Carlos Leal
Carlos Leal | |
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| Leal in 2021 Leal in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1969年07月09日) July 9, 1969 (age 55) Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, actor |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Carlos Leal (born 9 July 1969) is a Swiss rapper and actor.[1] [2] [3]
Biography
[edit ]Leal was born in Lausanne, Switzerland to Galician immigrants. In 1990, he co-founded Sens Unik. The group produced four gold records and contributed music to the films La Haine (1995) and Neutre (2001).
He produced videos with Sens Unik, and after making an appearance in the documentary Babylon 2 (1993), Leal decided to pursue a serious acting career. He trained under director Jack Garfein at the Actors Studio in Paris. He made his film debut in Week End Break (2002), a comedy short film, which led to roles in a number of French and Swiss productions.
In 2005, Leal appeared in the Swiss film Snow White [de], in his first major cinematic role. For his performance, he was awarded the prize for Best Actor at the Africa Film Festival, and Swiss Film Prize for Best Performance in a Leading Role.[4]
In 2006, Leal played the role of croupier and poker tournament organizer in the James Bond film Casino Royale . In 2020, he portrayed Max Epperson aka Bob Weir, in the Netflix film The Last Thing He Wanted .
Filmography
[edit ]- Week End Break (Switzerland, short subject, 2002) – Phil
- Anomalies passagères (France, TV, 2003) – Le photographe
- Les Amateurs (2003) – Britannicus
- Hildes Reise (Switzerland, 2004) – Monk at monastery
- Love Express (Switzerland, 2004) – Al
- Visite Médicale (Switzerland/France, short subject, 2005) – Le suisse
- Snow White [de] (Switzerland, 2005) – Paco
- Casino Royale (USA, 2006) – Tournament Director
- L'Écart (2007) – Chemist
- El internado (Spain, 2007) – Jaques Noiret
- Day of Disaster [de] (Germany, 2007) – José Rodríguez
- Chef's Special (2008) – Pascal Sánchez
- Dirty Money l'infiltré (2008)
- Broken Embraces (2009)
- Verso (2009) – Victor Preiswerk
- El mal ajeno (2010) – Armand
- The Way (2010) – Jean
- Sennentuntschi (Switzerland/Germany, 2011) – Martin
- La rosa de nadie (2011) – Daniel
- There Be Dragons (2011) – Captain Jorge
- CHAOS (USA, 2011) – Luc Mounia
- Carré Blanc (France, 2011) – Jean Luc
- Looking for Eimish (Spain, 2012) – Kai
- Escape from Tibet (Switzerland/Germany, 2011) – Jean François
- Collision (2013) – Cyril
- Who Killed Johnny (2013) – Marcel, Carlos
- Oro verde (2014) – Augusto
- 20 Rules for Sylvie (Switzerland, 2013) – Adalbert
- The Team (TV series, 2015) – Jean-Louis Poquelin
- Spaceman (2016) – Gino Lapue
- Training Day (TV series, 2017) – Comandante Felix Ruiz "El Jaguar"
- Shooter (TV series, 2017) – Banker for Atlas
- Better Call Saul (TV series, 2018) – Foreign engineer
References
[edit ]- ^ "Carlos Leal: «J'ai fini par trouver une âme à Los Angeles»". Le Temps (in French). 2022年08月05日. ISSN 1423-3967. Archived from the original on 2022年08月05日. Retrieved 2022年08月05日.
- ^ "A Lausanne, Carlos Leal expose ses photos pour la première fois". Le Matin (in French). 2022年04月05日. ISSN 1018-3736. Archived from the original on 2022年08月05日. Retrieved 2022年08月05日.
- ^ "Carlos Leal stellt aus – «Obdachlosigkeit ist in Los Angeles an vielen Orten sichtbar»". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 13 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2022年06月16日. Retrieved 2022年08月05日.
- ^ "Les Romands paradent à Soleure". ArcInfo (in French). Archived from the original on 2022年08月05日. Retrieved 2022年08月05日.
External links
[edit ]- Carlos Leal at IMDb
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