Brice Bexter

{{Short description | Actor known for Miss Fisher and Redemption}}

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| birth_place = Lausanne, Switzerland

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| years_active = 2017–present

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Hassan El Glaoui (grandfather)
Thami El Glaoui (great-grandfather)

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Brice Bexter (born 25 July 1990) is an actor. His films include Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) and Redemption Day (2021). He was named a 2020 Screen International Arab Star of Tomorrow.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/arab-stars-of-tomorrow-2020-brice-bexter-el-glaoui-actor-morocco/5155534.article|title=Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2020: Brice Bexter El Glaoui, actor (Morocco)|journal=Screen International|first=Melanie|last=Goodfellow|date=8 December 2020|accessdate=9 May 2023}}

Early life and education

Bexter was born in Lausanne, Switzerland to a French-Moroccan mother and a British father with paternal Czech-Jewish roots. He is the grandson of painter Hassan El Glaoui, and the great grandson of Pasha Thami El Glaoui.{{Cite web|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/08/280754/brice-el-glaoui-bexter-interview/|title=Brice El Glaoui Bexter: Morocco's Rising Star Discusses Film Industry, His Career|website=Morocco World News|first=Juliette|last=Owen-Jones|date=24 August 2019|accessdate=2 June 2020}} Bexter and his brother grew up in Rabat with their grandparents.{{Cite journal|url=https://lobservateur.info/actualite/brice-el-glaoui-bexter-jai-ete-touche-par-le-cote-humain-dandy-garcia/|title=Brice El Glaoui Bexter : « J'ai été touché par le côté humain d'Andy Garcia »|journal=L'Observateur|date=21 January 2013|accessdate=2 June 2020|lang=fr|archive-date=5 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605002737/https://lobservateur.info/actualite/brice-el-glaoui-bexter-jai-ete-touche-par-le-cote-humain-dandy-garcia/|url-status=dead}} He attended the French school Lycée Descartes, where he participated in theatre.{{Cite web|url=https://leseco.ma/brice-el-glaoui-bexter-ce-heros-made-in-morocco/|title=Brice El Glaoui Bexter ce héros made in Morocco|website=Les Eco|date=28 November 2019|accessdate=2 June 2020|lang=fr|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607010343/https://leseco.ma/brice-el-glaoui-bexter-ce-heros-made-in-morocco/|url-status=dead}}

In 2007, at the age of 17, Bexter worked as stand-in on the set of Ridley Scott's Body of Lies. The following year, he worked as an extra on the set of the film Green Zone. After completing his baccalaureate,{{Cite web|url=https://www.e-taqafa.ma/dossier/brice-el-glaoui-bexter-acteur|title=Brice El Glaoui Bexter, Acteur|website=e-Taqfa|date=9 April 2020|accessdate=2 June 2020|lang=fr}} He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Regent's University London in 2013 and a Master of Science from University College London (UCL) in 2016, both in Management.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.graziamag.ma/articles/brice-el-glaoui-bexter-sacrae-ae-arab-star-of-tomorrow-au-/ZDCZAHHE|title=Brice El Glaoui Bexter, sacré « Arab Star of Tomorrow » !|journal=Grazia|first=Nafissa|last=El Bouanani|date=8 December 2020|accessdate=9 May 2023|lang=fr}}

Career

In 2018, Bexter was cast as Captain Templeton in the 1920s-set Australian mystery film Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, a spinoff of the ABC series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and adaptation of the novels by Kerry Greenwood. The film premiered at the 2020 Palm Springs International Film Festival and had a theatrical release later that year. Bexter also appeared in the independent film Greetings from ISIS opposite Ouidad Elma.{{Cite web|url=https://raidat.net/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A/|title=النجم البريطاني بريس الكلاوي يعلن عن بدىء فيلمه الجديد|website=Raidat|accessdate=9 May 2023|lang=ar}}

Bexter went on to star as ambassador and counter-terrorism agent Younes Laalej in the 2021 action thriller film Redemption Day alongside Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, and Andy Garcia.{{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/andy-garcia-action-drama-redemption-day-1203486366/|title=Andy Garcia's Political Thriller 'Redemption Day' Debuts First Look Photos|journal=Variety|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=30 January 2020|accessdate=2 June 2020}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.lofficielmaroc.ma/man/brice-el-glaoui-bexter-redemption-day-une-super-pub-pour-le-maroc|title=Brice El Glaoui Bexter "Redemption Day, une super pub pour le Maroc"|journal=L'Officiel Maroc|first=Driss|last=Douad|date=8 February 2019|accessdate=2 June 2020|lang=fr}} This was followed by further film roles in the biopic Fatema, La Sultane Inoubliable as well as The Moderator in 2022.{{Cite journal|url=https://lematin.ma/amp/article.php?id=369413&annee=2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303085805/https://lematin.ma/amp/article.php?id=369413&annee=2021|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2024|title=Entretien avec le comédien Brice Bexter El Glaoui : «Le Maroc a beaucoup d'histoires à exporter, il faut avoir le courage de le faire»|journal=Le Matin|first=Nadia|last=Ouiddar|date=21 December 2021|accessdate=10 May 2023|lang=fr}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan="2" \| 2017 \| Carlos Gustavo \| Justin \|
Leaving Legacy \| Kaiss \| Short film
2018 \| L'effort d'Aimer \| Jéam \| Short film
2019 \| Greetings from ISIS \| Abu Youssef \|
2020 \| Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears \| Captain Templeton \|
2021 \| Redemption Day \| Younes Laalej \|
rowspan="2" \| 2022 \| Fatema, La Sultane Inoubliable \| Mohamed \|
The Moderator \| Jawad \|
2023 \| Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes \| \|
rowspan="4" \| TBA \| Atoman \| Mokhtar \|
Dancing in the Wind \| Oliver Miller \|
The Lost Princess \| Omar \|
A Song for Juliette \| Mephistopheles \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan="2" | 2017

| Carlos Gustavo

| Justin

Leaving Legacy

| Kaiss

| Short film

2018

| L'effort d'Aimer

| Jéam

| Short film

2019

| Greetings from ISIS

| Abu Youssef

2020

| Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

| Captain Templeton

2021

| Redemption Day

| Younes Laalej

rowspan="2" | 2022

| Fatema, La Sultane Inoubliable

| Mohamed

The Moderator

| Jawad

2023

| Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes

rowspan="4" | TBA

| Atoman

| Mokhtar

Dancing in the Wind

| Oliver Miller

The Lost Princess

| Omar

A Song for Juliette

| Mephistopheles

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2019 \| Good Omens \| Secret Service Agent \| Episode: "In the Beginning"
2022 \| The Eight \| Miller \| Episode: "Adnan Al Kayal"
2023 \| Ghosts of Beirut \| Topher \| Miniseries
TBA \| Glow & Darkness \| Humphrey of Toron \| Series

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2019

| Good Omens

| Secret Service Agent

| Episode: "In the Beginning"

2022

| The Eight

| Miller