Carlos Leal

Carlos Leal (born 9 July 1969) is a Swiss rapper and actor.

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 , 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.

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

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 (Switzerland, 2005) – Paco Casino Royale (USA, 2006) – Tournament Director L'Écart (2007) – Chemist El internado (Spain, 2007) – Jaques Noiret (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