Gyula Mesterhazy
Birth Name:
Gyula Mesterházy
Birth Place:
Szombathely, Hungary
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Received the Soós Imre prize in 2005, a recognition offered by the Hungarian theater community to the most talented young actor each year
- Received his B․A․ from the Kodoláni János University of Applied Sciences after finishing acting school
- Studied acting in the Margit Földessy Acting and Drama Studio
- Started dancing in a local folk-dance troupe when he was 7, but turned his attention to acting when he was a teenager
- Was active in football, swimming and other sports as a child
- A well-known fashion photographer persuaded him to take part in his first fashion shoot when he was 23, and he quickly became an in-demand model in Hungary
- Often dubs voices in Hungarian, working with Hungarian and international film productions
- Joined the Studio theatre of the Józef Attila Theatre and fully committed himself to acting over modeling when he accepted a contract from the National Theatre of Györ in Hungary
- Was asked to join the Budapest Chamber Theatre in 2006
- Grew up in the town of Bük near Hungary's border with Austria