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{{short description|Indian Actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alencier Ley Lopez
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|12|11|df=y}}
| nationality =
| birth_place = [[Puthenthope]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], India
| alma_mater = [[University of Kerala]]
| occupation = {{flatlist|
*Film actor
*Television actor
*Theatre actor
}}
| years_active = 1997–present
| spouse = Suseela George
| children = 2
}}

'''Alencier Ley Lopez''' is an Indian film and theatre actor, who appears in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]]s. Lopez made his debut in the 1998 film ''[[Daya (film)|Daya]]''; and he achieved recognition through the films ''[[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{{ndash}} Alen Savio Lopez and Alen Steve Lopez. <ref name="manorama">{{cite news|author=Onmanorama Staff|title=Monday Motivation {{!}} Alencier Ley Lopez on doing what your heart desires|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/alencier-ley-lopez-on-doing-what-your-heart-desires.html|accessdate=14 July 2016|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=11 July 2016}}</ref>

==Acting career==
===Early years in theatre===
Natives of Puthenthope are passionate about [[association football|football]] and theatre. And, Lopez developed a passion for theatre much 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 – while in standard eight, 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 ardently associated 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.<ref name="manorama"/>

===Films===

Lopez was introduced to films by cinematographer-director [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]] in his directorial debut''[[Daya (film)|Daya]]'' in 1998.<ref name="manorama"/> 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]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|title=On a roll of roles|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/on-a-roll-of-roles/article5375616.ece|accessdate=14 July 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 November 2013|language=en-IN}}</ref> 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.<ref name="manorama"/> In 2017 he did a major role in the film [[Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum|Thondi Muthalum Drisakhsiyum]], directed by [[Dileesh Pothan|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 [[Aabhaasam|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]].<ref>{{cite web |title='Aabhasam' director backs Divya Gopiinath's 'Me Too' statement against Anelcier |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aabhasam-director-backs-divya-gopinaths-me-too-statement-against-alencier-90177 |website=www.thenewsminute.com |accessdate=17 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/161018/alencier-ley-lopez-caught-in-metoo-storm.html|title=Alencier Ley Lopez caught in #MeToo storm|date=16 October 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2018/10/18/sexual-harassment-allegation-against-actor-alencier-again-from-us.html|title=‘ഞാൻ കണ്ട നീലച്ചിത്രത്തിലെ നായിക നീയല്ലേ...’: അലൻസിയർക്കെതിരെ പ്രവാസിയുടെ കുറിപ്പ്|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Director
!class=unsortable| Notes
|-
|1998||''[[Daya (film)|Daya]]''|| rowspan="5" |Uncredited role ||[[Venu]]||
|-
|2000||[[Shayanam]] ||MP Sukumaran Nair||
|-
|2003||[[Margam (film)|Margham]]||[[Rajiv Vijay Raghavan]]||
|-
|2008
|[[Pakal Nakshatrangal|Pakal Nakshathrangal]]
|[[Rajeevnath|Rajeev Nath]]
|
|-
|2009||[[Raamanam]]||MP Sukumaran Nair||
|-
|2012||[[Ustad Hotel]]||Food Safety Officer||[[Anwar Rasheed]]||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2013||[[Annayum Rasoolum]]||Basheer||[[Rajeev Ravi]]||
|-
|[[Kanyaka Talkies]]||Yakhoob|| K R Manoj ||
|-
|[[Vedivazhipadu]]||Swami|| Shambu Purushothaman||
|-
|2014||[[Njan Steve Lopez]]||George Lopez||[[Rajeev Ravi]]||
|-
|2015||[[Love 24x7]]||Heroin's Uncle||[[Sreebala Menon]]||
|-
|rowspan="9" | 2016||[[Monsoon Mangoes]] || Bombay Pathrose||[[Abi Varghese]]||
|-
|[[Maheshinte Prathikaaram]]||Baby||[[Dileesh Pothan]]||
|-
|[[Kali (2016 film)|Kali]]||FD Customer||[[Sameer Thahir]]||
|-
|[[Kammatipaadam]]||Mathai||[[Rajeev Ravi]]||
|-
|[[Kasaba (2016 film)|Kasaba]]||Thankachan||Nithin Renji Panicker||
|-
|[[Kismath]]|| Sayed Bawa Thangal||Shanavas K Bavakkutty||
|-
|[[Guppy (film)|Guppy]]||Paappan||John paul||
|-
|[[Thoppil Joppan]]||Pappiyachan||[[Johny Antony]]||
|-
|Mundrothuruth|| ||Manu||
|-
|rowspan="17" |2017||[[Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol]]||Jacobettan||[[Jibu Jacob]]||
|-
|[[Ezra (2017 film)|Ezra]]||Moosa||Jay K||
|-
|[[Take Off (2017 film)|Take Off]]||Sameera's father||Mahesh Narayanan||
|-
|[[Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu]]||Surendran||[[Ranjan Pramod]]||
|-
|[[Comrade in America|Comrade In America]]|| ||[[Amal Neerad]]||
|-
|[[Thondi Muthalum Driksakshiyum]]||A.S.I. Chandran||[[Dileesh Pothan]]||
|-
|[[Sarvopari Palakkaran]]||Mani Chacko||Venugopan||
|-
|[[Tharangam (2017 film)|Tarangam]] || Ittymani||Dominic||
|-
|[[Udaharanam Sujatha]] ||PC George||Phantom Praveen||
|-
|[[Velipadinte Pusthakam]]||Vareethettan||[[Lal Jose]]||
|-
|[[Parava (film)|Parava]]||||[[Soubin Shahir]]||
|-
|Goodalochana|| ||Thomas Sebastian||
|-
|Hadiya|| ||Unni Pravanam ||
|-
|[[Y (film)|Y]]||Sub Inspector||[[Sunil Ibrahim]]||
|-
|[[Mayanadhi]] || ||[[Aashiq Abu]]||
|-
|Randuper|| ||Prem Shankar||
|-
|[[Vimaanam]]||Roger||Pradeep Nair||
|-
|rowspan="10" |2018||[[Eeda (film)|Eeda]]||Govindan||[[B Ajithkumar]]||
|-
|[[Rosapoo]]||Venugopal Menon||Vinu||
|-
|[[Kala Viplavam Pranayam]]|| ||Jithin Jithu||
|-
| [[Ira (film)|Ira]]||Chandi||Saiju||
|-
|[[Parole (film)|Parole]]||Philipose||Ajith||
|-
|[[B.Tech (film)|Btech]]||Seyid Ali||Mridul Nair||
|-
| [[Aabhaasam]]|| ||Jubith Namradath||
|-
|[[Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal]]||||Sooraj Thomas||
|-
|[[Mangalyam Thanthunanena]]||Prof.Kuruvi||[[Soumya Sadanandan]]||
|-
|[[Oru Kuprasidha Payyan]]|| Bhaskaran||[[Madhupal]]||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2019
|'' Ottam ''||Chachappan||Zam||
|-
|Aanenkilum Allenkilum|| ||Vivek||
|-
|[[Moothon]]|| ||[[Geethu Mohandas]] ||Hindi-Malayalam Bilingual
|-
| ''[[Puzhikkadakan]]'' || || Gireesh Nair ||
|-
|''[[Prathi Poovankozhi]]''
|Gopi
|[[Rosshan Andrrews]]
|
|-
|2020||''[[Chathur Mukham]]''||{{TBA}}||Ranjeet Kamala Sankar<br />Salil V.||
|-
|2020||''[[Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte]]''||Xavier ||Shambu Purushothaman ||
|-
|2020||''[[Kuttavum Shikshayum (2021 film)]]'' || ||[[Rajeev Ravi]]
|-
|2021
|''[[Salute (2021 film)|Salute]]''
|
|[[Rosshan Andrrews]]
|Filming
|-
|2021
| ''[[One (2021 film)|One]]'' ||Kuriakose, Minister for Revenue || Santhosh Viswanath||
|-
|}

==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]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|6213887}}

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[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Indian male stage actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Malayalam comedians]]
[[Category:Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]

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