Stephen Manas

Stephen Manas born 27 July 1992 is a French actor and music composer Manas spent some of his early career in India the Philippines Japan and the United Kingdom before returning to France He is best known for his recurring role as Richard Montlaur in the Apple TV comedy series Ted Lasso starring Jason Sudeikis Manas was born on 27 July 1992 in SaintGermainenLaye Yvelines He grew up in Megève a ski resort village in the southeastern Alps in HauteSavoie AuvergneRhôneAlpes region France As his mother was a ski instructor he found a love for skiing martial arts and outdoor sports at a young age He realized he wanted to work in the film industry after watching Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone He was also interested in music and played several instruments At the age of 17 Manas moved to Lyon to enter an international research school in marketing and communication Shortly after he was spotted on the street by an acting scout and was cast for a small role in an independent film He continued his studies at the University of Paris 1 PantheonSorbonne After his graduation with a Master 2 in international marketing and communication research he worked in the business world but was unsatisfied with his career He then chose to focus on acting He spent most of his weekends practising acting shooting student short films and playing music Manass first role was in the movie Ma premiere fois directed by MarieCastille MentionSchaar He appeared in many dramas on French television channels TF1 TMC and M6 during his studies in Paris After a talent agency based in India coldcalled him and offered him a threeyear contract he moved to India where he immersed himself in the Bollywood industry building his acting résumé After two years living and working between Bollywood and Mumbai then Manila and Tokyo he returned to France in 2018 Once back in Paris Manas was chosen for the role of Christian in the short film Out of FrameHors Champ He won multiple awards for this role In August 2019 as a firsttime guest at the Cannes Film Festival Manas met an agent specializing in international casting A month later he joined the cast of the new series Apple TV Ted Lasso in a recurring role playing Richard Montlaur a young French player on a Premier League football team in England The series stars Jason Sudeikis Hannah Waddingham Brendan Hunt Nick Mohammed Juno Temple Jeremy Swift Phil Dunster and Brett Goldstein