Carlos Leal

{{Short description|Swiss rapper and actor (born 1969)}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = Carlos Leal interview.jpg | caption = Leal in 2021 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|7|9}} | birth_place = Lausanne, Switzerland | genre = Hip hop | occupation = Rapper, actor | instrument = Vocals }} '''Carlos Leal''' (born 9 July 1969) is a Swiss rapper and actor.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-05 |title=Carlos Leal: «J'ai fini par trouver une âme à Los Angeles» |language=fr |work=Le Temps |url=https://www.letemps.ch/culture/carlos-leal-jai-fini-trouver-une-ame-los-angeles |access-date=2022-08-05 |issn=1423-3967 |archive-date=2022-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805210343/https://www.letemps.ch/culture/carlos-leal-jai-fini-trouver-une-ame-los-angeles |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-05 |title=A Lausanne, Carlos Leal expose ses photos pour la première fois |language=fr |work=Le Matin |url=https://www.lematin.ch/story/a-lausanne-carlos-leal-expose-ses-photos-pour-la-premiere-fois-688487676063 |access-date=2022-08-05 |issn=1018-3736 |archive-date=2022-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805223400/https://www.lematin.ch/story/a-lausanne-carlos-leal-expose-ses-photos-pour-la-premiere-fois-688487676063 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlos Leal stellt aus – «Obdachlosigkeit ist in Los Angeles an vielen Orten sichtbar» |url=https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/obdachlosigkeit-ist-in-der-stadt-an-vielen-orten-sichtbar-342099019562 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Tages-Anzeiger |date=13 May 2022 |language=de |archive-date=2022-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616072814/https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/obdachlosigkeit-ist-in-der-stadt-an-vielen-orten-sichtbar-342099019562 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Biography == Leal was born in Lausanne, Switzerland to Spanish Galician immigrants. In 1990, he co-founded Sens Unik. The group produced four gold records and contributed music to the film ''Neutre'' (2001).

He produced videos with Sens Unik, and after making an appearance in the documentary ''Babylon 2'' (1993), Leal decided to pursue a serious acting career. He trained under director Jack Garfein at the Actors Studio in Paris. He made his film debut in ''Week End Break'' (2002), a comedy short film, which led to roles in a number of French and Swiss productions.

In 2005, Leal appeared in the Swiss film ''{{Ill|Snow White (2005 film)|de|3=Snow White (2005)|lt=Snow White}}'', in his first major cinematic role. For his performance, he was awarded the prize for Best Actor at the Africa Film Festival, and Swiss Film Prize for Best Performance in a Leading Role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Les Romands paradent à Soleure |url=https://www.arcinfo.ch/cultureloisirs/les-romands-paradent-a-soleure-30319 |access-date=2022-08-05 |work=ArcInfo |language=fr |archive-date=2022-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805223750/https://www.arcinfo.ch/cultureloisirs/les-romands-paradent-a-soleure-30319 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2006, Leal played the role of croupier and poker tournament organizer in the James Bond film ''Casino Royale''. In 2020, he portrayed Max Epperson aka Bob Weir, in the Netflix film ''The Last Thing He Wanted''.

== Filmography == {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''Week End Break'' (Switzerland, short subject, 2002) – Phil * ''Anomalies passagères'' (France, TV, 2003) – Le photographe * ''Les Amateurs'' (2003) – Britannicus * ''Hildes Reise'' (Switzerland, 2004) – Monk at monastery * ''Love Express'' (Switzerland, 2004) – Al * ''Visite Médicale'' (Switzerland/France, short subject, 2005) – Le suisse * ''{{Ill|Snow White (2005 film)|de|3=Snow White (2005)|lt=Snow White}}'' (Switzerland, 2005) – Paco * ''Casino Royale'' (USA, 2006) – Tournament Director * ''L'Écart'' (2007) – Chemist * ''El internado'' (Spain, 2007) – Jaques Noiret * ''{{Ill|Day of Disaster (film)|de|3=Tarragona – Ein Paradies in Flammen|lt=Day of Disaster}}'' (Germany, 2007) – José Rodríguez * ''Chef's Special'' (2008) – Pascal Sánchez * ''Dirty Money l'infiltré'' (2008) * ''Broken Embraces'' (2009) * ''Verso'' (2009) – Victor Preiswerk * ''El mal ajeno'' (2010) – Armand * ''The Way'' (2010) – Jean * ''Sennentuntschi'' (Switzerland/Germany, 2011) – Martin * ''La rosa de nadie'' (2011) – Daniel * ''There Be Dragons'' (2011) – Captain Jorge * ''CHAOS'' (USA, 2011) – Luc Mounia * ''Carré Blanc'' (France, 2011) – Jean Luc * ''Looking for Eimish'' (Spain, 2012) – Kai * ''Escape from Tibet'' (Switzerland/Germany, 2011) – Jean François * ''Collision'' (2013) – Cyril * ''Who Killed Johnny'' (2013) – Marcel, Carlos * ''Oro verde'' (2014) – Augusto * ''20 Rules for Sylvie'' (Switzerland, 2013) – Adalbert * ''The Team'' (TV series, 2015) – Jean-Louis Poquelin * ''Spaceman'' (2016) – Gino Lapue * ''Training Day'' (TV series, 2017) – Comandante Felix Ruiz "El Jaguar" * ''Shooter'' (TV series, 2017) – Banker for Atlas * ''Better Call Saul'' (TV series, 2018) – Foreign engineer * ''Wonder Man'' (TV series, 2026) - Manuel {{Div col end}}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|1332454|Carlos Leal}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leal, Carlos}} Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Swiss male rappers Category:Swiss male film actors Category:Swiss people of Galician descent Category:Swiss people of Spanish descent Category:Swiss male television actors Category:Actors from Lausanne