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Swiss actor Carlos Leal cast as croupier in Casino Royale

14-Feb-2006 • Casino Royale

Swiss actor Carlos Leal has been cast as the croupier in the forthcoming James Bond film Casino Royale, according to Spanish media reports.

The 37 year-old will play the croupier in "a long and important scene with Mr Bond", according to the article. Leal will fly to Prague for 12 days of filming.



Carlos Leal, son of Spanish immigrants, was born in Geneva in 1969. He is the co-founder and singer of the Swiss hip hop group Sens Unik, who have been extremely succesfull in both Switzerland and France since the early 1990’s. In 1993, Carlos appeared on the big screen for the first time in Samir's acclaimed documentary film "Babylon 2". The role of Paco in 2005's "Snow White" was Leal's first leading role on the big screen.

Thanks to `Nekros` for the alert.

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