Lucas Englander (born 21 September 1992) is an Austrian actor. He was selected in the category "Révélations", the best newcomer category at the 46th César Awards. At the Berlinale 2026 he was awarded the "European Shooting Star Award" for his performance in 9 Perfect Strangers.
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Early life and education
Born in Vienna, his mother Juno Sylva Englander was a Czech-born film editor, working on Everyman's Feast amongst others. Englander planned to join the military, study law as well as environmental sciences and become a diplomat, but instead decided in his late teens to pursue acting. He spent a year studying at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York.
Career
Englander appeared as political assistant Torsten in the highly successful satirical European Union politics series that appeared on france.tv called Parlement. He also appeared in Marc Fitoussi’s 2020 French thriller Appearances next to Karin Viard, a performance that got him shortlisted for France’s 46th César Awards in the "Révélations des César" category in March 2021.
He appeared in Sky Atlantic and HBO miniseries Catherine The Great, Netflix series The Witcher, in the Warner Bros. fantasy film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, as well as in Peacock's and Sky's The Day of the Jackal. His role
as Albert O. Hirschman in the 2023 Netflix series Transatlantic marked his first leading role in a major series. In 2025 he was nominated for the Austrian Romy Award in the category of 'favorite actor in a series' for his performance in 9 Perfect Strangers Season 2. At the Berlinale 2026 Englander was awarded the European Shooting Star Award by the European Film Promotion.
