Alexandru "Alec" Secăreanu (Romanian: [alekˈsandru sekəɾeˈanu]; born 4 December 1984) is a Romanian actor. He gained international recognition for playing Gheorghe in the 2017 film God's Own Country.
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Alec Secăreanu | |
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Born | (1984-12-04) 4 December 1984 (age 37) Bucharest, Romania |
Alma mater | Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Alexandru Secăreanu was born in Bucharest.[1] He completed drama study at the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 2007.[2]
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),[3] and a nomination for 2017 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) in Best Actor category.[4]
As of 2017, Secăreanu lives in Bucharest.[5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Scurta Revedere (Short Goodbye) | Short film; Vlad Fenesan, director | |
2008 | Numele meu este… (My Name Is...) | Short film; Dorin Moldoveanu, director | |
Ultima zi din cariera de taximetrist a lui 5-9 (The Last Day of His Taxi Driver Career 5-9) | Short film; Ivo Baru, director | ||
2011 | Adalbert's Dream | Motostivuitoristu | Credited as Alexandru Secareanu; Gabriel Achim, director |
Ursu' (Bear) | Short film; Evgeny Gromik, director | ||
Mătăsari | Alex | Short film; Piperkoski Ilija, director | |
2013 | Treizeci (Thirty) | Razvan | Short film; Credited as Alexandru Secareanu; Victor Dragomir, director |
2014 | Love Bus: cinci povesti de dragoste din Bucuresti (Love Bus: Five Love Stories from Bucharest) | George | Omnibus film composed of five different episodes; Episode 5 Cişmigiu; Andrei Georgescu, director |
2015 | Candy Crush | George | Short film; Andrei Georgescu, director |
2016 | Minte-mă frumos în Centrul Vechi (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 | |
2017 | God's Own Country | Gheorghe Ionescu | Main role |
The Best Customer | Postman/Policeman (voice) | Animation/Short film; Serghei Chiviriga, director | |
2018 | Doing Money | Luca | BBC Two TV movie; Lynsey Miller, director |
2020 | Amulet | Tomaz | Directed by Romola Garai |
Ammonite | Dr. Lieberson | Directed by Francis Lee | |
The Bike Thief | The Rider | Directed by Matt Chambers |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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2006 | Daria, iubirea mea | Florin Cernea | TV series | ||
2007 | Cu un pas înainte | TV series | |||
One Step Ahead | 2 episodes ("Striptease" and "Punct. Și de la capăt") | ||||
2011 | Pariu cu viața | Rapitor 1 | 2 episodes ("E scris în stele" and "O doamna si un vagabond: Partea 2") | ||
2014 | Fetele lu' dom' Profesor | Marcel | TV series | ||
2017 | The Saint | Bashir | TV movie | ||
2019 | Baptiste | Constantin Baracu | BBC TV series | ||
2020 | Strike Back: Vendetta | Zayef Hiraji | Sky One, Cinemax TV series, 7 episodes | ||
2021 | RUXX | Andrei Dobrev | HBO Europe TV series, 8 episodes | ||
2022 | Spy/Master | Victor Godeanu | HBO Europe TV series |
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Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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2018 | Gundog[6] | Guy | Royal Court Theatre | |
This is a Set Up | National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest | |||
2015 | Fight Club[7] | Tyler Durden | Teatrul Apropo, Bucharest, Romania[8] | |
Recviem | National Theatre Bucharest | |||
2013 | Immaterial Retrospective of the Venice Biennale | Romanian Pavillion, Venice | ||
2012 | Crisis (Crize – the Gay Version)[9] | Teatrul Tabu, Bucharest | ||
Ferdinand the VIII | Comedy Theatre, Bucharest | |||
Flowers, Movies, Girls & Boys | Godot Café, Bucharest | |||
Get Out! | O2G | |||
No One | Metropolis Theatre, Bucharest | |||
Of Mice and Men | Port (Casandra Studio) | |||
The Forest, Captain's Bride | Nottara Theatre, Bucharest |
Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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British Independent Film Awards | 2017 | Best Actor | God's Own Country | Nominated | [10] |
General | |
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National libraries | |
Other |
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