Alencier Ley Lopez
Alencier Ley Lopez
Born/Date of Birtday: 11 December 1965
Place of Birth: Puthenthope, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Alma mater: University of Kerala
Occupation: Film actor, Television actor, Theatre actor
Spouse: Suseela George
Children: Alen Steve Lopez, Alen Savio 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 worked in films like Annayum Rasoolum (2013), Njan Steve Lopez (2013), and Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016). At the 48th Kerala State Film Awards, he won the Best Character Actor Award for his performance in Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017).
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
Lopez developed a passion for theatre early in life after witnessing the Leyon Lopez Nadakaolsavam (theatre festival). His theatre debut was at the age of five. Later Lopez and some friends formed their own troupe – the Netaji Theatre, 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 partnered 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 (2013), which was screened in major film festivals and received critical applause. Then in Vedivazhipadu (2013), 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 (2014). In 2015, Lopez starred in Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2015) at the recommendation of Fahadh Fazil which was his first major break. In 2017, he did a 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.
Awards
- Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor : Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
- Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam : Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
- Flowers Indian Film Awards - Best Supporting actor: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
- Asianet Film Awards 2018 - Best Supporting actor: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
- CPC Cine Awards 2017- Best Character artist: Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
