# Hugo Diego Garcia
**Hugo Diego Garcia** (born 1993) is a French and Spanish actor, writer, director, and producer known for roles in *The Substance* (2024), [John Woo](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-woo)'s *The Killer* (2024), Hulu's *Death and Other Details* (2024), and the Prime Video romantic thriller *Drawn Together* (2026).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) He is of Italian descent and also works as a filmmaker, having co-directed his first feature, *Vache Folle*, with Lorenzo Bentivoglio.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993, Nantua, France; grew up in Belleydoux in the Jura Mountains[2](https://los40.com/2026/09/08/quien-es-hugo-diego-garcia-edad-pareja-estudios-y-mas-detalles-del-actor-que-vimos-en-la-sustancia-y-ahora-en-enfrentados-marfil/) • [3](https://anthemmagazine.com/discovery-hugo-diego-garcia/) |
| Background | Studied law and trained in boxing nearly to professional level; worked as a boxing trainer before studying theater and cinema in Lyon and Paris[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) |
| Breakthrough year | 2024: *Death and Other Details* (Hulu series regular), *The Substance*, and *The Killer*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) |
| Signature role | Diego, Sue's boyfriend, in Coralie Fargeat's Cannes-screened *The Substance* (2024)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) • [4](https://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/the-substance/) |
| First feature | *Vache Folle* (2025), written, produced, co-directed, and starring; won the Astor Piazzolla Special Jury Award and Best Actor at Mar del Plata[5](https://kinopear.com/2026/01/14/tallinn-2025-interview-hugo-diego-garcia-lorenzo-bentivoglio-vache-folle/) |
| Current lead | Sebastián Moore in *Drawn Together* (2026), reprised in the announced sequel *Drawn Apart* (2027)[6](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/marfil-drawn-together-prime-video) |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) |
## Early life and path to acting
Garcia was born in 1993 in Nantua, in the French department of Ain, and grew up in the village of Belleydoux in the [Jura Mountains](https://www.edgepedia.org/jura-mountains), near the Swiss border.[2](https://los40.com/2026/09/08/quien-es-hugo-diego-garcia-edad-pareja-estudios-y-mas-detalles-del-actor-que-vimos-en-la-sustancia-y-ahora-en-enfrentados-marfil/) • [3](https://anthemmagazine.com/discovery-hugo-diego-garcia/) His family background combines a Spanish father and a French mother of Italian origin.[2](https://los40.com/2026/09/08/quien-es-hugo-diego-garcia-edad-pareja-estudios-y-mas-detalles-del-actor-que-vimos-en-la-sustancia-y-ahora-en-enfrentados-marfil/)
**A detour through law and boxing.** Before acting, he studied law and trained intensively in boxing, at one point preparing to turn professional under the French coach Fayçal Omrani, and later worked as a boxing trainer.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) • [3](https://anthemmagazine.com/discovery-hugo-diego-garcia/) He has described deciding between a corporate law career and theater, choosing Paris and acting studies.[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1299516/) He moved to Los Angeles at 21 and spent roughly seven years without a significant break before landing his first opportunity.[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1299516/)
## Short films and self-made beginnings
Finding few opportunities in Los Angeles, Garcia began creating his own projects, writing, directing, and starring in short films including **Tony** (2018), **Cagnolino** (2019), **Imago** (2019), and **Mauve** (2021).[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1299516/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) *Tony* was named one of the "Best 10 Short Films of 2019" by the UK Film Review and was praised by the Silver Bear-winning filmmakers Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) In *Tony* he played Vincent "Tony" Medina, a young man drawn toward violence.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) • [8](https://www.feyno.com/en/people/hugo-diego-garcia)
He also directed the music video *Mauve* for his brother, the French electronic artist and composer MALO.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) In an interview with Voyage LA, he explained that writing and directing his own films lets him work with his longtime friends and explore the stories that interest him most.[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1299516/)
## Screen acting: 2022 to 2026
In 2022, Garcia was cast as Diego in [Coralie Fargeat](https://www.edgepedia.org/coralie-fargeat)'s *The Substance*, appearing alongside [Margaret Qualley](https://www.edgepedia.org/margaret-qualley) and [Demi Moore](https://www.edgepedia.org/demi-moore); the film premiered in competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and won the festival's Award for Best Screenplay.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) • [4](https://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/the-substance/) He credits landing the role to a self-tape made in Los Angeles, in which he gave the European-accented look the production wanted.[3](https://anthemmagazine.com/discovery-hugo-diego-garcia/)
The same year brought *Touchées*, Alexandra Lamy's first feature film, and the series regular role of **Jules Toussaint** in *Death and Other Details*, Hulu's murder mystery set aboard the ocean liner SS Varuna, with [Mandy Patinkin](https://www.edgepedia.org/mandy-patinkin) and [Violett Beane](https://www.edgepedia.org/violett-beane).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) • [9](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/death-and-other-details/cast/1031026104/) John Woo then cast him as **Coco** in his remake of his own 1989 cult thriller *The Killer*, playing alongside the César-winning actor [Omar Sy](https://www.edgepedia.org/omar-sy).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) • [10](https://numero.com/portrait/hugo-diego-garcia/)
**Drawn Together.** Garcia's largest role to date is Sebastián Moore, the bodyguard of Marfil Cortés ([Ester Expósito](https://www.edgepedia.org/ester-exposito)) in *Drawn Together* (French title *Attirés malgré nous*, Spanish release *Enfrentados: Marfil*), Prime Video's 2026 adaptation of Mercedes Ron's bestseller *Marfil*, the first part of her *Enfrentados* duology.[6](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/marfil-drawn-together-prime-video) • [10](https://numero.com/portrait/hugo-diego-garcia/) Directed by Óscar Pedraza, the film reached number one on Prime Video's global streaming charts within a day of its 9 September 2026 release, topping lists in 23 countries.[6](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/marfil-drawn-together-prime-video) • [11](https://www.createprimevideo.amazon/es_es/breakingNews/09-15-2026-DrawnTogetherES) His boxing background and physical training were used in the film's action sequences, in which his character teaches Marfil self-defense.[2](https://los40.com/2026/09/08/quien-es-hugo-diego-garcia-edad-pareja-estudios-y-mas-detalles-del-actor-que-vimos-en-la-sustancia-y-ahora-en-enfrentados-marfil/) He reprises the role in the already-shot sequel *Drawn Apart* (*Enfrentados: Ébano*), listed for 2027.[6](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/marfil-drawn-together-prime-video) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/)
## Vache Folle and authorship
*Vache Folle* ("Mad Cow") is Garcia's first feature, written, produced, and co-directed with Lorenzo Bentivoglio, with Garcia in the lead role of **Cédric Poncet**, a former soldier who tries to win back his ex-wife and daughter from a violent rival.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) • [10](https://numero.com/portrait/hugo-diego-garcia/) The film was made independently with a small crew, shot mainly in the Jura, and premiered in the "Rebels With a Cause" section of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival before playing in the Official International Competition at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina.[3](https://anthemmagazine.com/discovery-hugo-diego-garcia/) • [5](https://kinopear.com/2026/01/14/tallinn-2025-interview-hugo-diego-garcia-lorenzo-bentivoglio-vache-folle/) At Mar del Plata it won both the Astor Piazzolla Special Jury Award and the Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Actor, which went to Garcia.[5](https://kinopear.com/2026/01/14/tallinn-2025-interview-hugo-diego-garcia-lorenzo-bentivoglio-vache-folle/)
He co-founded the production company **Karanta Zero**, through which he develops his own films.[7](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1299516/) He has described his aim as controlling the full cycle of filmmaking, from writing through editing, rather than limiting his career to roles offered by others.[3](https://anthemmagazine.com/discovery-hugo-diego-garcia/) • [10](https://numero.com/portrait/hugo-diego-garcia/)
## Notes on the record
Some secondary sources differ on details of his career. The Spanish outlet LOS40 attributes *The Killer* to [David Fincher](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-fincher) and places *Touchées* among his 2024 releases, while IMDb and Numéro credit *The Killer* to John Woo and list *Touchées* as a 2022 television film.[2](https://los40.com/2026/09/08/quien-es-hugo-diego-garcia-edad-pareja-estudios-y-mas-detalles-del-actor-que-vimos-en-la-sustancia-y-ahora-en-enfrentados-marfil/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/) • [10](https://numero.com/portrait/hugo-diego-garcia/) Sources also disagree about his birthplace: several print Paris, while others print Nantua and describe a childhood in the Jura village of Belleydoux; the September 2026 profiles that give his full birth date consistently state Nantua.[12](https://as.com/tikitakas/famosos/ester-exposito-pillada-besandose-con-un-conocido-actor-en-un-local-de-madrid-n/) • [2](https://los40.com/2026/09/08/quien-es-hugo-diego-garcia-edad-pareja-estudios-y-mas-detalles-del-actor-que-vimos-en-la-sustancia-y-ahora-en-enfrentados-marfil/) • [3](https://anthemmagazine.com/discovery-hugo-diego-garcia/)
## References
1. [Hugo Diego Garcia, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7155855/)
2. [¿Quién es Hugo Diego García? Edad, pareja, estudios y más detalles del actor que vimos en 'La Sustancia', LOS40 (8 September 2026)](https://los40.com/2026/09/08/quien-es-hugo-diego-garcia-edad-pareja-estudios-y-mas-detalles-del-actor-que-vimos-en-la-sustancia-y-ahora-en-enfrentados-marfil/)
3. [Discovery: Hugo Diego Garcia, Anthem Magazine (21 October 2025)](https://anthemmagazine.com/discovery-hugo-diego-garcia/)
4. [The Substance, European Film Academy](https://www.europeanfilmacademy.org/the-substance/)
5. [Tallinn 2025 interview: Hugo Diego Garcia & Lorenzo Bentivoglio (Vache Folle), Kino Pear (14 January 2026)](https://kinopear.com/2026/01/14/tallinn-2025-interview-hugo-diego-garcia-lorenzo-bentivoglio-vache-folle/)
6. [How to watch 'Drawn Together' on Prime Video, About Amazon](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/marfil-drawn-together-prime-video)
7. ['Drawn Together': Who Is Hugo Diego Garcia? Actor's Past Roles, Age and More, TV Insider (8 September 2026)](https://www.tvinsider.com/swooon/1299516/)
8. [Hugo Diego Garcia, Feyno](https://www.feyno.com/en/people/hugo-diego-garcia)
9. [Death and Other Details – Full Cast & Crew, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/death-and-other-details/cast/1031026104/)
10. [Biographie, carrière et actualités de Hugo Diego Garcia, Numéro](https://numero.com/portrait/hugo-diego-garcia/)
11. [¿Es Drawn Together la mejor película de acción romántica en Prime Video este otoño?, Create with Prime Video](https://www.createprimevideo.amazon/es_es/breakingNews/09-15-2026-DrawnTogetherES)
12. [Ester Expósito, pillada besándose con un conocido actor en un local de Madrid, AS (16 February 2025)](https://as.com/tikitakas/famosos/ester-exposito-pillada-besandose-con-un-conocido-actor-en-un-local-de-madrid-n/)
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