diana and the rest of the `` World Below '' . Following the death of Gabriel , Vincent saves his son and names him after Father 's real name ; Jacob . Vincent 's makeup was devised by veteran Hollywood makeup artist Rick Baker . It was Baker who fought for Perlman to be cast and ultimately started a long lasting friendship . </Li>
who played vincent on beauty and the beast
who played vincent on beauty and the beast
Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman