Marcel Iureș (; born 2 August 1951) is a

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actor. He is one of Romania's most acclaimed stage and film actors. He has acted in films and on stage both in Romania and internationally, and has played at least ten roles on Romanian and British television. His work includes voiceovers for

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and

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s. Iureș is the president and a judge of the Anonimul International Film Festival and also the president of Ideo Ideis Festival (an annual national theatre festival for teenagers).

Early life

Iureș was born on 2 August 1951 in Băilești,

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. He entered the Theatrical Arts and Cinematography Institute in

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in 1974 and graduated in 1978.

Theatrical career

He made his stage debut at the Bulandra Theatre, in Bucharest, in the 1975 production of ''Ferma'', playing George. From 1978 to 1981 he acted at the National Theatre,

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, in numerous roles such as Beckman in the play ''Afară în fața ușii'' and The Coryphaeus in ''

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'' by

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During the early 1980s, Iureș appeared at both the Bulandra and Odeon Theatres in Bucharest. Among his roles were the title roles in

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's were ''

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'', '' Henry IV'', and ''

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'', but also ''

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''. He is the president of Teatrul ACT (the first independent theatre in

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) of which he was one of the founders in 1995. Iureș has starred there in various roles, including the title roles of Shakespeare's ''

'', ''Richard III'' (directed by Mihai Măniuțiu), and ''Hamlet'' (directed by

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). He has also appeared in Fundația Teatrul ACT-staged shows such as ''Creatorul de Teatru'' (''The Creator of the Theatre'', directed by Alexandru Dabija), ''Cetatea Soarelui'' (''Citadel of the Sun'', directed by Mihai Măniuţiu), and

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''. Iureș also continues to perform with the Bulandra Theatre, for whom he played the lead in a 2005 production of

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's '' Henry IV''. He received many accolades and nominations (in both Romania and abroad) throughout his career. In 2000, he was awarded by

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the National Order of Faithful Service, Officer class.

Film roles

Iureș made his film debut portraying

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in the 1978 Romanian film ' (''January Dream''). From the early 1980s and into the 1990s, he continued to build a screen career, appearing in many minor and major roles in Romania. Iureș's international film career sprang from the UK tour in 1994 of Mihai Măniuțiu's production of ''Richard III'', where he played the eponymous hero. The role of Alexander Golitsyn in the 1996 film '' Mission: Impossible'' was quickly followed by playing Dušan Gavrić in the 1997 film '' The Peacemaker'',. Retrieved 21 February 2010. starring

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and

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. Other film appearances include roles in ''

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'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', '' L4yer Cake'', '' Goal!'', '' Faimosul Paparazzo'', '' Isolation'', '' Vacanța Cea Mare'', and '' Logodnicii Din America''.

Other work

In 2007, Iureș volunteered his help in the Verde 003 project, which aims to build a better environment for all Romanians by planting vegetation.

Partial filmography

*'' Aurel Vlaicu'' (1977), as Molla *''

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'' (1978), as The sharpshooter *' (1978, ''January Dream''), as Franz Liszt *' (1981), as the inventor Orfanik *' (1981), as Lt. Dimitrie Turda *' (1984, ''Fatally Injured by Love of Life'', a.k.a. ''To Die from Love of Life''), as Mironescu *'' Sezonul pescărușilor'' (1985, ''Seagull Season'') *' (1986, ''Ms. Aurica''), as the elegant man *' (1988 lit. ''Vacation by the Sea''; a.k.a. ''The Big Holiday'', ''The Great Vacation''), as Neagu *' (1989, ''A Ball of Clay'') *'' Cei care plătesc cu viața'' (1991, ''Those Who Pay with Their Lives'') *'' Balanța'' (1992, ''The Oak'') a.k.a. ''Stejarul'' (known in French as ''Le Chêne'') *'' Un été inoubliable'' (1994, ''An Unforgettable Summer''), as Gen. Ipsilanti *''

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'' (1994), as the Paris Vampire *'' Somnul insulei'' (1994, ''

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'', Director: Mircea Veroiu, adapted from the novel "Al Doilea Mesager"/"The Second Messenger" by

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) .... Jean Elby *'' Mission: Impossible'' (1996) .... Alexander Golitsyn *'' The Peacemaker'' (1997) .... Dusan Gavrich *'' Faimosul paparazzo'' (1999) .... Gari *''Fii cu ochii pe fericire'' (1999) .... Pitulice *'' The Elite'' (2001) .... Nayo *'' I Hope...'' (2001, Short) .... Will *'' Amen.'' (2002; a.k.a. ''Eyewitness'', and in Germany as ''Der Stellvertreter'') .... Pope *''

'' (2002) .... Col. Werner Visser *''Dracula the Impaler'' (2002) .... Vlad (voice) *''3 păzește'' (2003, ''Three Warnings'') .... Sefu' *'' Cambridge Spies'' (2003, TV Mini-Series) .... Otto *''

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, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea'' (2004) .... General Foestling *''

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'' (2004) .... Slavo *'' A Few Day's Adventures'' (2004) *'' The Cave'' (2005) .... Dr. Nicolai *'' Goal!'' (2005) .... Erik Dornhelm *'' Isolation'' (2005) .... John *''

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'' (2006) .... Doc Hudson (Romanian dubbing) *''Logodnicii din America'' (2007) .... Radu *'' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007) .... Capitaine Chevalle *'' Youth Without Youth'' (2007) .... Prof. Giuseppe Tucci *'' Gruber's Journey'' (2008) .... Doctor Gruber *'' Thick as Thieves'' (2009) .... Zykov *''Mănuși Roșii'' (2010) .... Dr. Ghiosdan *''

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'' (2010) .... Chief of Police *'' The Phantom Father'' (2011) .... Robert Traum *''

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'' (2013-2014, TV Series) .... Alexander Dimitrov *'' O nouă viață'' (2014) ..... Nae's brother *''

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'' (2015) .... Vlad (Romanian dubbing) *'' Octav'' (2017) .... Octave :Source:

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