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Tómas Lemarquis

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Tómas Lemarquis
Born (1977-08-03) 3 August 1977 (age 47)
Reykjavík, Iceland
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Tómas Lemarquis[pronunciation?] (born 3 August 1977) is an IcelandicFrench actor.

Early life

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Lemarquis was born in Reykjavík, the son of an Icelandic mother and a French father, Gérard Lemarquis, who is a schoolteacher.[1] His most distinguishing physical feature—a complete lack of hair of any kind—is the result of alopecia universalis, which made him completely hairless by the age of 14.[2] He grew up in Iceland, and studied theater at the Cours Florent in Paris, where he was a classmate of actress Audrey Tautou.[2] He also attended the Reykjavík School of Fine Arts in Iceland, graduating in 2004.[2]

Career

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Lemarquis is possibly best known for his starring role in the 2003 Icelandic film Noi the Albino. Lemarquis' played a lead role in the 2018 Berlinale Film Festival winner, Touch Me Not. He has also appeared in films such as Snowpiercer, X-Men: Apocalypse and Blade Runner 2049.

Personal life

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Lemarquis is fluent in Icelandic, French, Danish, German and English.[1]

Filmography

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Lemarquis with German actor Florian Knorn, who dubs his films into German, in January 2007.

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Villiljós Högnir
2003 Nói Albínói Nói
2005 Nina's House Gustav
2006 Cold Trail Siggi
2008 Luftbusiness Filou
2009 Desember Jonni
2011 Mushrooms French Soldier
2012 Muster René
Errors of the Human Body Jarek Novak
Insensibles Berkano
Am Himmel der Tag Elvar
2013 Snowpiercer Egg-Head
Frau Ella Claude
2014 3 Days to Kill The Albino
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Caliban
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe Reporter Lefèvre
2017 Blade Runner 2049 File Clerk
2018 Touch Me Not Tomas
Mihkel Bobo
2019 Dreamland Vampire
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle The Fossegrim
The Chuck Band Show Male Cancer Patient
2020 Waiting for Anya Lieutenant
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Jiles
2022 Driving Mum Hitchhiker

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2011 Those Who Kill Yuri 2 episodes
SOKO Wismar Einar Gunnarsson Episode: "Auf eigene Faust"
2012, 2016 Tatort Panne / Artur 2 episodes
2014 Die Pilgerin Sepp Miniseries
2021 Gone for Good Joachim Ostertag 5 episodes
2024 Twilight of the Gods Odric "Odd" (voice) Episode: "Now Hear Of..."

References

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  1. ^ a b Cavagna, Carlo (April 2004). "Interviews: Noi the Albino". AboutFilm. Archived from the original on 26 April 2004. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Otto, Jeff (9 April 2004). "Interview: Tomas Lemarquis". IGN. Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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