Alec Secăreanu
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Alma mater | Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Alexandru "Alec" Secăreanu (Romanian: [alekˈsandru sekəɾeˈanu]; born 4 December 1984) is a Romanian actor. He gained international recognition for playing Gheorghe in the 2017 film God's Own Country.
Early life
[edit]Alexandru Secăreanu was born in Bucharest.[1] He completed drama study at the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 2007.[2]
Career
[edit]After appearing in a number of Romanian films, Secăreanu appeared in his first English-language role in director Francis Lee's God's Own Country (2017), in which he played a Romanian migrant worker Gheorghe, who begins a relationship with a sheep farmer played by British actor Josh O'Connor on a farm in rural West Yorkshire. Lee had insisted on casting a Romanian actor in the role of Gheorghe. After winning the role, he worked on a farm for two weeks before filming. His performance in God's Own Country earned him a London agent, membership of Equity (formerly officially titled the British Actors' Equity Association),[3] and a nomination for 2017 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) in Best Actor category.[4]
Personal life
[edit]As of 2017, Secăreanu lives in Bucharest.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Scurta Revedere (Short Goodbye) | Short film; Vlad Fenesan, director | |
2008 | Numele meu este… (My Name Is...) | Short film; Dorin Moldoveanu, director | |
Ultima zi din cariera de taximetrist a lui 5-9 (The Last Day of His Taxi Driver Career 5-9) | Short film; Ivo Baru, director | ||
2011 | Adalbert's Dream | Motostivuitoristu | Credited as Alexandru Secareanu; Gabriel Achim, director |
Ursu' (Bear) | Short film; Evgeny Gromik, director | ||
Mătăsari | Alex | Short film; Piperkoski Ilija, director | |
2013 | Treizeci (Thirty) | Răzvan | Short film; Credited as Alexandru Secareanu; Victor Dragomir, director |
2014 | Love Bus: cinci povești de dragoste din București (Love Bus: Five Love Stories from Bucharest) | George | Omnibus film composed of five different episodes; Episode 5 Cișmigiu; Andrei Georgescu, director |
2015 | Candy Crush | George | Short film; Andrei Georgescu, director |
2016 | Minte-mă frumos în Centrul Vechi (Remember Me Nicely in the Old Town) | Barman | Directed by Iura Luncasu |
Tudo | Seba | Directed by Iura Luncasu | |
Love | Short film; Franz Galo, director | ||
Chosen | Schacht | Directed by Jasmin Dizdar | |
2017 | God's Own Country | Gheorghe Ionescu | Main role; directed by Francis Lee |
The Best Customer | Postman/Policeman (voice) | Animation/Short film; Serghei Chiviriga, director | |
2018 | Doing Money | Luca | BBC Two TV movie; Lynsey Miller, director |
2020 | Amulet | Tomaz | Directed by Romola Garai |
Ammonite | Dr. Lieberson | Directed by Francis Lee | |
The Bike Thief | The Rider | Directed by Matt Chambers |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Daria, iubirea mea | Florin Cernea | TV series |
2007 | Cu un pas înainte | ||
One Step Ahead | 2 episodes ("Striptease" and "Punct. Și de la capăt") | ||
2011 | Pariu cu viața | Rapitor 1 | 2 episodes ("E scris în stele" and "O doamnă și un vagabond: Partea 2") |
2014 | Fetele lu' dom' Profesor | Marcel | |
2017 | The Saint | Bashir | |
2019 | Baptiste | Constantin Baracu | BBC TV |
2020 | Strike Back: Vendetta | Zayef Hiraji | Sky One, Cinemax TV series, 7 episodes |
2021 | RUXX | Andrei Dobrev | HBO Europe TV series, 8 episodes |
2022 | Spy/Master | Victor Godeanu | HBO Europe TV series |
2023 | Happy Valley (TV series) S3 | Darius Knezevic | BBC, 6 episodes |
2024 | The Veil S1 | Emir | Hulu, 2 episodes |
Stage
[edit]![]() | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (August 2022) |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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2018 | Gundog[6] | Guy | Royal Court Theatre | |
This is a Set Up | National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest | |||
2015 | Fight Club[7] | Tyler Durden | Teatrul Apropo, Bucharest, Romania[8] | |
Recviem | National Theatre Bucharest | |||
2013 | Immaterial Retrospective of the Venice Biennale | Romanian Pavillion, Venice | ||
2012 | Crisis (Crize – the Gay Version)[9] | Teatrul Tabu, Bucharest | ||
Ferdinand the VIII | Comedy Theatre, Bucharest | |||
Flowers, Movies, Girls & Boys | Godot Café, Bucharest | |||
Get Out! | O2G | |||
No One | Metropolis Theatre, Bucharest | |||
Of Mice and Men | Port (Casandra Studio) | |||
The Forest, Captain's Bride | Nottara Theatre, Bucharest |
Accolades
[edit]Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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British Independent Film Awards | 2017 | Best Actor | God's Own Country | Nominated | [10] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Alexandru Secăreanu". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Cheroiu, Alexandra (22 November 2017). "Interviu Alec Secăreanu, zilier român gay în "God's Own Country": Știu că am crescut într-o societate homofobă, dar am avut noroc de părinți deschiși la minte". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Primul film britanic îi aduce un agent londonez lui Alec Secăreanu". EraNews.ro. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "New Talent Nominations 2017". British Independent Film Awards. 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Alec Secăreanu". CastForward. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Gundog". Royal Court. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ Apropo, Teatrul. "Fight Club – Teatrul Apropo" (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Teatrul Apropo – www.teatrulapropo.ro". Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Teatrul Tabu - Afisul oficial al spectacolului Crize (the GAY version). | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (1 November 2017). "'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Alec Secăreanu at IMDb
- Alec Secăreanu on Instagram
- profile at castforward.de (German)
- Primul film britanic îi aduce un agent londonez lui Alec Secăreanu – Interview with Evantia Barca at eranews.ro, 6 July 2016 (Romanian)
- profile at teatrul.ro (Romanian)