Hugo Becker (actor)
Hugo Becker (born 13 May 1987) is a French actor, director and producer. He is known for his roles as Louis Grimaldi in the American drama television series Gossip Girl and Romain in the French thriller series Chefs.
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.jpg.webp) Becker at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 13 May 1987 Metz, France |
| Education | Cours Florent Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
Career
Becker attended the Conservatory of Dramatic Art in France, the court Florent (Olga Hörstig Prize) and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art of London.
He was part of the promotion of Young Talents Cannes in 2010. That same year, he made his debut on screen in a variety of roles. He played 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 and a young businessman in La Croisière, by Pascale Pouzadoux.
In 2010, he made his debut in Hollywood, playing Louis Grimaldi, Prince of Monaco, in the CW drama Gossip Girl. Initially, he signed on for two episodes in the fourth season. Later, his role was extended for another eighteen episodes.[1]
In 2011, he played Xavier in the American film Damsels in Distress, directed by Whit Stillman (Oscar nominated for his film Metropolitan). The film closed the 68th Venice Film Festival and was selected at the Toronto Film Festival.
In 2012, Becker starred as Antoine Lavoisier in the American docufiction Mystery of the Matter, directed by Mr. Meyer. In 2013, Hugo played Isaac Dreyfuss, a football star involved in a terrorist affair, for two episodes of a BBC3 series.[2]
In 2014, he played the role of Romain in the 6 episodes of the miniseries Chefs alongside Clovis Cornillac, for which he received the Adami Prize for the best promising actor at the Luchon festival.[3][4][5]
In 2015 and 2018, he played the lead role of André Merlaux, a young recruit to the French secret service in the year 1960, in the two seasons (24 episodes) of the French television series Au service de la France, known in English as A Very Secret Service.[6][7][8]
In 2016, he began playing the role of Cyril Balsan in the political drama series Baron Noir alongside Niels Arestrup, Kad Merad and Anna Mouglalis. In the same year, he starred in a main role alongside Yon González and Lluís Homar in the Spanish crime drama series Bajo sospecha. He played the role of a police officer infiltrated to find a missing person in a hospital in Madrid. He also played the role of Guillaume in the comedy Un jour mon prince, directed by Flavia Coste.
In 2018, he starred in Xavier Durringer's Paradise Beach alongside Sami Bouajila, Kool Shen, Seth Gueko and Tewfik Jallab. In the same year, he starred in Jusqu'ici tout va bien, by Mohamed Hamidi, alongside Gilles Lellouche, Malik Bentalha and Sabrina Ouazani.
In 2019, he starred as Paul Vanhove in the Netflix science fiction series Osmosis.[9] He is set to play a role as Paul WR in Le dernier voyage de l'énigmatique Paul W.R. by Romain Quirot and as Max in the film Döner directed by Jean-Luc Herbulot.
Hugo Becker is fluent in English and Spanish.
Since 2014, he has been one of the producers at Nouvelle Donne Productions.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Assault | Vincent Leroy | |
| La mariée n'est pas qu'une marchande de frites | Guillaume | Short | |
| 2011 | The Prey | The hitchhiker | |
| La croisière | Alix's collaborator | ||
| Damsels in Distress | Xavier | ||
| 2012 | Ma première fois | Antoine | |
| 2013 | Breathe In | Clement | |
| Hybris | Guillaume | Short | |
| 2014 | F.A.N | The man | Short; also director, writer and producer |
| La dernière virée | Alexandre | Short | |
| Le pont de l'ange | Short | ||
| 2015 | Le dernier voyage de l'énigmatique Paul WR | Paul WR | Short |
| 2016 | City of Lost Love | Thibault | |
| Un jour mon prince | Guillaume | ||
| 2017 | La nuit juste avant les forêts | The man | |
| 1971 Motorcycle Heart | Christian Ravel | Short | |
| 2019 | Paradise Beach | Franck | |
| Jusqu'ici tout va bien | Mike | ||
| 2020 | Le dernier voyage de Paul W.R | Paul W.R | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2012 | Gossip Girl | Louis Grimaldi | 18 episodes |
| 2011 | Julie Lescaut | Thierry Bouvier | 1 episode |
| R.I.S, police scientifique | Emmanuel | 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Jo | Eddy | Miniseries |
| 2014 | Silent Witness | Isaac Dreyfus | Episode: "Commodity" (2 parts) |
| Où es-tu maintenant? | Mathieu Delmas | Television film | |
| Boris Vian fait son cinéma | The hitchhiker | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Mystère à l'Opéra | Paul Santerre | Television film |
| The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements | Antoine Lavoisier | Miniseries; episode: "Out of Thin Air" | |
| 2015–2016 | Chefs | Romain | Main cast; 14 episodes Luchon International Film Festival – Best Young Actor |
| 2015–2018 | A Very Secret Service | André Merlaux | Main cast; 24 episodes |
| 2016 | Bajo sospecha | Alain Juillard | 10 episodes |
| 2016–2020 | Baron Noir | Cyril Balsan | Main cast; 18 episodes |
| 2018 | Tu vivras ma fille | Simon Laffargue | Television film |
| La mort dans l'âme | Tristan Delmas | Television film | |
| Deux gouttes d'eau | Antoine / Tom Delvoye | Television film | |
| 2019 | Osmosis | Paul Vanhove | Main cast; 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Call My Agent! | Éric | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Je te promets | Paul Gallo | Main cast; 12 episodes |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Author | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | La nuit juste avant les forêts | Bernard-Marie Koltès | Paul-Emile Fourny |
| 2018 | Amadeus | Peter Shaffer | Paul-Emile Fourny |
| 2019 | Roberto Zucco | Bernard-Marie Koltès | Paul-Emile Fourny |
| Le cas Eduard Einstein | Laurent Seksik | Stéphanie Fagadau | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Luchon International Film Festival | Best Young Actor | Chefs | Won |
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". Libération (in French). 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.
- Beaudonnet, Laure (6 August 2018). "Osmosis (Netflix): intrigues, casting, release date ... All the information about season 1" (in French). Télé Loisirs. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
