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Alec Secăreanu

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Alec Secăreanu
Born (1984-12-04) 4 December 1984 (age 39)
Bucharest, Romania
Alma materCaragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography
OccupationActor
Years active2006–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

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Alexandru Secăreanu was born in Bucharest.[1] He completed drama study at the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 2007.[2]

Career

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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

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As of 2017, Secăreanu lives in Bucharest.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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) 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 (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; 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

Television

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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")
2011 Pariu cu viața Rapitor 1 2 episodes ("E scris în stele" and "O doamnă și un vagabond: Partea 2")
2014 Fetele lu' dom' Profesor 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

Stage

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2018 Gundog[6] Guy Royal Court Theatre
This is a Set Up Ovidiu Ohanesian National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest [7]
2015 Fight Club[8] Tyler Durden Teatrul Apropo, Bucharest, Romania[9]
Recviem National Theatre Bucharest
2013 Immaterial Retrospective of the Venice Biennale Romanian Pavillion, Venice
2012 Crisis (Crize – the Gay Version)[10] 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

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Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Independent Film Awards 2017 Best Actor God's Own Country Nominated [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Alexandru Secăreanu". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "New Talent Nominations 2017". British Independent Film Awards. 1 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Alec Secăreanu". CastForward. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Gundog". Royal Court. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Apropo, Teatrul. "Fight Club – Teatrul Apropo" (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Teatrul Apropo – www.teatrulapropo.ro". Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Teatrul Tabu - Afisul oficial al spectacolului Crize (the GAY version). | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  11. ^ Clarke, Stewart (1 November 2017). "'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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