Alec Secăreanu

Alexandru "Alec" Secăreanu (; 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 Year Title Role Notes 2006 Florin Cernea 2007 One Step Ahead 2 episodes ("Striptease" and "")Full stop. And from the top 2011 Bet with life Rapitor 1 2 episodes ("" and "")A lady and a vagabond 2014 The teacher’s daughters Marcel 2017 The Saint Bashir 2019 Baptiste Constantin Baracu BBC TV 2020 Strike Back: Vendetta Zayef Hiraji Sky One, Cinemax TV series, 7 episodes 2021 RUXX Andrei Dobrev HBO Europe TV series, 8 episodes 2022 Spy/Master Victor Godeanu HBO Europe TV series 2023 Happy Valley (TV series) S3 Darius Knezevic BBC, 6 episodes 2024 The Veil S1 Emir Hulu, 2 episodesMoonflower MurdersStefan LeonidaPBS Masterpiece Theatre, 3 episodes

Stage

Year Title Role Venue 2018 Gundog Guy Royal Court Theatre This is a Set Up Ovidiu Ohanesian National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest 2015 Fight Club Tyler Durden Teatrul Apropo, Bucharest, Romania Recviem National Theatre Bucharest 2013 Immaterial Retrospective of the Venice Biennale Romanian Pavilion, Venice 2012 Crisis (Crize – the Gay Version) Teatrul Tabu, Bucharest Ferdinand the VIII Comedy Theatre, Bucharest Flowers, Movies, Girls & Boys Godot Café, Bucharest Get Out! O2G No One Metropolis Theatre, Bucharest Of Mice and Men Port (Casandra Studio) The Forest, Captain's Bride Nottara Theatre, Bucharest

Accolades Award Year Category Nominated work Result British Independent Film Awards 2017 Best Actor God's Own Country