
Székely B. Miklós
Székely B. Miklós, born on July 27, 1948, is a Hungarian film and theater actor and a leading figure in his country's artistic scene. His career began in the 1970s as a founding member of the avant-garde theater company Squat Theatre, with which he performed in both Budapest and, later, New York. He is known to international audiences primarily for his long and fruitful collaboration with director Béla Tarr, for whom he played memorable roles in iconic films such as *Kárhozat* (1988), the monumental *Sátántangó* (1994), *The Man from London* (2007), and *The Turin Horse* (2011). His intense stage presence and distinctive face have made him an emblematic performer of European art-house cinema. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards for his artistic contributions, including the Mari Jászai Prize in 1998 and the prestigious Kossuth Prize in 2018, the highest cultural honor in Hungary.
