Lucas Englander

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Lucas Englander (born 21 September 1992) is an Austrian actor. He was selected in the category "Révélations", the best newcomer category at the 46th César Awards.

Early life and education

Born in Vienna, his mother Juno Sylva Englander was a Czech-born film editor, working on Everyman's Feast amongst others. After deciding in his late teens to pursue acting, he spent a year studying at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York before moving to London.{{Cite web|url=https://ritzlfilm.at/news/detail/its-not-about-me|date=July 19, 2019|first=Wolfgang|last=Ritzberger|title=IT'S NOT ABOUT ME|access-date=April 10, 2023|website=Ritzlfilm.at}}

Career

Englander appeared as political assistant Torsten Muckenstrum in the satirical European Union politics series that appeared on france.tv called Parlement.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shz.de/Deutschland-welt/panorama/artikel/sexistischer-egosuechtiger-videospiel-junkie-parlament-star-lucas-englander-rechnet-mit-sich-ab-20230323|website=shz.de|title=Lucas Englander: I was sexist, patriarchal and selfish|first=Daniel|last=Benedict|date= September 29, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2023}}{{Cite web|title=NEUE SERIE "PARLAMENT" Seepferdchen im Haifischbecken|first=Oliver|last=Jungen|url=https://m.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/serien/die-neue-eu-komoedie-parlament-16987431.html|website=Faz.net|date=October 6, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2023}} He also appeared in Marc Fitoussi’s 2020 French thriller Appearances as a seemingly ordinary young man who romances Karin Viard, before revealing himself to be a stalking psychopath, a performance that got him shortlisted for France’s 46th César Awards in the "Révélations des César" category in March 2021.{{Cite web|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=April 10, 2023|access-date=April 10, 2023|title= Meet Lucas Englander, the "Chameleon" of ‘Transatlantic’|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lucas-englander-transatlantic-interview-netflix-1235363888}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18694955.html|website=allocine.fr|title=César 2021: who are the revelations of the year?|date=November 30, 2020|access-date=April 10, 2023}}

He appeared in Sky Atlantic and HBO miniseries Catherine The Great, Netflix series The Witcher, and in the Warner Bros. fantasy film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. His role

as Albert O. Hirschman in the 2023 Netflix series Transatlantic marked his first leading role in a major series.{{Cite web|url= https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a43412078/lucas-englander-albert-hirschman-transatlantic-interview/|title= Playing Albert Hirschman on Transatlantic Changed Lucas Englander's Life|first=Emily|last=Burack|date=April 8, 2023|access-date=April 10, 2023|website=Town & Country}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lucas-englander-transatlantic-interview-netflix-1235363888/|title= Meet Lucas Englander, the 'Chameleon' of Transatlantic|date=April 10, 2023|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2023}}

Partial filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2019 \| The Witcher \| Chireadan \|1 episode
2019 \| Catherine the Great \|Lieutenant Mirovich \|1 episode
2020–2022 \| Parlement \|Torsten Muckenstrum \|18 episodes
2020 \| Appearances \| Jonas Karez \| Film. Nominated for Best Newcomer at the César Awards
2023 \|Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore \|Horst \| Film
2023 \| Transatlantic \|Albert Hirschman \|7 episodes
2025 \|Nine Perfect Strangers \|Martin \|season 2
style="background:#FFFFCC;"\|TBA \|Truth or Consequences{{dagger\|alt=Not yet released}} \|TBA \|

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Year

! Title

! Role

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2019

| The Witcher

| Chireadan

|1 episode

2019

| Catherine the Great

|Lieutenant Mirovich