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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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Tómas with German actor Florian Knorn, who dubs his films into German, in January 2007
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Villiljós Högnir
2003 Nói Albínói Nói
2005 La maison de Nina Gustav
2006 Cold Trail Siggi
2008 Wie Schwefel in der Luft Second Victim Short
2008 Luftbusiness Filou
2008 Ich Bombe Boris Short
2009 Desember Jonni
2011 Mushrooms French Soldier
2012 Errors of the Human Body Jarek Novak
2012 Insensibles Berkano
2012 Am Himmel der Tag Elvar
2013 Snowpiercer Egg-Head
2013 Frau Ella Claude
2014 3 Days to Kill The Albino
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Caliban
2016 Sophia Awakens Engineer Short
2016 Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe Reporter Lefèvre
2017 Blade Runner 2049 File Clerk
2018 Touch Me Not Tomas
2018 Mihkel Bobo
2019 Dreamland Vampire
2019 Askeladden - I Soria Moria slott The Fossegrim
2019 The Chuck Band Show Male Cancer Patient
2020 Waiting for Anya Lieutenant
2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Jiles
2022 Driving Mum Hitchhiker

References

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  1. ^ a b Cavagna, Carlo (April 2004). "Interviews: Noi the Albino". AboutFilm. Archived from the original on 2004-04-26. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  2. ^ a b c Otto, Jeff (2004-04-09). "Interview: Tomas Lemarquis". IGN. Archived from the original on 2007-09-22. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
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