Born in Mexico City, February 4th 1973. Carlos Thions began his search to become an actor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, 1993. He pursued a BFA in Acting, and concluded 5 semesters of it. In 1995, he returned to México, where he met Myron J. Gold, then Artistic Director of the Theatre Workshop of Mexico. In December of that year, he played Victor in Four Dogs and a Bone, by John Patrick Shanley. He was then invited by Casting Director, Manuel Teil, to audition for a part in Carlos García Agraz's Última llamada (1996/I). He was cast as Junior, a young grass roots film producer. Not long after that, he was invited to join the two year program at the New Actors Workshop, headed by Mike Nichols, Paul Sills and George Morisson. He decided to get this professional training, developed from the techniques of Strasberg, Spolin, Meisner, Linklater and Grotowsky, amongst others, in New York. At NAW, he discovered a creative potential and new meaning in acting. He also took Clown and Commedia dell' Arte workshops at Michael Howard Studios. Suzanne Schacter, manager, chose to rep him for commercials, film and theater. However, after the two years at NAW, Carlos decided to go back home to Mexico. Since then, he has participated in various film and theater projects: Assistant Director in Mauricio Jiménez´ Puerto Infinito; playing El Francés in Christian González's grassroots movie Banda del Antrax, La (2002).
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