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Born | (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 (age 34) Lausanne, Switzerland |
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Years active | 2017–present |
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Brice Bexter (born 25 July 1990) is an actor. His films include Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) and Redemption Day (2021). He was named a 2020 Screen International Arab Star of Tomorrow.
Early life and education
Bexter was born in Lausanne, Switzerland to a French-Moroccan mother and a British father with paternal Czech-Jewish roots. He is the grandson of painter Hassan El Glaoui, and the great grandson of Pasha Thami El Glaoui. Bexter and his brother grew up in Rabat with their grandparents. He attended the French school Lycée Descartes, where he participated in theatre.
In 2007, at the age of 17, Bexter worked as stand-in on the set of Ridley Scott's Body of Lies. The following year, he worked as an extra on the set of the film Green Zone. After completing his baccalaureate, He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Regent's University London in 2013 and a Master of Science from University College London (UCL) in 2016, both in Management.
Career
In 2018, Bexter was cast as Captain Templeton in the 1920s-set Australian mystery film Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, a spinoff of the ABC series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and adaptation of the novels by Kerry Greenwood. The film premiered at the 2020 Palm Springs International Film Festival and had a theatrical release later that year. Bexter also appeared in the independent film Greetings from ISIS opposite Ouidad Elma.
Bexter went on to star as ambassador and counter-terrorism agent Younes Laalej in the 2021 action thriller film Redemption Day alongside Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, and Andy Garcia. This was followed by further film roles in the biopic Fatema, La Sultane Inoubliable as well as The Moderator in 2022.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Carlos Gustavo | Justin | |
Leaving Legacy | Kaiss | Short film | |
2018 | L'effort d'Aimer | Jéam | Short film |
2019 | Greetings from ISIS | Abu Youssef | |
2020 | Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears | Captain Templeton | |
2021 | Redemption Day | Younes Laalej | |
2022 | Fatema, La Sultane Inoubliable | Mohamed | |
The Moderator | Jawad | ||
2023 | Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes | ||
TBA | Atoman | Mokhtar | |
Dancing in the Wind | Oliver Miller | ||
The Lost Princess | Omar | ||
A Song for Juliette | Mephistopheles |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Good Omens | Secret Service Agent | Episode: "In the Beginning" |
2022 | The Eight | Miller | Episode: "Adnan Al Kayal" |
2023 | Ghosts of Beirut | Topher | Miniseries |
TBA | Glow & Darkness | Humphrey of Toron | Series |
References
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (8 December 2020). "Arab Stars of Tomorrow 2020: Brice Bexter El Glaoui, actor (Morocco)". Screen International. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- Owen-Jones, Juliette (24 August 2019). "Brice El Glaoui Bexter: Morocco's Rising Star Discusses Film Industry, His Career". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "Brice El Glaoui Bexter : « J'ai été touché par le côté humain d'Andy Garcia »". L'Observateur (in French). 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "Brice El Glaoui Bexter ce héros made in Morocco". Les Eco (in French). 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "Brice El Glaoui Bexter, Acteur". e-Taqfa (in French). 9 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- El Bouanani, Nafissa (8 December 2020). "Brice El Glaoui Bexter, sacré « Arab Star of Tomorrow » !". Grazia (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- "النجم البريطاني بريس الكلاوي يعلن عن بدىء فيلمه الجديد". Raidat (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- McNary, Dave (30 January 2020). "Andy Garcia's Political Thriller 'Redemption Day' Debuts First Look Photos". Variety. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Douad, Driss (8 February 2019). "Brice El Glaoui Bexter "Redemption Day, une super pub pour le Maroc"". L'Officiel Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Ouiddar, Nadia (21 December 2021). "Entretien avec le comédien Brice Bexter El Glaoui : «Le Maroc a beaucoup d'histoires à exporter, il faut avoir le courage de le faire»". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
External links
- Brice Bexter at IMDb
- Living people
- 1990 births
- 21st-century Moroccan male actors
- Alumni of Lycée Descartes (Rabat)
- Alumni of Regent's University London
- Alumni of University College London
- British people of Czech-Jewish descent
- British people of French descent
- British people of Moroccan descent
- El Glaoui family
- French people of British descent
- French people of Czech-Jewish descent
- French people of Moroccan descent
- Moroccan male film actors
- Moroccan people of British descent
- Moroccan people of French descent
- Actors from Lausanne
- Actors from Rabat
- Swiss people of British descent
- Swiss people of Czech descent
- Swiss people of French descent
- Swiss people of Moroccan descent