Alencier Ley Lopez


Alencier Ley Lopez is an Indian film and theatre actor, who appears in Malayalam films. Lopez made his debut in the 1998 film Daya; and he achieved recognition through the films Annayum Rasoolum, Njan Steve Lopez, and Maheshinte Prathikaaram. At the 48th Kerala State Film Awards, he won the Best Character Actor Award for his performance in Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum.

Personal life

Alencier Ley Lopez is from a Latin Catholic family from Puthenthope, a coastal village in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He graduated from St. Xavier's College, Thumba and University College Thiruvananthapuram. Alencier is married to Suseela George, a mathematics teacher. The couple has two sons Alen Savio Lopez and Alen Steve Lopez.

Acting career

Early years in theatre

Natives of Puthenthope are passionate about football and theatre. And, Lopez developed a passion for theatre much early in life after witnessing the Leyon Lopez Nadakaolsavam. His theatre debut was at the age of five. Later Lopez and some friends formed their own troupe – the Netaji Theatre – while in standard eight, directing and acting in their own plays. After graduating school Lopez decided to chase a career as an actor or a priest.
In college he ardently associated with various theatre troupes such as C. P. Krishnakumar's troupe, Kavalam Narayana Panicker's Sopanam and K. Raghu's Natakayogam. He continued his career in theatre until the platforms of performance arts were taken over by scene platforms film and television.

Films

Lopez was introduced to films by cinematographer-director Venu in his directorial debutDaya in 1998. He played one of the leads in K. R. Manoj's Kanyaka Talkies, which was screened in major film festivals and received critical applause. Then in Vedivazhipadu, as a typical south Kerala Brahmin. In 2013, director Rajiv Ravi cast him in Annayum Rasoolum starring Fahadh Faasil and later in Njan Steve Lopez. In 2015 Lopez starred in Maheshinte Prathikaaram at the recommendation of Fahadh Fazil which was his first major break. In 2017 he did a major role in the film Thondi Muthalum Drisakhsiyum, directed by Dileesh pothan.

Sexual harassment allegations

Divya Gopinath, who worked with him on Abhasam, alleged that he sexually harassed her on the sets of the film. The director of Aabhasam claimed that Alencier came drunk to the sets and messed up many of the shots which affected the continuity of the shooting. Another American woman was also allegedly harassed by Lopez when he was in the United States filming for Monsoon Mangoes.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
1998DayaUncredited roleVenu
2000ShayanamUncredited roleMP Sukumaran Nair
2003MarghamUncredited roleRajiv Vijay Raghavan
2008Pakal NakshathrangalUncredited roleRajeev Nath
2009RaamanamUncredited roleMP Sukumaran Nair
2012Ustad HotelFood Safety OfficerAnwar Rasheed
2013Annayum RasoolumBasheerRajeev Ravi
2013Kanyaka TalkiesYakhoobK R Manoj
2013VedivazhipaduSwamiShambu Purushothaman
2014Njan Steve LopezGeorge LopezRajeev Ravi
2015Love 24x7Heroin's UncleSreebala Menon
2016Monsoon MangoesBombay PathroseAbi Varghese
2016Maheshinte PrathikaaramBabyDileesh Pothan
2016KaliFD CustomerSameer Thahir
2016KammatipaadamMathaiRajeev Ravi
2016KasabaThankachanNithin Renji Panicker
2016KismathSayed Bawa ThangalShanavas K Bavakkutty
2016GuppyPaappanJohn paul
2016Thoppil JoppanPappiyachanJohny Antony
2016MundrothuruthManu
2017Munthirivallikal ThalirkkumbolJacobettanJibu Jacob
2017EzraMoosaJay K
2017Take OffSameera's fatherMahesh Narayanan
2017Rakshadhikari Baiju OppuSurendranRanjan Pramod
2017Comrade In AmericaAmal Neerad
2017Thondi Muthalum DriksakshiyumA.S.I. ChandranDileesh Pothan
2017Sarvopari PalakkaranMani ChackoVenugopan
2017TarangamIttymaniDominic
2017Udaharanam SujathaPC GeorgePhantom Praveen
2017Velipadinte PusthakamVareethettanLal Jose
2017ParavaSoubin Shahir
2017GoodalochanaThomas Sebastian
2017HadiyaUnni Pravanam
2017YSub InspectorSunil Ibrahim
2017MayanadhiAashiq Abu
2017RanduperPrem Shankar
2017VimaanamRogerPradeep Nair
2018EedaGovindanB Ajithkumar
2018RosapooVenugopal MenonVinu
2018Kala Viplavam PranayamJithin Jithu
2018IraChandiSaiju
2018ParolePhiliposeAjith
2018BtechSeyid AliMridul Nair
2018AabhaasamJubith Namradath
2018Ente Mezhuthiri AthazhangalSooraj Thomas
2018Mangalyam ThanthunanenaProf.KuruviSoumya Sadanandan
2018Oru Kuprasidha PayyanBhaskaranMadhupal
2019 Ottam ChachappanZam
2019Aanenkilum AllenkilumVivek
2019MoothonGeethu MohandasHindi-Malayalam Bilingual
2019PuzhikkadakanGireesh Nair
2019Prathi PoovankozhiGopiRosshan Andrrews
2020 Chathur Mukham Ranjeet Kamala Sankar
Salil V.
2020XavierShambu Purushothaman-

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