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Lucas Englander
Englander in 2026
Born (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 34)
OccupationActor

Lucas Englander (born 21 September 1992) is an Austrian actor. He was selected in the category "Révélations", the best newcomer category at the 46th César Awards. At the Berlinale 2026 he was awarded the "European Shooting Star Award" for his performance in 9 Perfect Strangers. [1]

Early life and education

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Born in Vienna, his mother Juno Sylva Englander was a Czech-born film editor, working on Everyman's Feast amongst others. Englander planned to join the military, study law as well as environmental sciences and become a diplomat, but instead decided in his late teens to pursue acting. He spent a year studying at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York.[2]

Career

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Englander appeared as political assistant Torsten in the highly successful satirical European Union politics series that appeared on france.tv called Parlement.[3][4] He also appeared in Marc Fitoussi’s 2020 French thriller Appearances next to Karin Viard, a performance that got him shortlisted for France’s 46th César Awards in the "Révélations des César" category in March 2021.[5][6]

He appeared in Sky Atlantic and HBO miniseries Catherine The Great, Netflix series The Witcher, in the Warner Bros. fantasy film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, as well as in Peacock's and Sky's The Day of the Jackal. His role as Albert O. Hirschman in the 2023 Netflix series Transatlantic marked his first leading role in a major series.[7][8] In 2025 he was nominated for the Austrian Romy Award in the category of 'favorite actor in a series' for his performance in 9 Perfect Strangers Season 2. [9] At the Berlinale 2026 Englander was awarded the European Shooting Star Award by the European Film Promotion. [10]

Partial filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Witcher Chireadan 1 episode
2019 Catherine the Great Lieutenant Mirovich 1 episode
2020–2023 Parlement Torsten Muckenstrum 21 episodes
2020 Appearances Jonas Karez Film. Nominated for Best Newcomer at the César Awards
2022 House of Lust Ian Film
2023 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Horst Film
2023 Transatlantic Albert Hirschman 7 episodes
2025 Nine Perfect Strangers Martin season 2 ESS Award Berlinale 2026
TBA Truth or Consequences† TBA Film
2026 Bruno: Der Junge Kreisky Rudolf Auerhahn FIlm
2026 The Girl With The Leica Georg Film
2026 Quand Le Monde Nous Regardera TBA Film
TBA The Wedding Dress Ludwig Film
Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

References

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  1. ↑ https://variety.com/2025/film/global/european-shooting-stars-berlinale-2026-1236608791/
  2. ↑ Ritzberger, Wolfgang (July 19, 2019). "IT'S NOT ABOUT ME". Ritzlfilm.at. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Benedict, Daniel (September 29, 2020). "Lucas Englander: I was sexist, patriarchal and selfish". shz.de. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ Jungen, Oliver (October 6, 2020). "NEUE SERIE "PARLAMENT" Seepferdchen im Haifischbecken". Faz.net. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (April 10, 2023). "Meet Lucas Englander, the "Chameleon" of 'Transatlantic'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ "César 2021: who are the revelations of the year?". allocine.fr. November 30, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ Burack, Emily (April 8, 2023). "Playing Albert Hirschman on Transatlantic Changed Lucas Englander's Life". Town & Country. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (April 10, 2023). "Meet Lucas Englander, the 'Chameleon' of Transatlantic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ https://kurier.at/kultur/romy-2025-nominierungen-voting-start-klien-bis-kaulitz-von-reisner-bis-jedermann/403084081
  10. ↑ https://variety.com/2025/film/global/european-shooting-stars-berlinale-2026-1236608791/
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