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Carlos Leal

Carlos Leal

Actor · Born July 9, 1969 (57) · Lausanne, Switzerland

Berlinale award winner

Carlos Leal (born 9 July 1969) is a Swiss rapper and actor. He was born in Lausanne to Galician immigrants. In 1990, he co-founded Sens Unik. The group produced four gold records and contributed music to the films La Haine (1995) and Neutre (2001).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 9, 1969 (57)
From
Lausanne, Switzerland
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on Motif · 59 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Carlos Leal's films like?

Across their 12 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Morality
22%
Bonds
20%
Society
10%
Survival
9%
Ideas
7%
Power
5%
Purpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
2 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6
Hero
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
6
Dread
4
Hopeful
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Carlos Leal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 29 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Carlos Leal's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

59 credits, 29 with a Motif page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Triple peine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as Gabriel

  • Wonder Man(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Manuel

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Barry & Me(2026)

    as Wydler

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • When We Were Sisters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Jacques

  • Cricket (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Luc

  • Willie and Me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Robert

  • True Lies(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Emilio Pérez

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • The Rookie: Feds(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tobias Kazan

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Father Stu(2022)

    as Father Garcia

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Lucky Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • The Station In-Between (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Louis Brandt

  • Lilith: Ouverture (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Narrateur

  • The Last Thing He Wanted(2020)

    as Max Epperson aka Bob Weir

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Wasp Network(2019)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The L Word: Generation Q(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Rodolfo Nùñez

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Afternoon Delight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Quail Lake(2019)

    as Laurent

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • To the Sea (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mann

  • Run for Your Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Yellow Skull

  • Redemption Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rodolfo

  • Gotthard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Louis Favre

  • Shooter(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Solotov's Banker

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Jules

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Spaceman(2016)

    as Gino Lapue

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Rosewood(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Edgar Moreno

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Team(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jean-Louis Poquelin

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Better Call Saul(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Structural Engineer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • 20 Rules! For Sylvie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Adalbert

  • The Last Ship(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Juan Carlos

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Oro verde (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Augusto

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Archeologist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Devious Maids(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Benny Soto

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Tant qu'il pleut en Amérique (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Voix

  • Ein Sommer in Amalfi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Luca

  • Who Killed Johnny(2013)

    as Marcel, Carlos

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Collision(2013)

    as Cyril

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Undertaker(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · as Pedro Lambert

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Looking for Eimish(2012)

    as Kai

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Girard

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Escape from Tibet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Jean-Francois

  • Nobody's Rose (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Daniel

  • The American Tetralogy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Lost Hiker

  • Carré Blanc (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jean-Luc

  • Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps(2010)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Way(2010)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Lester (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Lester

  • El mal ajeno(2010)

    as Armand

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Verso (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Victor Preiswerk

  • Broken Embraces(2009)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Money: Undercover (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Alexandre Girard

  • R.I.S Científica (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Martín Once

  • Day of Disaster (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as José Rodríguez

  • The Boarding School (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 35 episodes · as Jacques Noiret · as Jacques Noiret (uncredited)

  • Corps étrangers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Felipe

  • Casino Royale(2006)

    as Tournament Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Snow White (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Paco

  • Week End Break (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Phil

  • Adventure Inc.(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Bradette

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Ladies of the Law (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Raphaël Montès

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

The Way (2010)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

The Way (2010)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

The Team (2015)

Film career

20002026

Peak 2009 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 58: 58 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s12 · acting2010s32 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

Won a Berlinale award in 2006.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Carlos Leal's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Who Killed Johnny (2013)

96th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Casino Royale (2006)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Carlos Leal's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Carlos Leal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carlos Leal's Motif titles; Nicholas Ofczarek shares the most, 2.