Stephen Manas

Stephen Manas (; born 27 July 1992) is a French actor and music composer.

Manas spent some of his early career in India, the Philippines, Japan, and the United Kingdom before returning to France. He is best known for his recurring role as Richard Montlaur in the Apple TV+ comedy series Ted Lasso, starring Jason Sudeikis.

Early life Manas was born on 27 July 1992, He grew up in Megève, a ski resort village in the southeastern Alps in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France. He realized he wanted to work in the film industry after watching Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He was also interested in music, and played several instruments.

In August 2019, as a first-time guest at the Cannes Film Festival, Manas met an agent specializing in international casting. A month later, he joined the cast of the new series Apple TV+, Ted Lasso in a recurring role, playing Richard Montlaur, a young French player on a Premier League football team in England. The series stars Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Brendan Hunt, Nick Mohammed, Juno Temple, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, and Brett Goldstein.

Music Manas started playing music at 8 years old. He first played clarinet in an orchestra in Megève until he was 15, then switched to saxophone and at 18, he learned piano and guitar. He began composing music in 2016. As of 2020, he had his own musical production, Sound-it.

Filmography

Film Year Title RoleNotes 2014–2018 Various Miscellaneous role in Asia India, Philippines and Japan 2016 Je suis en perdition Short film 2017 Perdus entre deux étoiles Peter Short film2018 Interférences Léo Short film Out of Frame Christian Short film 2019 Building Permit Short film 2020 Thierry 2022 The Colors of Fire Journalist (uncredited)

Television Year Title RoleNotes2017 Scènes de ménages Delon 1 episode Petits secrets entre voisin Fred Episode: "La fille du patron" 2020–2023 Ted Lasso Richard Montlaur Recurring role

Music composition

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2019 Actors Awards, Los Angeles Best Performance of Fest Out of Frame Best Performance of the Year Top Shorts Film Festival Best Actor Best Actor of the Year Oniros Film Awards Best Fight Choreography First runner-up AltFF Alternative Film Festival Best Actor Direct Monthly Online Film Festival Best Film of the Month