In the footsteps of actor, rapper, musician, Carlos Leal, in the neighborhood of his childhood, in Renens, a popular suburb in the west of Lausanne. He still loves this multicultural neighborhood which saw him grow up and of which he has only good memories, thanks in particular to the gentle mix of cultures, which opened his mind, he likes to recall. If Carlos Leal has always had a taste for the game, art and performance, he did not get on the boards right away. Music was his first love, with the hip-hop group Sens Unik, which enjoyed great success in Switzerland in the 90s and 2000s, with multiple tours abroad, and several Swiss rap gold records. . (9 albums and 5 gold records).
He devoted himself mainly to music until 2000, then following some experience in the theater in French-speaking Switzerland, moved to Paris to train as an actor.
In 2006, he won the Swiss Film Prize for his role in “Snow White” and the same year endorses a small role in the James Bond “Royal Casino“. Since then he has continued to play, whether for the cinema, in series or on television. We can mention, among others, his collaboration with Pedro Almodóvar, David Marconi or Martin Campbell, for Royal Casino. On the side of the seriesThe intership, Marvel’s Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Perception, Covert Affairs, as well as secondary roles in Devious Maids et The Last Ship. For Switzerland, in particular, the main role in two seasons of the hit series The Undertaker, the award-winning miniseries Gotthardas well as a first role in the series The Team. He continues to perform on American television with roles in Criminal Minds, Rosewood, Notorious, Training Day, Spaceman or Better Call Saul.
Also note The Last Thing He Wanted alongside Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck and Willem Dafoe, the first season of The L Word – Generation Qand most recently Father Stu, with Mel Gibson, as well as the Swiss series written by Frédéric Recrosio“Life ahead”, which should be broadcast in Switzerland this fall. He remains an eternal enthusiast, eager to play, whether in Switzerland or in the United States where he has been established with his family for ten years.
