Hugo Becker (actor)
| Hugo Becker | |
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| Born |
13 May 1987 Metz, Lorraine, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Hugo Becker (born 13 May 1987) is an actor, born in Metz, France, close to the German border. He speaks English, Spanish and French.
He is known for his roles as Prince Louis Grimaldi in the television adaption of Gossip Girl on the The CW and as Romain, a young boy from the hood just out of jail in the French thriller series Chefs directed by Arnaud Malherbe.
After graduating from both French and English drama schools (Conservatory of Dramatic Art; Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). Hugo was awarded Young Cannes Talent in 2010. From 2010 to 2011, he appeared in films such as L'Assaut, La Proie and La Croisière. He also appeared in the French police drama series R.I.S, police scientifique and Julie Lescaut.
In 2010, Becker made his American television debut portraying Louis Grimaldi, Prince of Monaco, pretending to be a driver, in the fourth season of Gossip Girl shooting two episodes in Paris. He then reprised his role shooting twenty episodes overall, this time in New York. [1]
Becker starred opposite Greta Gerwig and Adam Brody in the Whit Stillman-directed 2011 comedy film Damsels in Distress. The film closed the 68th Venice International Film Festival and was selected at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.
2012. Becker appeared in Drake Doremus film Breathe In alongside Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones, and in the television series Jo.
In 2014, Becker stars as soccer superstar Isaac Dreyfuss, implicated in a terrorist case, in two episodes of the BBC One crime series Silent Witness starring Emilia Fox. [2]
He also starred in the 6 episodes of France 2 thriller series Chefs.[3] He got most promising actor for his performance at Luchon Film Festival. [4] [5]
2015. Becker is announced as the lead in the anticipated 12 episodes Arte comedy TV series, playing a spy, called Au service de la France.[6][7] [8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | La mariée n'est pas qu'une marchande de frites | Guillaume | Flavia Coste | Short |
| L'Assaut | Leroy | Julien Leclercq | ||
| 2011 | Julie Lescaut | Thierry Bouvier | Christophe Barbier | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| La Proie | The hitchhiker student | Eric Valette | ||
| La croisière | Alix's colleague | Pascale Pouzadoux | ||
| R.I.S. Police scientifique | Emmanuel | Jean-Marc Thérin | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| Damsels in Distress | Xavier | Whit Stillman | ||
| 2010-12 | Gossip Girl | Louis Grimaldi | TV Series (18 Episodes) | |
| 2012 | Ma première fois | Antoine | Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | |
| 2013 | Breathe In | Clement | Drake Doremus | |
| Jo | Eddy | Kristoffer Nyholm Sheree Folkson |
TV Series (2 Episodes) | |
| Hybris | Guillaume | Florent Cassiani-Ingoni | Short | |
| F.A.N | Hugo Becker | Short | ||
| 2014 | Silent Witness | Isaac Dreyfus | Daniel O'Hara | TV Series (2 Episodes) |
| L'autostoppeur de Boris Vian | The hitchhiker | Julien Paolini | Short | |
| Où es-tu maintenant? | Mathieu Delmas | Arnaud Sélignac | TV Movie | |
| 2015 | Au service de la France | Alexandre Courtès | TV Mini-Series | |
| Chefs | Romain | Arnaud Malherbe | TV Series (6 Episodes) Festival des créations télévisuelles de Luchon - Most Promising Actor |
References
- ↑ Beaudonnet, Laure (11 February 2015). "« Hugo Becker, j'ai vécu le rêve américain »," (in French). 20minutes. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ Barnaby, Walter (2 January 2014). "Review: Silent Witness: Commodity, Part 1". The Edge. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ Langlais, Pierre (12 September 2014). "Chefs, une série qui sent bon" (in French). Télérama. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ Gindensperger, Sophie (10 February 2015). "Hugo Becker, première étoile" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ Koenig, Marie (24 February 2015). "« Hugo Becker, l'acteur messin au pays des chefs »," (in French). Le Républicain lorrain. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ pro, Arte (10 October 2014). "« Au service de la France », une série d’espionnage en tournage pour ARTE" (in French). Arte. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ Jaeger, Jean-Pierre (11 February 2015). "« Becker Street »," (in French). The Week. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ Jarry, Marjolaine (11 February 2015). "« Hugo, futur boss »," (in French). Le Nouvel Observateur. Retrieved 11 February 2015.