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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

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

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), and a nomination for 2017 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) in Best Actor category.

Personal life

As of 2017, Secăreanu lives in Bucharest.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

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Accolades

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.
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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.
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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.

External links

• Alec Secăreanu at IMDb 
• Alec Secăreanu on Instagram
• profile at castforward.de (German)
• Primul film britanic îi aduce un agent londonez lui Alec Secăreanu – Interview with Evantia Barca at eranews.ro, 6 July 2016 (Romanian)
• profile at teatrul.ro (Romanian)

• 1984 births
• 21st-century Romanian male actors
• Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film alumni
• Living people
• Male actors from Bucharest
• Romanian male film actors
• Romanian male stage actors
• Romanian male television actors