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
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