Carlos Leal (born 9 July 1969) is a Swiss rapper and actor.[1][2][3]
Carlos Leal | |
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 Leal in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 9, 1969 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, actor |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Biography
editLeal 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, 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 (Switzerland, 2005) – Paco
- Casino Royale (USA, 2006) – Tournament Director
- L'Écart (2007) – Chemist
- El internado (Spain, 2007) – Jaques Noiret
- Day of Disaster (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). 2022-08-05. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "A Lausanne, Carlos Leal expose ses photos pour la première fois". Le Matin (in French). 2022-04-05. ISSN 1018-3736. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "Carlos Leal stellt aus – «Obdachlosigkeit ist in Los Angeles an vielen Orten sichtbar»". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "Les Romands paradent à Soleure". ArcInfo (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
External links
edit- Carlos Leal at IMDb
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