Endre Hules

Hules was born and raised in Hungary, then moved subsequently to Paris, France, New York, Massachusetts and Los Angeles. He studied music and acting at the famous Cellar Theatre in Budapest, and started writing plays, composing and directing there at the age of 17. He frequently visited Jerzy Grotowski's Laboratory Theatre in Poland and attended Eugenio Barba's International School of Theatrical Anthropology in Germany. He earned an MFA from the prestigious University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest as a director. He was later a Producing Fellow at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.

Hules started acting, writing, and directing in the theatre. Among other places, he directed at the Cellar Theatre, the National Theatres of Pécs and Szeged,{{cite web |last1=Géza |first1=Hegedüs |title=Calderón Szegeden |url=https://epa.oszk.hu/03000/03040/00160/pdf/EPA03040_szinhaz_1980_06_024-027.pdf |website=Színház.hu |language=hu}} La Mama ETC{{cite web | url=https://www.cervantesvirtual.com/portales/jose_triana/imagenes_puesta_en_escena/imagen/imagenes_puesta_en_escena_07_night_of_assassins_1981_la_mama_miami_direccion_hules_programa/ | title=The Night of Assassins la MaMa E. T. C. (New York, 1981) Cartel - José Triana }}{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/31/theater/theater-2-la-mama-revivals.html | title=Theater: 2 la Mama Revivals | work=The New York Times | date=31 October 1981 | last1=Gussow | first1=Mel }} in New York, the Theatre Center in Los Angeles, where he was invited by the Shakespeare World Congress to direct Measure for Measure. His theater repertoire included many classical plays by Shakespeare, Moliere, Goldoni, Ibsen, Chekhov, Brecht, as well as contemporary plays from Pinter, Orton, Stoppard and Ödön von Horvath, as well as musicals like The Cabaret and experimental projects. His work was reviewed by The New York Times{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/02/arts/television-review-a-singer-from-the-prairie-wows-the-germans.html | title=TELEVISION REVIEW; A Singer from the Prairie Wows the Germans | work=The New York Times | date=2 May 2001 | last1=James | first1=Caryn }}, the Los Angeles Times{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-08-ca-1425-story.html | title=STAGE REVIEWS : Troupe's Not up to Fighting Trojan War : Rancho Santiago College's Professional Actors Conservatory Theatre does little more than pose in 'Troilus and Cressida.' | website=Los Angeles Times | date=8 May 1991 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-12-ca-57561-story.html | title=THEATER REVIEWS : A 'Measure' by Oasis to Please Purists | website=Los Angeles Times | date=12 April 1996 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-22-ca-24799-story.html | title=Uneven Update of 'Measure 4 Measure' | website=Los Angeles Times | date=22 September 2000 }}, The Hollywood Reporter{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/torn-flag-159408/ | title=Torn from the Flag | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=31 October 2007 }}, Színház[http://epa.niif.hu/03000/03040/00151/pdf/EPA03040_szinhaz_1979_09_019-021.pdf A pályakezdés nehézsége] Színház.hu[https://www.epa.hu/03000/03040/00132/pdf/EPA03040_szinhaz_1978_02.pdf Színház][http://szinhaz.net/wp-content/uploads/pdf/1976_12.pdf Színház] and numerous other publications.

He established an acting studio at the National Theatre in Szeged, then he was on the faculty of Espace Acteur, Paris, New York University, Smith College, Bard College,{{cn|date=June 2025}} the University of Southern California and taught a number of workshops in Europe, North America and Japan.

After moving to Los Angeles, Hules began acting in film and television productions. He worked repeatedly with directors Ron Howard and David Fincher{{cite web | url=https://tv.apple.com/gb/person/endre-hules/umc.cpc.482i9o1fq9fg2gu2a3wvkwexq | title=Endre Hules Films and Shows – Apple TV (UK) }}. He sold over a dozen screenplays, two of which he also directed and co-produced: Torn From the Flag and The Maiden Danced to Death. His films were invited to close to a hundred festivals and won numerous awards, among them three European Media and two Cine Golden Eagle Awards. He is also the recipient of a SAG Award for acting and an Insight Award for directing.

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• [http://www.eurochannel.com/en/Interview-with-Endre-Hules.html Eurochannel interview with Endre Hules]
• [https://disarray.blog/2012/04/08/filmmaker-spotlight-interview-with-director-and-writer-endre-hules/ Disarray interview with Endre Hules]
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