Hugo Diego Garcia

Hugo Diego Garcia (born 17 August 1993) is a French–Spanish actor, writer and director. His work includes roles in The Substance, The Killer (2024) and the Hulu series Death and Other Details (2024). He co-directed and starred in the independent feature Vache Folle (2025).

Early life Garcia was born in Nantua.

Before entering the film industry, he studied law and trained in boxing, later working for several years as a boxing trainer.

He later studied theatre and cinema in Lyon and Paris before moving to Los Angeles. Garcia was selected for the BAFTA Newcomer program as part of its Los Angeles/New York expansion.

Career Garcia began his career writing, directing, and acting in short films. His early projects included the short films Tony and Cagnolino, both of which he wrote, directed, and appeared in. Tony was listed among UK Film Review's notable short films of 2019.

In 2020, Garcia directed the music video Mauve for his brother MALO.

In 2021, Garcia appeared in the OCS series Les Sentinelles and in Alexandra Lamy's feature film Touchées.

In 2024, he was cast as Jules Toussaint in the Hulu mystery series Death and Other Details, opposite Mandy Patinkin and Violett Beane, directed by Marc Webb. He also appeared in Coralie Fargeat's The Substance, which premiered in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival and later received multiple Academy Award nominations. He also played Coco in John Woo's remake The Killer (2024).

In 2025, Garcia wrote, produced, co-directed and co-edited Vache Folle with Lorenzo Bentivoglio, also starring in the film. Shot mainly in the Jura region, the project was developed and financed independently. The film premiered in the Rebels with a Cause competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) and was later selected for the International Competition at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, where it won the Astor Piazzolla Special Jury Award and the Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Actor for Garcia. Vache Folle also screened at the Saint-Jean-de-Luz International Film Festival and is listed by UniFrance.

Garcia stars opposite Ester Expósito in Amazon Studios’ upcoming two-part Prime Video adaptation of Mercedes Ron's Enfrentados novels, playing the lead character Sebastian Moore in Marfil (2026) and its follow-up Ébano (2027).

Other work In 2025, Garcia co-founded the production collective Karanta Zero with Lorenzo Bentivoglio, Malo Garcia, and Jordan Evrard.

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes2018Tony (short)Tony / Writer–Director–ActorShort film. 2019Cagnolino (short)Dario / writer–directorShort film. 2024The SubstanceDiego / boyfriendFeature film; premiered in Competition at Cannes. 2024The Killer (2024 film)CocoJohn Woo film (supporting role). 2025Vache FolleCédric Poncet / Writer, producer, co-director, co-editorFeature debut (co-directed with Lorenzo Bentivoglio). Premiered at Tallinn PÖFF; Mar del Plata awards (Special Jury Award; Best Actor). 2026MarfilSebastian MoorePrime Video – adaptation of Mercedes Ron (announced / in production). 2027ÉbanoSebastian MoorePrime Video – second part of the adaptation (announced).

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Music videos