Alec Secăreanu
Alec Secăreanu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 December 1984 |
| Alma mater | Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Alexandru "Alec" Secăreanu (Romanian: [alekˈsandru sekəˈɾe̯anu]; 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.[1] He completed drama study at the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 2007.[2]
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),[3] and a nomination for 2017 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) in Best Actor category.[4]
Personal life
As of 2017, Secăreanu lives in Bucharest.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Scurta Revedere (Short meet again) | 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) | Răzvan | Short film; Credited as Alexandru Secareanu; Victor Dragomir, director |
| 2014 | Love Bus: cinci povești de dragoste din București (Love Bus: Five Love Stories from Bucharest) | George | Omnibus film composed of five different episodes; Episode 5 Cișmigiu; Andrei Georgescu, director |
| 2015 | Candy Crush | George | Short film; Andrei Georgescu, director |
| 2016 | Minte-mă frumos în Centrul Vechi (Lie to 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; directed by Francis Lee |
| 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 | |
| 2024 | Double of Nothing | Daniel Panait | short film; Mihai Pircalabu, writer and director[6] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Daria, iubirea mea | Florin Cernea | |
| 2007 | Cu un pas înainte | ||
| One Step Ahead | 2 episodes ("Striptease" and "Punct. Și de la capăt")Full stop. And from the top | ||
| 2011 | Pariu cu viațaBet with life | Rapitor 1 | 2 episodes ("E scris în stele" and "O doamnă și un vagabond: Partea 2")A lady and a vagabond |
| 2014 | Fetele lu' dom' ProfesorThe teacher’s daughters | Marcel | |
| 2017 | The Saint | Bashir | |
| 2019 | Baptiste | Constantin Baracu | BBC TV |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Happy Valley (TV series) S3 | Darius Knezevic | BBC, 6 episodes |
| 2024 | The Veil S1 | Emir | Hulu, 2 episodes |
| Moonflower Murders | Stefan Leonida | PBS Masterpiece Theatre, 3 episodes |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Gundog[7] | Guy | Royal Court Theatre | |
| This is a Set Up | Ovidiu Ohanesian | National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest | [8] | |
| 2015 | Fight Club[9] | Tyler Durden | Teatrul Apropo, Bucharest, Romania[10] | |
| Recviem | National Theatre Bucharest | |||
| 2013 | Immaterial Retrospective of the Venice Biennale | Romanian Pavilion, Venice | ||
| 2012 | Crisis (Crize – the Gay Version)[11] | 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 |
Accolades
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Independent Film Awards | 2017 | Best Actor | God's Own Country | Nominated | [12] |
References
- ^ "Alexandru Secăreanu". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Cheroiu, Alexandra (22 November 2017). "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". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Primul film britanic îi aduce un agent londonez lui Alec Secăreanu". EraNews.ro. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "New Talent Nominations 2017". British Independent Film Awards. 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Alec Secăreanu". CastForward. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Double of Nothing | TIFF". tiff.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Gundog". Royal Court. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Alec Secăreanu, după succesul internațional cu „God's Own Country": „În România nimeni nu te protejează ca actor freelancer"". www.revistasinteza.ro. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Apropo, Teatrul. "Fight Club – Teatrul Apropo" (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Teatrul Apropo – www.teatrulapropo.ro". Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Teatrul Tabu - Afisul oficial al spectacolului Crize (the GAY version). | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (1 November 2017). "'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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