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Gyula Mesterházy Biography

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