Levente Molnár (born 10 March 1976), is a Hungarian-Romanian actor, most notable for playing Abraham in the

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-winning film, ''

Son of Saul ''Son of Saul'' ( hu, Saul fia) is a 2015 Hungarian historical drama film directed by László Nemes, in his feature directorial debut, and co-written by Nemes and Clara Royer. It is set in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II, ...

''. He is a Member of the European Film Academy (EFA). In 1997, he acted at the

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-based Figura Studio, and, from 1998 and 2002, was part of the Faculty of arts at the

Babeș-Bolyai University The Babeș-Bolyai University ( ro, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai , hu, Babeș-Bolyai Tudományegyetem, commonly known as UBB) is a public research university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. UBB has a long academic tradition, started by Universitas ...

, and studied acting at the Theatre Arts Department, in the class of András Hatházi.Kolozsvári Állami Magyar Színház
(in Hungarian) After graduating, Molnár became a member of the

Hungarian Theatre of Cluj The State Hungarian Theatre of Cluj ( hu, Kolozsvári Állami Magyar Színház; ro, Teatrul Maghiar de Stat din Cluj) is a theatre in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Performances are played in Hungarian, with simultaneous translation into Romanian or Engl ...

and started teaching acting at the

In addition to roles in theatre, he took part, in 2002 and 2003, movement theatre performances based on choreography by Melinda Jakab at the

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. He regularly participates in various international dance, movement and theatre arts workshops. He has had several film roles, including Grey Nobodies by István Kovács, Tabula Rasa by Sándor Csoma, Genezis by Árpád Bogdán, Tall Tales by Attila Szász, Captives by Kristóf Deák, Morgen by Marian Crisan and in the

László Nemes László Nemes (born Nemes Jeles László; ; 18 February 1977) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His 2015 debut feature film, ''Son of Saul,'' was screened in the main competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the ...

-directed multiple award-winning film ''

'' and Sunset. Molnár speaks Hungarian and

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fluently,

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at an advanced level, and

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at an intermediate level.

Filmography

Theature

*''Nem bírtok játszani rajtam'' ( Anton Pavlovics Csehov: ''Hattyúdal'' és ''Lakodalom'' című művei nyomán) – Zsigalov (college role) *

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: ''A digó'' – Erich (college role) *Christopher Hampton: ''Veszedelmes viszonyok'' – Danceny (college role) *Hugo von Hofmannsthal: ''Jedermann'' – Akárki (college role) * Szomory Dezső: ''Május'' – Öngyilkos (college role) * Sütő András: Káin és Ábel – Ádám, 2000 *''Éjszakák az ezeregyből'' – Kászib fia, 2002 * Egressy Zoltán: ''Kék, kék, kék'' – Fil, 2002 *S. Anski nyomán: ''Fehér tűz, fekete tűz'' – Michael, Aszriel segédje, illetve Második batlán, 2001 *

Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale (; commonly referred to as I. L. Caragiale; According to his birth certificate, published and discussed by Constantin Popescu-Cadem in ''Manuscriptum'', Vol. VIII, Nr. 2, 1977, pp. 179-184 – 9 June 1912) was a Romanian playw ...

: ''Farsang'' – Iordache, Girimea segédje, 2002 * Carlo Goldoni: ''A komédiaszínház'' – Színházi szolga, akik nem jutnak szóhoz, 2002 *

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: ''Téli rege'' – XXX, 2003 *

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– Visky András – Selmeczi György: ''A vasárnapi iskola avagy Noé bárkája'' – Ábel, illetve Ábel, 2003 *

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: ''Doktor Faustus tragikus históriája'' – Bíboros, 2003 *''Pantagruel sógornője'' (Hommage Rabelais) – Szereplő, 2003 *

Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his almost magical power ...

: ''Öltöztessük fel a mezteleneket'' – Franco Laspiga, volt sorhajóhadnagy, 2004 *

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential pla ...

: ''A vadkacsa'' – Kedélyes vendég, 2004 *Paul Portner: ''Hajmeresztő'' – Tony Whitcomb, a Hajmeresztô szalon tulajdonosa, 2004 *Barabás Olga: ''Krimi'' – Tommy Marston, 2004 *Carlo Goldoni: ''Velencei terecske'' – Zorzetto, a fia, 2005 *Georg Büchner: ''Woyzeck'' – Katona, 2005 *''Feketeszemű rózsák'' – Vőfély, 2005 *Visky András: ''Tanítványok'' – Máté, 2005 *

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: ''Kispolgári nász'' – A barát, 2006 *Visky András: ''Hosszú péntek'' – Pörge, 2006 *'' Énekek éneke'' – Az éj várfalainak őre, 2007 *

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: '' Gianni Schicchi'' – Egy árny, 2007 *

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: ''A vadásztársaság'' – Első miniszter, 2008 *

: ''

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'' – Begriffendelt professzor, Pincér, Manó illetve Falubeli, 2008 *

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: ''Borisz Davidovics síremléke'' – Fegyukin vizsgálóbíró, 2008 *Anton Pavlovics Csehov: '' Három nővér'' – Fedotyik, Alexej Petrovics hadnagy, 2008 *William Shakespeare: '' III. Richárd'' – Sir Richárd Ratcliff, 2008 *

Georg Büchner Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büc ...

: ''Danton halála'' – Hermann, a Forradalmi Törvényszék elnöke, 2009 *Peca Ştefan – Andreea Vălean – Radu Apostol – Gianina Cărbunariu: ''Verespatak'' – Szereplő, 2010 *Marin Držic: ''Dundo Maroje – Ribillió Rómában'' – Popiva, Maro szolgája, 2011 *

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...

: ''Caligula'' – Helicon, 2011 *Felméri Cecília – Lakatos Róbert: ''Drakulatúra'' – Szereplő, 2011 *

Friedrich Dürrenmatt Friedrich Dürrenmatt (; 5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant- ...

: ''A fizikusok'' – Ernst Heinrich Ernesti, más néven Einstein, páciens, 2012 * Móricz Zsigmond: ''Nem élhetek muzsikaszó nélkül'' – Peták, mindenes, 2013 *

Bohumil Hrabal Bohumil Hrabal (; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century. Early life Hrabal was born in Židenice (suburb of Brno) on 28 March 1914, in what was then the province ...

: ''Őfelsége pincére voltam'' – Tichota úr, kerekesszékes hoteltulajdonos, Gestapo, ill. Nagykövet, 2013 *Roger Vitrac: ''Viktor, avagy a gyermekuralom'' – Mária, szobalány, A doktor, ill. A néma hölgy, 2013 *

Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...

: ''Sweeney Todd'' – Jonas Fogg, 2014 * Nagy Ignác – Parti Nagy Lajos: ''Tisztújítás'' – Farkasfalvy, alispán, 2014 *Friedrich Dürrenmatt: ''Az öreg hölgy látogatása'' – Festő, 2015

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Molnar, Levente 1976 births Living people Hungarian male film actors