Milo Machado Graner

Milo Machado Graner (born 31 August 2008) is a French actor. He is known for his role in the film '' Anatomy of a Fall'' (2023), for which he received a number of accolades, including Critics Choice and Lumières Award nominations.

Early life

Machado Graner has a brother, Solan, who he starred alongside in '' Waiting for Bojangles'' (2021). Their mother is a Parisian visual artist originally from Famalicão, Portugal.

Career

In 2021, Machado Graner made his acting debut in the first season of the Arte series '' In Therapy'', in which he played the son of the psychiatrist and psychoanalyst played by Frédéric Pierrot.

In 2023, he starred as Daniel, the visually impaired son of Sandra, in Justine Triet's courtroom drama '' Anatomy of a Fall'', which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Triet initially sought blind and visually impaired actors for the role, but eventually casting was opened to include sighted children. Triet was determined to cast a blond-haired actor to match the leading actress Sandra Hüller, who plays Daniel's mother; however, upon hearing the audio of Machado Graner's audition tape, she invited him for a callback audition in November 2021. Triet was impressed by his emotional transformation and maturity, which convinced her to immediately pick him for the role. Triet compared it to Henry Thomas's audition tape for ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982). Anthony Lane of '' The New Yorker'' wrote that Machado Graner played the role "with a fine blend of frailty and determination." Dana Stevens of ''Slate'' named him the best juvenile performer of the year. In November 2023, he was selected for Révélations, the shortlist for Most Promising Actor at the César Awards. He received a nomination for Best Young Actor/Actress at the 29th Critics' Choice Awards. On 24 January 2024, Machado Graner was nominated for Most Promising Actor at the 49th César Awards.

Machado Graner has completed shooting for ''Spectateurs!'', the new film by Arnaud Desplechin.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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2008 births
Living people
21st-century French actors
French film actors
French television actors
French people of Portuguese descent