Biography

Teddy Candela was born on May 26, 1990 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères (France) to Corinne and André, who were local fruit sellers at the farmers' market. He is of Italian and Spanish descent. His family comes from Montelepre (Sicily), Alcamo (Sicily), Corato (Puglia), and Almeria (Andalusia). Before becoming an actor, Teddy wanted to be a professional Football Player. When he began studying acting at the Grenoble conservatory in 2007, he was the only student in the class who'd never acted before. At the end of the year, the teacher told him that's why they'd taken him, he was impressed by the fact that without any background in acting, he dared to come to the audition for the conservatory. Right after that, he told him that the conservatory wouldn't continue with Teddy and that it'd be very difficult for him to do this job. He moved to Paris with his wife soon after, where he studied with the world-renowned method coach, Jack Waltzer, developing his techniques through hard-grit and determination. During auditions for film and TV, he first worked as a tablecloth seller, postman and woman shoe salesman before pursuing his passion full-time. Teddy got his first part in the independent feature, "Noise" (2016), before going onto star in a major role as villain, Doumé Verdi on hit French soap opera, "Plus Belle La Vie" in 2017.

- IMDb mini biography by: Mark Fyers