Hugo Becker (actor)

Hugo Becker
Born (1987-05-13) 13 May 1987
Metz, France
Education Cours Florent
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation Actor, director
Years active 2010–present

Hugo Becker (born 13 May 1987) is a French actor and director. He is known for his roles as Louis Grimaldi in the American television drama Gossip Girl and Romain in the French thriller series Chefs.

Career

Hugo Becker attended the Conservatory of dramatic art in France, the court Florent (Olga Hörstig Prize) and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art of London

Art1. He also was part of the promotion of Young Talents Cannes in 2010. That same year, he made his debut on screen with a variety of roles. He plays a young politician in L'Assaut, directed by Julien Leclercq, an alcoholic hitchhiker in La Proie, directed by Eric Valette, a student in Marie-Castille Mention Schaar’s Ma première fois, or a young businessman in La Croisière, by Pascale Pouzadoux. He can also be seen in two French television series in which he plays a criminal and a young detainee.

In 2010, he acts for the American television, playing Louis Grimaldi, Prince of Monaco, in the Gossip Girl series. He signs for two episodes in the fourth season, as the filming takes place in Paris. Later, he resumes his role but signs this time for twenty episodes, the filming taking place in New York City. [1]

In 2011, he plays one of the main roles of the film Damsels in Distress, directed by Whit Stillman (Oscar nominated for his film Metropolitan). He acted in New York alongside Greta Gerwig and Adam Brody. The film closed the 68th Venice Film Festival and was selected at the Toronto Film Festival.

In 2012, Hugo plays Antoine Lavoisier in the American docu-fiction Mystery of the Matter, directed by Mr. Meyer. He is part of Drake Doremus' next project (Sundance Festival with Like Crazy) alongside Guy Pearce (Memento) and Felicity Jones and is announced in the cast of the TV series Jo, with Jean Reno.

He also is the reader of Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles audiobook, for the Thélème editions, he was selected by the Prix de la Plume 2013.

In 2013, Hugo plays Isaac Dreyfuss, a football star involved in a terrorist affair, for two episodes of a BBC3 series.[2]

In 2014, he plays the role of Romain in the 6 episodes of the miniseries Chefs alongside Clovis Cornillac, for which he gets the Adami Prize of the best promising actor at the Luchon festival.[3][4][5]

In 2015, he plays the lead role in the 12 episodes French series entitled Au service de la France, written by Jean-François Halin, for Arte, in which he is André Merlaux, young recruit of the French secret service, in 1960.Au service de la France, in which he plays a spy.[6][7][8]

In 2016, he plays Cyril Balsan in the TV series Baron Noir alongside Niels Arestrup, Kad Merad and Anna Mouglalis. He also starts the year in Spain with one of the main roles in the Bajo Sospecha series, broadcast on Antena 3; he plays in Spanish the role of a police officer infiltrated to find a missing person in a hospital in Madrid, alongside Yon González and Lluís Homar. He also plays the role of Guillaume in the comedy Un jour mon prince, by Flavia Coste.

In 2018, he plays in Xavier Durringer's Paradise Beach alongside Sami Bouajila, Kool Shen, Seth Gueko and Tewfik Jallab. And in Zone Franche, by Mohamed Hamidi, with Gilles Lellouche, Malik Bentalha and Sabrina Ouazani.

In 2019, he is announced in the Netflix original series Osmosis, with Agathe Bonitzer. Also in The last journey of the enigmatic Paul WR, by Romain Quirot and in Döner by Jean-Luc Herbulot. Hugo Becker is fluent in French, English and Spanish.

Since 2014, he is one of the producers at Nouvelle Donne Productions.


Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes
2010 L'Assaut Leroy Julien Leclercq
La mariée n'est pas qu'une marchande de frites Guillaume Flavia Coste Short
2010-12 Gossip Girl Louis Grimaldi Mark Piznarski, Andrew McCarthy, Tate Donovan, ... TV Series (18 Episodes)
2011 The Prey The Hitchhiker Eric Valette
Damsels in Distress Xavier Whit Stillman
La croisière Alix's contributor Pascale Pouzadoux
Julie Lescaut Thierry Bouvier Christophe Barbier TV Series (1 Episode)
R.I.S, police scientifique Emmanuel Jean-Marc Thérin TV Series (1 Episode)
2012 Ma première fois Antoine Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
2013 Breathe In Clement Drake Doremus
Hybris Guillaume Florent Cassiani-Ingoni Short
Jo Eddy Sheree Folkson & Kristoffer Nyholm TV Series (2 Episodes)
2014 F.A.N The man Hugo Becker Short
La dernière virée Alexandre Cyril Manzini Short
Le pont de l'ange Laurent Helas Short
L'autostoppeur The Hitchhiker Julien Paolini Short
Où es-tu maintenant ? Mathieu Delmas Arnaud Sélignac TV Movie
Silent Witness Isaac Dreyfus Daniel O'Hara TV Series (2 Episodes)
2015 Le dernier voyage de l'énigmatique Paul WR Paul WR Romain Quirot Short
2015-16 Chefs Romain Arnaud Malherbe & Clovis Cornillac TV Series (14 Episodes)
Luchon International Film Festival - Best Young Actor
2015–present A Very Secret Service André Merlaux Alexandre Courtès & Alexis Charrier TV Series (24 Episodes)
2016 1971 Motorcycle Heart Christian Ravel Stéphanie Varela Short
Bajo sospecha Alain Juillard Jorge Torregrossa & Miguel Conde TV Series (10 Episodes)
2016–present Baron Noir Cyril Balsan Ziad Doueiri TV Series (8 Episodes)
2017 Un jour mon prince! Guillaume Flavia Coste (2)
Döner Max Jean Luc Herbulot
City of Lost Love O'ar Pali & Pierre Perrier
Mystère à l'Opéra Paul Santerre Léa Fazer TV Movie

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result
2015 Luchon International Film Festival Best Young Actor Chefs Won

References

  1. ↑ Beaudonnet, Laure (11 February 2015). "" Hugo Becker, j'ai vécu le rêve américain "," (in French). 20minutes. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Barnaby, Walter (2 January 2014). "Review: Silent Witness: Commodity, Part 1". The Edge. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Langlais, Pierre (12 September 2014). "Chefs, une série qui sent bon" (in French). Télérama. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. ↑ Gindensperger, Sophie (10 February 2015). "Hugo Becker, première étoile" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Koenig, Marie (24 February 2015). "" Hugo Becker, l'acteur messin au pays des chefs "," (in French). Le Républicain lorrain. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Jaeger, Jean-Pierre (11 February 2015). "" Becker Street "," (in French). The Week. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Jarry, Marjolaine (11 February 2015). "" Hugo, futur boss "," (in French). Le Nouvel Observateur. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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