Alec Secăreanu

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1984|12|4}}

| birth_place = Bucharest, Romania

| alma_mater = Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2006–present

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Alexandru "Alec" Secăreanu ({{IPA|ro|alekˈsandru sekəˈɾe̯anu|lang}}; 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

Alexandru Secăreanu was born in Bucharest.{{cite web|title=Alexandru Secăreanu|work=Filmweb|access-date=17 February 2017|url=https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Alexandru+Secareanu-902592|language=pl}} He completed drama study at the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 2007.{{cite web|url=https://adevarul.ro/entertainment/film/interviu-alec-secareanu-zilier-roman-gay-gods-own-country-Stiu-crescut-intr-o-societate-homofoba-avut-noroc-parinti-deschisi-minte-1_5a1465965ab6550cb8640f4f/index.html|title=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|language=ro|date=22 November 2017|first=Alexandra|last=Cheroiu|newspaper=Adevărul|access-date=5 April 2021}}

Career

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),{{cite web |title=Primul film britanic îi aduce un agent londonez lui Alec Secăreanu |work=EraNews.ro |accessdate=17 February 2017 |url=http://eranews.ro/primul-film-britanic-ii-aduce-un-agent-londonez-lui-alec-secareanu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025015/http://eranews.ro/primul-film-britanic-ii-aduce-un-agent-londonez-lui-alec-secareanu |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=dead}} and a nomination for 2017 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) in Best Actor category.{{cite web |url=https://www.bifa.film/awards/nominations |title=New Talent Nominations 2017 |publisher=British Independent Film Awards |date=1 November 2017 }}

Personal life

As of 2017, Secăreanu lives in Bucharest.{{cite web |title=Alec Secăreanu |publisher=CastForward |access-date=17 February 2017 |url=https://www.castforward.de/members/profile/alec-secareanu}}

Filmography

=Film=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row" \| 2007 \| {{lang\|ro\|Scurta Revedere (Short Goodbye)\|italic=yes}} \| \| Short film; Vlad Fenesan, director
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 2008 \| {{lang\|ro\|Numele meu este… (My Name Is...)\|italic=yes}} \| \| Short film; Dorin Moldoveanu, director
{{lang\|ro\|Ultima zi din cariera de taximetrist a lui 5-9 (The Last Day of His Taxi Driver Career 5-9)\|italic=yes}} \| \| Short film; Ivo Baru, director
scope="row" rowspan="3" \| 2011 \| Adalbert's Dream \| {{lang\|ro\|Motostivuitoristu\|italic=no}} \| Credited as Alexandru Secareanu; Gabriel Achim, director
{{lang\|ro\|Ursu' (Bear)\|italic=yes}} \| \| Short film; Evgeny Gromik, director
{{lang\|ro\|Mătăsari\|italic=yes}} \| Alex \| Short film; Piperkoski Ilija, director
scope="row" \| 2013 \| Treizeci (Thirty) \| Răzvan \| Short film; Credited as Alexandru Secareanu; Victor Dragomir, director
scope="row" \| 2014 \| Love Bus: {{lang\|ro\|cinci povești de dragoste din București\|italic=unset}} (Love Bus: Five Love Stories from Bucharest) \| George \| Omnibus film composed of five different episodes; Episode 5 Cișmigiu; Andrei Georgescu, director
scope="row" \| 2015 \| Candy Crush \| George \| Short film; Andrei Georgescu, director
scope="row" rowspan="4" \| 2016 \| {{lang\|ro\|Minte-mă frumos în Centrul Vechi\|italic=yes}} (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
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 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
scope="row" \| 2018 \| Doing Money \| Luca \| BBC Two TV movie; Lynsey Miller, director
"Baptiste" / 2019 - Constantin ! scope="row" rowspan="3" \| 2020 \| Amulet \| Tomaz \| Directed by Romola Garai
Ammonite \| Dr. Lieberson \| Directed by Francis Lee
{{lang\|ro\|The Bike Thief\|italic=yes}} \| The Rider \| Directed by Matt Chambers

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row" | 2007

| {{lang|ro|Scurta Revedere (Short Goodbye)|italic=yes}}

| Short film; Vlad Fenesan, director

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2008

| {{lang|ro|Numele meu este… (My Name Is...)|italic=yes}}

| Short film; Dorin Moldoveanu, director

{{lang|ro|Ultima zi din cariera de taximetrist a lui 5-9 (The Last Day of His Taxi Driver Career 5-9)|italic=yes}}

| Short film; Ivo Baru, director

scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2011

| Adalbert's Dream

| {{lang|ro|Motostivuitoristu|italic=no}}

| Credited as Alexandru Secareanu; Gabriel Achim, director

| Short film; Evgeny Gromik, director

| Alex

| Short film; Piperkoski Ilija, director

scope="row" | 2013

| Treizeci (Thirty)

| Răzvan

| Short film; Credited as Alexandru Secareanu; Victor Dragomir, director

scope="row" | 2014

| Love Bus: {{lang|ro|cinci povești de dragoste din București|italic=unset}} (Love Bus: Five Love Stories from Bucharest)

| George

| Omnibus film composed of five different episodes; Episode 5 Cișmigiu; Andrei Georgescu, director

scope="row" | 2015

| Candy Crush

| George

| Short film; Andrei Georgescu, director

scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2016

| {{lang|ro|Minte-mă frumos în Centrul Vechi|italic=yes}} (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

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 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

scope="row" | 2018

| Doing Money

| Luca

| BBC Two TV movie; Lynsey Miller, director

"Baptiste" / 2019 - Constantin

! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2020

| Amulet

| Tomaz

| Directed by Romola Garai

Ammonite

| Dr. Lieberson

| Directed by Francis Lee

| The Rider

| Directed by Matt Chambers

=Television=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row" \| 2006 \| {{lang\|ro\|Daria, iubirea mea\|italic=yes}} \| Florin Cernea \|
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| 2007 \| {{lang\|ro\|Cu un pas înainte\|italic=yes}} \| \|
One Step Ahead \| \| 2 episodes ("Striptease" and "{{lang\|ro\|Punct. Și de la capăt\|italic=no}}")
scope="row" \| 2011 \| {{lang\|ro\|Pariu cu viața}} \| Rapitor 1 \| 2 episodes ("{{lang\|ro\|E scris în stele\|italic=no}}" and "{{lang\|ro\|O doamnă și un vagabond: Partea 2\|italic=no}}")
scope="row" \| 2014 \| {{lang\|ro\|Fetele lu' dom' Profesor\|italic=yes}} \| Marcel \|
scope="row" \| 2017 \| The Saint \| Bashir \|
scope="row" \| 2019 \| ''Baptiste \| Constantin Baracu \| BBC TV
scope="row" \| 2020 \| Strike Back: Vendetta \| Zayef Hiraji \| Sky One, Cinemax TV series, 7 episodes
scope="row" \| 2021 \| RUXX \| Andrei Dobrev \| HBO Europe TV series, 8 episodes
scope="row" \| 2022 \| Spy/Master \| Victor Godeanu \| HBO Europe TV series
scope="row" \| 2023 \| Happy Valley (TV series) S3 \| Darius Knezevic \| BBC, 6 episodes
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| 2024 \| The Veil S1 \| Emir \| Hulu, 2 episodes
Moonflower Murders \|Stefan Leonida \|PBS Masterpiece Theatre, 3 episodes

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scope="row" | 2006

| {{lang|ro|Daria, iubirea mea|italic=yes}}

| Florin Cernea

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2007

| {{lang|ro|Cu un pas înainte|italic=yes}}

One Step Ahead

| 2 episodes ("Striptease" and "{{lang|ro|Punct. Și de la capăt|italic=no}}")

scope="row" | 2011

| {{lang|ro|Pariu cu viața}}

| Rapitor 1

| 2 episodes ("{{lang|ro|E scris în stele|italic=no}}" and "{{lang|ro|O doamnă și un vagabond: Partea 2|italic=no}}")

scope="row" | 2014

| {{lang|ro|Fetele lu' dom' Profesor|italic=yes}}

| Marcel

scope="row" | 2017

| The Saint

| Bashir

scope="row" | 2019

| ''Baptiste

| Constantin Baracu

| BBC TV

scope="row" | 2020

| Strike Back: Vendetta

| Zayef Hiraji

| Sky One, Cinemax TV series, 7 episodes

scope="row" | 2021

| RUXX

| Andrei Dobrev

| HBO Europe TV series, 8 episodes

scope="row" | 2022

| Spy/Master

| Victor Godeanu

| HBO Europe TV series

scope="row" | 2023

| Happy Valley (TV series) S3

| Darius Knezevic

| BBC, 6 episodes

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2024

| The Veil S1

| Emir

| Hulu, 2 episodes

Moonflower Murders

|Stefan Leonida

|PBS Masterpiece Theatre, 3 episodes

=Stage=

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scope="row" \| 2018 \| Gundog{{Cite web \|title=Gundog \|url=https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/gundog/ \|access-date=2022-09-04 \|website=Royal Court \|language=en-US}} \| Guy \| Royal Court Theatre \|
scope="row" \| \| This is a Set Up \| Ovidiu Ohanesian \| National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest \| {{Cite web \|title=Alec Secăreanu, după succesul internațional cu „God’s Own Country”: „În România nimeni nu te protejează ca actor freelancer” \|url=https://www.revistasinteza.ro/alec-secareanu-dupa-succesul-international-cu-gods-country-romania-nimeni-nu-te-protejeaza-ca-actor-freelancer \|access-date=2024-09-15 \|website=www.revistasinteza.ro \|language=en}}
scope="row" \| 2015 \| Fight Club{{Cite web \|last=Apropo \|first=Teatrul \|title=Fight Club – Teatrul Apropo \|url=https://teatrulapropo.ro/fight-club/ \|access-date=2022-09-04 \|language=ro-RO}} \| Tyler Durden \| Teatrul Apropo, Bucharest, Romania{{Cite web \|title=Teatrul Apropo – www.teatrulapropo.ro \|url=https://teatrulapropo.ro/en/teatrulapropo-ro-english/ \|access-date=2022-09-04 \|language=en-US}} \|
scope="row" \| \| Recviem \| \| National Theatre Bucharest \|
scope="row" \| 2013 \| Immaterial Retrospective of the Venice Biennale \| \| Romanian Pavilion, Venice \|
scope="row" \| 2012 \| Crisis (Crize – the Gay Version){{Cite web \|title=Teatrul Tabu - Afisul oficial al spectacolului Crize (the GAY version). {{!}} Facebook \|url=https://www.facebook.com/TeatrulTabu/photos/a.167014833440313/167014873440309/ \|access-date=2022-09-04 \|website=www.facebook.com \|language=en}} \| \| Teatrul Tabu, Bucharest \|
scope="row" \| \| Ferdinand the VIII \| \| Comedy Theatre, Bucharest \|
scope="row" \| \| Flowers, Movies, Girls & Boys \| \| Godot Café, Bucharest \|
scope="row" \| \| Get Out! \| \| O2G \|
scope="row" \| \| No One \| \| Metropolis Theatre, Bucharest \|
scope="row" \| \| Of Mice and Men \| \| Port (Casandra Studio) \|
scope="row" \| \| The Forest, Captain's Bride \| \| Nottara Theatre, Bucharest \|

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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Venue

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scope="row" | 2018

| Gundog{{Cite web |title=Gundog |url=https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/gundog/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=Royal Court |language=en-US}}

| Guy

| Royal Court Theatre

scope="row" |

| This is a Set Up

| Ovidiu Ohanesian

| National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest

| {{Cite web |title=Alec Secăreanu, după succesul internațional cu „God’s Own Country”: „În România nimeni nu te protejează ca actor freelancer” |url=https://www.revistasinteza.ro/alec-secareanu-dupa-succesul-international-cu-gods-country-romania-nimeni-nu-te-protejeaza-ca-actor-freelancer |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=www.revistasinteza.ro |language=en}}

scope="row" | 2015

| Fight Club{{Cite web |last=Apropo |first=Teatrul |title=Fight Club – Teatrul Apropo |url=https://teatrulapropo.ro/fight-club/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |language=ro-RO}}

| Tyler Durden

| Teatrul Apropo, Bucharest, Romania{{Cite web |title=Teatrul Apropo – www.teatrulapropo.ro |url=https://teatrulapropo.ro/en/teatrulapropo-ro-english/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |language=en-US}}

scope="row" |

| Recviem

| National Theatre Bucharest

scope="row" | 2013

| Immaterial Retrospective of the Venice Biennale

| Romanian Pavilion, Venice

scope="row" | 2012

| Crisis (Crize – the Gay Version){{Cite web |title=Teatrul Tabu - Afisul oficial al spectacolului Crize (the GAY version). {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/TeatrulTabu/photos/a.167014833440313/167014873440309/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}

| Teatrul Tabu, Bucharest

scope="row" |

| Ferdinand the VIII

| Comedy Theatre, Bucharest

scope="row" |

| Flowers, Movies, Girls & Boys

| Godot Café, Bucharest

scope="row" |

| Get Out!

| O2G

scope="row" |

| No One

| Metropolis Theatre, Bucharest

scope="row" |

| Of Mice and Men

| Port (Casandra Studio)

scope="row" |

| The Forest, Captain's Bride

| Nottara Theatre, Bucharest

Accolades

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scope="row" \| British Independent Film Awards \| 2017 \| Best Actor \| God's Own Country \| {{Nominated}} \| style="text-align:center" \| {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/british-independent-film-awards-nominations-1202604245\|title='Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards\|last=Clarke\|first=Stewart\|work=Variety\|date=November 1, 2017\|access-date=November 1, 2017}}

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scope="col" | Award

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! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Nominated work

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" | British Independent Film Awards

| 2017

| Best Actor

| God's Own Country

| {{Nominated}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/british-independent-film-awards-nominations-1202604245|title='Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards|last=Clarke|first=Stewart|work=Variety|date=November 1, 2017|access-date=November 1, 2017}}

References

External links

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{{Instagram|alecsecareanu}}
[https://www.castforward.de/members/profile/alec-secareanu profile] at castforward.de (German)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025015/http://eranews.ro/primul-film-britanic-ii-aduce-un-agent-londonez-lui-alec-secareanu Primul film britanic îi aduce un agent londonez lui Alec Secăreanu] – Interview with Evantia Barca at eranews.ro, 6 July 2016 (Romanian)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030946/http://teatrul.ro/despre-noi/alexandru-secareanu profile] at teatrul.ro (Romanian)

Category:1984 births

Category:21st-century Romanian male actors

Category:Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film alumni

Category:Living people

Category:Male actors from Bucharest

Category:Romanian male film actors

Category:Romanian male stage actors

Category:Romanian male television actors