Up-and-coming hot actors of 2020
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Alexander Dreymon was born February 7, 1983 in Germany and grew up in France, Switzerland and the United States. He studied in Paris and trained three years at Drama Centre London. Dreymon worked on stage in London and Paris and made his screen debut alongside Doctor Who star Matt Smith in the British drama Christopher and His Kind (2011). He worked on several independent features in the United States and played Luke Ramsey in American Horror Story- Coven. Dreymon is portraying Uhtred of Bebbanburg in the historical sword-slinging drama The Last Kingdom on Netflix.- Actor
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At the age of 11, George played the part of the boy in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at the Theatre Royal, where he worked with Sir Patrick Stewart who taught him how to play backgammon!
Prior to this, George's other acting credits include The Bill, his first professional role.
In 2017, George played Billy Cooper in the TNT series Will, created by Craig Pearce. He got to take on some of Shakespeare's women's characters, as was customary for the young theatre apprentice in Elizabethan England.
Other TV credits include a recurring guest star on season 3 of AMC's Into The Badlands (2018).
George starred as Seb in the Disney Channel mystery adventure series Evermoor, which premiered on the Disney Channel in more than 160 countries worldwide from autumn 2014.
He also presented on the BAFTA award-winning British children's entertainment television series, Friday Download, and appears in a feature length version, Friday Download The Movie, which premiered in UK theaters in 2015.
An avid fan of music, in 2013, George guest presented on BBC Radio 1's Chart Show. He remains passionate about music, and plays drums and guitar.
When George isn't acting and presenting, he's into fitness in a big way and enjoys practicing calisthenics. George's break dancing led him to compete in the UDO world-championships in 2012, where he was placed 2nd. Soon after, he appeared on the popular children's entertainment show, Alisha's Street Dance Stars.
George recently moved to Los Angeles.- Actor
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Cimino is a singer and an actor known for starring in Annabelle Home(2019) as Bob Palmeri, Centurion XII(2020) as Miguel, and Training Day (2017) as Young Sadiq. He also featured in No Child Left Behind(2019) as Brian, Walk the Prank(2018) as Brlayden. The actor also appeared in short films; Limitless Potential (2015) as Bob, and Dog Days (2018) as Dej.
He starred in Love, Victor as Victor, a Hulu Sequel set that premiered on June 17, 2020.
Michael Cimino parents, father Philip Cimino and mother Deb Cimino, in the United States, he has a half-sister, Sofia Cimino. The actor is 20 years old, and he is of Puerto Rican descent from his mother's side. Michael wanted to be an actor from a young age, and he had the looks to star in movies and TV shows. He first gave acting a shot in 2015, when he appeared in a short film.- Actor
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Pau Masó was born in Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain as Pau Masó Coromina. He is an actor, writer, director and producer. Known as a "self-made man", he is hard working, dedicated and persevering. To date, Pau has appeared in different productions, including Aleksandr's Price (2013) and The Art of Losing (2015).- Actor
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Barry came to prominence in the 2017 film 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' with his truly terrifying portrayal of Martin, an American teenager exacting a grisly revenge on drunken surgeon Colin Farrell, but he was neither an American nor a teenager. Born in Dublin on 17th October 1992, he has a brother named Eric. From the age of thirteen he was raised by a grandmother and got into acting by answering an advert for non-professionals to train at a school called the Factory. Beginning in Irish soap 'Fair City', he played Irish roles in the likes of '71' (2014) but in 2017 bagged the role of Martin as well as appearing in the lauded 'Dunkirk. In addition to acting, Barry is a talented amateur boxer, representing the Celtic Core and is an ambassador for Dior.- Actor
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Michael Gandolfini was born on 10 May 1999 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Many Saints of Newark (2021), Cherry (2021) and Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023).- Actor
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Matthew James Crawley was born on July 19, 1982, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He is the son of Norma Crawley, a social worker, and Bill Crawley, a tire factory worker. Matthew is the second of their two children. Matthew graduated from The University of Oklahoma where he majored in Film Studies.- Actor
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Harris Dickinson is an actor, writer and director living in London. His passion for performing started at a young age attending Raw Academy. In March 2014, Harris performed Pauline McLynn's 'Angels' at the National Theatre, Southbank. After being funded to write and direct his first short film at a young age, his portfolio continues to grow. In 2017, he played a young man coming of age in Brooklyn in the drama Beach Rats (2017), receiving significant critical acclaim.- Ferdia Shaw is known for Artemis Fowl (2020), Poster Boys (2020) and Robert Shaw: Jaws, Deoch & Deora (2015).
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Anthony Ramos Martinez is an American actor, singer and songwriter. In 2015, he originated the dual roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the Broadway musical Hamilton. Ramos also appeared in the 2021 film version of In the Heights as Usnavi and in the 2018 film A Star Is Born as Ramon. In 2021, he received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton which was released in 2020. He is scheduled to star in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts in 2023.- Miguel Herrán was born on 25 April 1996 in Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain. He is an actor, known for Prison 77 (2022), Money Heist (2017) and Nothing in Return (2015).
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Álvaro Morte was born on 23 February 1975 in Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain. He is an actor and producer, known for Money Heist (2017), Mirage (2018) and Immaculate (2024).- Actor
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Pedro Alonso was born on 21 June 1971 in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. He is an actor and director, known for Money Heist (2017), The Ministry of Time (2015) and Amigos invisíbeis (2007).- Actor
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Mario de la Rosa (Madrid, Spain) began training as an actor relatively late in life. His bold physique, together with his easy relationship with the camera, have slowly but steadily garnered him a solid career as an actor. Some of his latest credits include "La Casa de Papel" ("Money Heist"), now streaming on Netflix worldwide, BBC's "The Night Manager", Neil Marshall's "Hellboy" and the latest James Cameron production "Terminator: Dark Fate". He combines his work in film and TV with theater productions, having made his stage debut in Madrid in 2015.- Jaime Lorente was born on 12 December 1991 in Murcia, Spain. He is an actor, known for Everybody Knows (2018), Money Heist (2017) and Tin & Tina (2023).
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Rodrigo de la Serna (born April 18, 1976) is an Argentine actor.
In 2004, he won the Silver Condor for best actor and the Independent Spirit Award for "Best Debut Performance" for the film The Motorcycle Diaries, for which he earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award and another nomination for the Golden Globe Award. He played the role of Alberto Granado, the travelling companion of Che Guevara during their 8-month long journey through South America.
He has acted in several television series in Argentina such as Okupas, Sol Negro, and Hermanos y Detectives.
De La Serna worked in the production of the movie San Martín: El Cruce de los Andes, that premiered in 2010. He is the main actor of the film, playing José de San Martín.- Luka Peros was born in Zagreb October 28th 1976. He lived in Zagreb, Vienna, Abu Dhabi, Boston and Los Angeles. He is currently settled in Barcelona from where he is continuing his acting career in Spain and Europe. He graduated from Emerson College in 2000 with a BFA in Performing Arts, Acting Major. He worked at the Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka and the Zagreb Puppet Theatre. Luka has a vast experience in Voice-over work as well as a puppeteer, performer and host functions.
- Born in Beirut, Lebanon, his family moved to Madrid, Spain, when he was three years old. His father was Armenian and his mother is Spanish (from Navarra). He became a boxer and was twice Spanish Heavyweight Champion. After quitting boxing he started a new career as stand-up comedian and writer (he has published four books, the last of them entitled Resiliente.
- José Manuel Poga was born in 1980 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain. He is an actor, known for El nino (2014), La vida entre dos noches (2022) and Burning Body (2023).
- Itzan Escamilla was born on 31 October 1997 in Madrid, Spain. He is an actor, known for The Ministry of Time (2015), Chaval (2021) and Cable Girls (2017).
- Miguel Bernardeau was born on 12 December 1996 in Valencia, Spain. He is an actor, known for 1899 (2022), Caronte (2020) and Elite (2018).
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Arón Piper was born on 29 March 1997 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor, known for 15 Years and One Day (2013), Elite (2018) and The Broken Crown (2016).- Actor
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Omar Ayuso was born on 26 March 1998 in Madrid, Spain. He is an actor and director, known for Matar a la madre (2022), Elite (2018) and Los Farad (2023).- Actor
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Rubén Martínez was born on 7 August 1976 in Zaragoza, Spain. He is an actor, known for El incidente (2017), Hospital Central (2000) and Elite (2018).