Karl E. Landler is a French actor, filmmaker who stars in French and American TV shows and films,best known for his role in the science fiction TV series ''

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''. He is also the face of numerous worldwide campaigns such as

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and

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for

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. Landler is also a free runner in

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and a stuntman, who has worked many times with

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Career

Feature films

He has twice worked with

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and . He played Paul, a simple minded sidekick, in ' ("One to Another"), alongside

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and

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, and a small appearance in '' American Translation'', again with Lizzie Brocheré. In 2014, he co-starred in the American-French indie movie ''Layover'' with American actress Nathalie Fay, directed by

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. ''Layover'' premiered at the

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(SIFF).

TV

In 2021, he starred as Lucas Bodin in the American romantic Christmas movie ''A Christmas in Paris'' alongside

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and

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. The movie has been distributed all over Europe and North America. In 2016, Landler joined the cast of the French romantic comedy ''

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'', which is the longest-running TV show on

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. He played Bruno Viguier, a member of the main family. His character came back after an absence of 15 years. Landler became a series regular at the end of season 13. In 2014, Landler joined the international cast of the Syfy TV show ''

'', which was sold in over 100 countries. He played the lead in ''Loyal Khondor'', in which a loyal warrior, Khondor, seeks an elixir to cure his beloved princess of the dreaded "cold disease" alongside

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and Marem Hassler, and also starred in ''Second Son'', in which two brothers battle for control of a kingdom with unique values about life and death. The film also starred Frédérique Bel and

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. He played Robin Torrens, the killer, in the award-winning TV show ', in a two-episode prime time special for

. It was watched by over 6.9 million viewers when it premiered. Landler portrayed Lt. Adrien Fontel, a former G.I. suffering from

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in the TV show ''

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''. It began the new season with more than 7.7 million viewers, which was considered the highest-rated season premieres for the show. The episode, "Panic", was in official competition and won Best TV Drama at the first French International TV Festival i
La Rochelle
In France, he has acted in several successful French TV shows, with some of his episodes establishing prime time records and gathering awards. He was the lead actor in the TV movie ', produced by

. Karl played Virgil, an undercover cop in a mafia unit.

Advertising campaigns

Landler is the face of

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,well known as an outdoor clothing brand. Landler's acrobatic skills led him to represent

in a worldwide print and video campaign shot and created by

. Landler also starred in an award-winning campaign for the French army, which premiered in theatres before the showing of the

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film '' Casino Royale'' and was shown for three years on TV and theatres before blockbusters such as '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest''. His co-star was the César Award-winning actress

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Music video

He played the boyfriend of the NRJ Award winning singer

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in the music video for her song "

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". It topped the

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Directing

He co-wrote, directed and starred in the short film '' DuO'' alongside Marem Hassler, his co-star in ''

''. ''DuO'' won Best Comedy and Best Actress and was nominated for Best Actor and Best Director at the

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Trivia

He was honored at the first Chinese Oscars in

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, the

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