Alexandru Papadopol born April 5, 1975, Râmnicu Vâlcea is one of the most beloved and versatile actors of his generation, with an atypical path: a graduate of the Faculty of Law at the Romanian-American University (1998) before following his calling at UNATC „I.L. Caragiale” Bucharest, Acting, class of 2002. He has Romanian-Greek origins (a Greek grandfather), but he is not part of the Greek community and does not speak Greek.

He debuted in cinema with the manifesto films of the Romanian New Wave – „Marfa și banii” (2001) by Cristi Puiu and „Occident” (2002) by Cristian Mungiu – quickly becoming a reference name in Romanian film: „Love Building” (2013) and its sequel, „Alt Love Building” (2015), „Toni Erdmann” (2016), „Arest” (2019) – for which he received Best Actor at Thessaloniki Film Festival – „Neidentificat”, „Teambuilding”. In parallel, he is very popular on TV – series, comedies, shows.

On stage, he is constantly present at the National Theatre Bucharest: in the 2025-2026 season he stars in „Ziua mea norocoasă” by Patrick Haudecoeur (directed by Toma Dănilă, Ion Caramitru Hall) alongside Medeea Marinescu, Șerban Pavlu, Marius Manole and Maria Obretin, „Comedie din greșeală” (Studio Hall), „Dă-i bătaie”, „Pe o pânză de păianjen”. An actor with fine humor, charisma and naturalness, he easily transitions from comedy to intense psychological drama, being one of the most cast Romanian film and theater actors of the last 20 years.