Carlos Leal
Actor, Screenwriter, Director
Copyright: Adeline Wohlwend
Geboren 1969 in Lausanne, Schweiz, war Carlos Leal bekannt als Gründer und Frontmann der Hip-Hop-Gruppe «Sens Unik». 2005 gelang ihm der Durchbruch als Schauspieler mit dem Kinofilm SNOW WHITE von Samir. Er gewann 2006 den Schweizer Filmpreis und wurde im gleichen Jahr als Shootingstar zur Berlinale eingeladen. Carlos Leal spielte in vielen internationalen Kinofilmen mit, darunter JAMES BOND - CASINO ROYALE. Er übernahm tragende Ensemble-Rollen in Serien in der Schweiz (DER BESTATTER), Europa (THE TEAM) und in den 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