HUGO DIEGO
GARCIA

Hugo Diego Garcia is a French-Spanish actor and filmmaker born in Nantua, France, in 1993. His work spans acting, writing and directing, with short films that established a path toward his first feature.

Before becoming known for acting, Garcia studied law and boxed. His early screen work includes the short Tony (2018), in which he played the title character, followed by Cagnolino (2020), in which he played Dario.

On television, he appeared in Death and Other Details. In Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance (2024), he played Diego, a role in a body-horror film that reached an international audience.

Garcia also wrote and starred in Vache Folle, his first feature, which he co-directed with Lorenzo Bentivoglio. SWISS FILMS dates the feature to 2025; it reflects his parallel interest in creating projects as well as performing in them.

His career brings together independently made short films, series and larger productions. Looking across those credits shows an artist moving between the demands of an actor’s role and the broader decisions involved in making a film.