Dragoș Bucur

Dragoş Bucur
Born 13 June 1977
Bucharest, Romania
Occupation Actor, TV personality
Nationality Romanian
Years active 1998–present

Dragoş Bucur (born 13 June 1977) is a Romanian actor, ambassador for the program Youth of the Move involved by the European Commission,[1] and TV presenter for the show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition\ Visuri la cheie broadcast on Pro TV.[2]

Dragoş Bucur received the Shooting Stars Award, the annual acting award for up-and-coming actors by European Film Promotion, at the Berlin International Film Festival 2010.[3]

He holds an acting degree from Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest, Romania. He became known through his roles in "Police, Adjective" elogiated by The Washington Post,[4][5] "The Way Back",[6] or "Boogie", The Guardian notes about Dragoş character : "Dragoş plays Bogdan or "Boogie", a hardworking guy who has been prevailed upon to take his partner Smaranda (Anamaria Marinca) and their child to the seaside."[7] Also he stars in "The Paper Will Be Blue" and many more productions.

Apart from being an actor he has also hosted several Romanian TV shows like "Jurnal de călătorie", "Faci Pariu?", "Marfă",[8] "Câştigi fără să ştii", etc..

Awards and honours

For his acting talent he has received many awards in the recent years. In 2002 and 2009 he won the UCIN award for Best Actor for the movie Boogie and Furia,[9] while in 2009 and 2010 he won the GOPO award for Best Actor again for Boogie and Police, he also received the Actor Award at Buenos Aires Intl. Festival of Independent Film (BAFICI) writes Variety.[10]

He currently resides in Bucharest, Romania, together with his wife, Romanian singer Dana Nălbaru and their daughter Sofia, who was born in 2007. In March 2010, Dragos Bucur, Dorian Boguţă and Alexandru Papadopol founded Actoriedefilm.ro - acting school and production company.[11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Stuff and Dough[12] Vali
2002 The Fury[13]
2003 The Tank Police Officer
2004 My Name Is Modesty Janos
2004 Out of Season Clown
2004 Liviu's Dream Liviu
2005 Băieţi buni \ Good Guys[14] Inspector Călin Boboc TV series aired on Pro TV
2005 Crash Test Dummies[15] Rumäne mit Uhr
2005 The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Romanian: Moartea domnului Lăzărescu) (2005) - Misu Mişu An accountant with a quick wit says Washington Post
2006 The Paper Will Be Blue Dragoş
2007 After her Ştefan Robescu
2007 Youth Without Youth Tapster
2008 Boogie Bogdan Ciocazanu
2009 Police, Adjective Cristi A seasoned police detective who has just gotten married to Anca (Irina Saulescu) and wants to keep his superiors happy.[16]
2010 Toy Story 3 Ken (Romanian Dubbing)[17] Voice
2010 Tuesday, After Christmas Cristi
2010 The Way Back Zoran[18] A funny Yugoslav named Zoran (Dragos Bucur) round out the gang according to Time[19]
2011 The Godmother Radu Prodan Romanian film
2011 Even horses are green on walls PC Instructor Romanian film
2012 Titanic Peter Lubov A "police-killer" Peter Lubov who is being sought by the London police according to ABC
2014 Ride Along Marko [20] Serbian mobster
2014 Mirage Kokas Western movie
2014 A Gift for You Sebastian Post-production
2014 The Missing Martin (Episode 1) Post-production
2015 Bargain Anton Pre-production

References

  1. ↑ "Dragos Bucur –". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Echipa Visuri la Cheie este pregatita sa schimbe destinele romanilor". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Screen Daily: EFP reveals line-up for 2010 Shooting Stars talent showcase". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Police, Adjective – IFC Entertainment". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Movie review: 'Police, Adjective,' an arresting tale of morality". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Washington Post despre Dragos Bucur: Un actor exceptional". stirileprotv.ro. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Film review: Boogie - Film - The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Marfă - Marean: Realitatea TV, 2006". Vimeo. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Aarc.ro - Dragoş Bucur". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "‘Sea’ makes splash at Buenos Aires fest". Variety. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Actorie de film". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Stuff and Dough (Marfa si banii)". 23 April 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Furia (2002)". IMDb. 29 November 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Good Guys". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  15. ↑ snatcho (11 November 2005). "Crash Test Dummies (2005)". IMDb. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Police, Adjective". 22 December 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Dragoş Bucur şi Dana Rogoz dau voce personajelor Ken şi Barbie, în "Povestea jucăriilor 3"". Mediafax.ro. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  18. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/movies/21way.html?_r=0
  19. ↑ "Review: Peter Weir's The Way Back, a Good Walk Almost Spoiled - TIME.com". TIME.com. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "Hollywood action comedy Ride Along, including Romanian actor tops box office in the US". Romania-Insider.com. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

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