Tómas Lemarquis
Lemarquis at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival
Born (1977-08-03) 3 August 1977
Reykjavík, Iceland
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

Tómas Lemarquis (born 3 August 1977) is an Icelandic–French actor.

Early life

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

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

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

Filmography

Tómas with German actor Florian Knorn, who dubs his films into German, in January 2007
Year Title Role Notes
2001VilliljósHögnir
2003Nói AlbínóiNói
2005La maison de NinaGustav
2006Cold TrailSiggi
2008Wie Schwefel in der LuftSecond VictimShort
2008LuftbusinessFilou
2008Ich BombeBorisShort
2009DesemberJonni
2011MushroomsFrench Soldier
2012Errors of the Human BodyJarek Novak
2012InsensiblesBerkano
2012Am Himmel der TagElvar
2013SnowpiercerEgg-Head
2013Frau EllaClaude
20143 Days to KillThe Albino
2016X-Men: ApocalypseCaliban
2016Sophia AwakensEngineerShort
2016Stefan Zweig: Farewell to EuropeReporter Lefèvre
2017Blade Runner 2049File Clerk
2018Touch Me NotTomas
2018MihkelBobo
2019DreamlandVampire
2019Askeladden - I Soria Moria slottThe Fossegrim
2019The Chuck Band ShowMale Cancer Patient
2020Waiting for AnyaLieutenant
2020Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaJiles
2022 Driving Mum Hitchhiker

References

  1. 1 2 Cavagna, Carlo (April 2004). "Interviews: Noi the Albino". AboutFilm. Archived from the original on 2004-04-26. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  2. 1 2 3 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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