Dragoș Bucur

Dragoș Bucur
Born (1977-06-13) 13 June 1977 (age 47)
Bucharest, Romania
OccupationActor, TV personality
NationalityRomanian
Years active1998–present

Dragoș Bucur (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdraɡoʃ ˈbukur]; born 13 June 1977) is a Romanian actor, ambassador for the program Youth of the Move involved by the European Commission,[1] and TV presenter for the show Visuri la cheie broadcast on Pro TV .

Dragoș Bucur received the Shooting Stars Award, the annual acting award for up-and-coming actors by European Film Promotion, at the Berlin International Film Festival 2010.[2]

He holds an acting degree from Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest, Romania. He became known through his roles in Police, Adjective (praised by The Washington Post);[3][4] The Way Back,[5] and Boogie. Of the latter, The Guardian notes about Dragoș character: "Dragoș plays Bogdan or 'Boogie', a hardworking guy who has been prevailed upon to take his partner Smaranda (Anamaria Marinca) and their child to the seaside."[6] Also he stars in The Paper Will Be Blue and many more productions.

Apart from being an actor he has also hosted several Romanian TV shows like Jurnal de călătorie, Visuri la cheie, Faci Pariu?, Marfă,[7] Câștigi fără să știi, etc.

Awards and honours

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For his acting talent he has received many awards in the recent years. In 2002 and 2009 he won the UCIN award for Best Actor for the films The Rage and Boogie,[8] while in 2009 and 2010 he won the GOPO award for Best Actor again for Boogie and Police, he also received the Actor Award at Buenos Aires Intl. Festival of Independent Film (BAFICI) writes Variety.[9]

He currently resides in Bucharest, Romania, together with his wife, Romanian singer Dana Nălbaru and their daughter Sofia, who was born in 2007. In March 2010, Dragos Bucur, Dorian Boguţă and Alexandru Papadopol founded Actoriedefilm.ro - acting school and production company.[10]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Next Stop Paradise Original title: Terminus paradis
2001 Stuff and Dough Vali Original title: Marfa și banii
Popcorn Story Short film
2002 The Rage Luca Original title: Furia
Telephone Number Temporarily Suspended Short film; Original title: Post Telefonic Suspendat Temporar
2003 The Tank The Defender Policeman Original title: Tancul
2004 My Name Is Modesty Janos
Liviu's Dream Short film; Original title: Visul lui Liviu
Out of Season Clown
2005 Crash Test Dummies Romanian Man
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Mișu Original title: Moartea domnului Lăzărescu
2006 The Paper Will Be Blue Dragoş Original title: Hârtia va fi albastră
2007 Water Lieutenant Iordan Short film; Original title: Apă
After It Stefan Original title: După ea
Youth Without Youth Bartender
2008 Boogie Bogdan Ciocăzanu
Con Time Călin Boboc TV film; Original title: Contra timp
2009 Police, Adjective Cristi Original title: Polițist, Adjectiv
The Other Irene Original title: Cealaltă Irina
Con Time 2: No Escape Călin Boboc TV film; Original title: Contra timp 2
2010 WebSiteStory Seller at Non-Stop
Tuesday, After Christmas Cristi Original title: Marți, după Crăciun
The Way Back Zoran
2011 The Godmother Radu Prodan Original title: Nașa
2012 Süskind German Guard
The Fourth State Shamil Original title: Die vierte Macht
Chasing Rainbows Computer Instructor Original title: Și caii sunt verzi pe pereți
Therapeutic Dialogues Cristi Short film; Original title: Dialoguri terapeutice
Ho Ho Ho 2: A Family Lottery Vlad Original title: Ho Ho Ho 2: O loterie de familie
2013 Love Building Silviu Soare
Luminiţa Gabriel Short film
Dreamland Cousin Original title: Traumland
2014 Ride Along Marko
Mirage Kokas Original title: Délibáb
The Nostalgic Mechanics of Events Agency Director Short film; Original title: Mecanica nostalgicã a întâmplãrilor
Alt Love Building Silviu Soare
Monica is Back Short film; Original title: Monica se întoarce
2015 Love Is a Story Sebastien
2016 Dogs Roman Original title: Câini
Two Lottery Tickets Vasile Gramada Original title: Două lozuri
Manhunt: Escape to the Carpathians Liviu Caramitru TV film; Original title: Zielfahnder: Flucht in die Karpaten
2017 Hawaii Andrei Florescu
2018 Doing Money Ionut Ilie TV film
2019 Bloody Marie Dragomir
Legacy Radu Original title: Urma

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Good Guys Inspector Călin Boboc Series regular; Original title: Băieți buni
2012 Titanic Peter Lubov TV mini-series; 4 episodes
Wallander Sergei Upitis Episode: "The Dogs of Riga"
The Fear Marin TV mini-series; 4 episodes
2014 The Missing Martin Episode: "Molly"
2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Viktor Mirchev Episode: "Win Some, Lose Some"
2022 Românii Au Talent Himself (Judge)

References

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  1. ^ "Dragos Bucur –". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Screen Daily: EFP reveals line-up for 2010 Shooting Stars talent showcase". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Police, Adjective – IFC Entertainment". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ Hornaday, Ann (15 January 2010). "Movie review: 'Police, Adjective,' an arresting tale of morality". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Washington Post despre Dragos Bucur: Un actor exceptional". stirileprotv.ro. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Film review: Boogie - Film - The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Marfă - Marean: Realitatea TV, 2006". Vimeo. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Aarc.ro - Dragoș Bucur". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  9. ^ Newbery, Charles (19 April 2010). "'Sea' makes splash at Buenos Aires fest". Variety. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Actorie de film". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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