Carlos Leal
Actor, Screenwriter, Director
Copyright: Adeline Wohlwend
Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1969, Carlos Leal was known as the founder and frontman of the hip-hop group ‘Sens Unik’. His breakthrough as an actor came in 2005 with the feature film SNOW WHITE by Samir. He won the Swiss Film Award in 2006 and was invited to the Berlinale as a shooting star in the same year. Carlos has appeared in many international feature films, including JAMES BOND - CASINO ROYALE. He has also played leading roles in series in Switzerland (DER BESTATTER), Europe (THE TEAM) and the USA (THE L WORD).
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2007
- Wonderland by Carlos Leal
- 2007
- Lost by Carlos Leal
- 2005
- Sous les étoiles by Carlos Leal
- 2005
- Elvis & Angel Hart by Carlos Leal, Gocé Cvetanovski, Jo Kelly
Screenwriter
- 2005
- Elvis & Angel Hart by Carlos Leal, Gocé Cvetanovski, Jo Kelly
Actor
- 2024
- BestFriendAI by Arnold Aldridge
- 2024
- When We Were Sisters by Lisa Brühlmann
- 2023
- Mein Freund Barry by Markus Welter
- 2022
- El color del cielo by Joan-Marc Zapata
- 2022
- La vie devant by Klaudia Reynicke, Kristina Wagenbauer
- 2021
- Lilith by Christophe Philippe
- 2021
- Paxmal by Sven Schnyder
- 2019
- To The Sea by Julian M. Grünthal
- 2017
- Jasper by Julien Nicaud
- 2014
- Oro verde by Mohammed Soudani
- 2014
- 20 Regeln für Sylvie by Giacun Caduff
- 2013
- Who Killed Johnny by Yangzom Brauen
- 2012
- Parallel by Andrew R. Jones
- 2012
- Grace by Jo Kelly
- 2012
- Escape From Tibet by Maria Blumencron
- 2011
- Carré blanc by Jean-Baptiste Léonetti
- 2010
- Sennentuntschi by Michael Steiner
- 2010
- Lester by Pascal Forney
- 2009
- Verso by Xavier Ruiz
- 2009
- Dirty Money, l'infiltré by Dominique Othenin-Girard
- 2009
- Brandstifter by Felix von Muralt
- 2008
- Los Abrazos rotos by Pedro Almodovar
- 2008
- El Mal Ajeno by Oskar Santos
- 2007
- L'écart by Franz Josef Holzer
- 2006
- Coupé Court by Hugo Veludo
- 2005
- Visite médicale by Felix von Muralt
- 2005
- Elvis & Angel Hart by Carlos Leal, Gocé Cvetanovski, Jo Kelly
- 2005
- Snow White by Samir
- 2004
- Love Express by Elena Hazanov
- 2004
- Hildes Reise by Christof Vorster
- 2004
- Demain j'arrête! by Nicole Borgeat
- 2003
- Trinivel by Hubert Woroniecky
- 2003
- Anomalies Passagères by Nadia Fares
- 2002
- Soulfingers by Florent Alainguillaume
- 2001
- Weekend Break by Jean-Paul Cardinaux
Awards
(a selection)
- 2006
- Solothurn, Swiss Film Award 2006, Swiss Film Award, Best Performance in a Leading Role (Winner) in Snow White