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

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.

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 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

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Daria, iubirea mea Florin Cernea TV series
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

Stage

Year Title Role Venue Ref.
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

Accolades

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Independent Film Awards 2017 Best Actor God's Own Country Nominated [10]

References

  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. ↑ Apropo, Teatrul. "Fight Club – Teatrul Apropo" (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Teatrul Apropo – www.teatrulapropo.ro". Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Teatrul Tabu - Afisul oficial al spectacolului Crize (the GAY version). | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Clarke, Stewart (1 November 2017). "'Lady Macbeth' Tops Nominations for British Independent Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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