Sándor Csányi (born 19 December 1975), is a Hungarian

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Biography

Csányi aimed to be an actor from an early age and was admitted into the

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on his fourth attempt. In 2002, he became a member of the Radnóti Theatre in Budapest. His earliest film role was lending his voice for the 1999 film ''Sitiprinc'' and he followed this up by starring in shorts ''Az Ember, akit kihagytak'' and ''uristenmenny.hu'' ('god at heaven' translated) the following year. He then had small roles in a number of films until 2003 when he starred in

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's critically acclaimed ''

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''. He has since become somewhat of a leading man in Hungarian cinema, starring in such films as ''Just Sex and Nothing Else'', ''Rokonok'' and ''Children of Glory''. He was married to Hungarian actress Lia Pokorny, who he has worked alongside on a number of films. They have one son (born 2003).

Filmography

* ''Sitiprinc'' (1999) ...Horváth Rudolf (voice) * ' (1999) ...Thief * ''Jadviga párnája'' (2000) ...Rosza Pali * ''This I Wish and Nothing More'' (2000)...Strici * ''Pizzaman'' (2001) ...Portás 2 * ''Nexxt'' (2001) ...Balfék * ''I Love Budapest'' (2001) ...Miki * ''Citromfej'' (2001) ...Constructor * ''Szent Iván napja'' (2003) ...Misi * ''A Bus Came...'' (2003) ...Miklós * ''

'' (2003) ...Bulcsú * ''Magyar vándor'' (2004) ...Tartar messenger * ''The Unburied Man'' (2004) * ''Stop Mom Theresa'' (2004) ...David * '' The Porcelian Doll'' (2005) ...Csurmándi * ''A Fény ösvényei'' (2005) ...Alex * ''Az Igazi Mikulás'' (2005) ...Dr. Lápossy * '' Just Sex and Nothing Else'' (2005) ...Tamás * '' Rokonok'' (2006) ...István Kopjáss * ''

Children of Glory ''Children of Glory'' () is a 2006 in film, 2006 film directed by Krisztina Goda. It commemorates Hungary's Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Revolution of 1956 and the Blood in the Water match, "Blood in the Water" match. Taking place in Budapest and ...

'' (2006) ...Tibi Vámos * ''Idegölő'' (2006) ...The gas-man * ''S.O.S. Love!'' (2007) ...Péter * ''Nosedive'' (2007) ...Cameo * ''

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'' (2008) ...Márk * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2013) *

Eternal Winter ''Eternal Winter'' () is a 2018 Hungarian drama film about the program of forced labor of Hungarians in the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II. It was directed by Attila Szász Marina Gera won the International Emmy Award The Inte ...

(2018) ...Rajmund

References

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* 1975 births Living people 20th-century Hungarian male actors 21st-century Hungarian male actors Hungarian male film actors Hungarian male stage actors Male actors from Budapest {{Hungary-actor-stub