Lucas Englander (born 21 September 1992) is an Austrian actor. He was selected in the category "Révélations" , the best newcomer category at the

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Early life

Born in Vienna, his mother Juno Sylva Englander was a Czech-born film editor, working on ''

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'' amongst others. After deciding in his late teens to pursue acting, he spent a year studying at the

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in New York before moving to London.

Career

Englander appeared as political assistant Torsten Muckenstrum in the satirical European Union politics series that appeared on france.tv called ''

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''. He also appeared in

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’s 2020 French thriller ''Appearances'' as a seemingly ordinary young man who romances Karin Viard, before revealing himself to be a stalking psychopath, a performance that got him shortlisted for France’s

in the "Révélations des César" category in March 2021. He appeared in

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and

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miniseries ''

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'',

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series ''

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'', and in the

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fantasy film '' Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore''. His role as

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in the 2023 Netflix series ''

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'' marked his first leading role in a major series.

Partial filmography

References

External links

* 1992 births Living people 21st-century Austrian male actors Male actors from Vienna Austrian male film actors Austrian male stage actors Austrian male actors Austrian people of Czech descent {{Austria-actor-stub