Thanos Samaras

Thanos Samaras
Born (1973-08-06) 6 August 1973
Salonica, Greece
Nationality Greek
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999–present

Thanos Samaras (born 6 August 1973[1]) is a Greek-born film and theater actor based in New York City.[2]

He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Before attending drama school, he studied Art & Design at London Guildhall University and was working towards a bachelor's degree in Architecture, only to drop out upon getting accepted at RADA. He later attended the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York, while doing an internship at Richard Foreman's famed avant-guard Ontological Theater, in Saint Mark's Square.

He has starred in Greek films including Atlas (2004), Delivery (2005, Official Selection Venice Film Festival), Valse Sentimentale (2007, National Film Awards nomination Best Actor), Homeland (2010, Hellenic Film Academy Awards nomination Best Actor), Tied Red Thread (2011) and most recently in the Australian film Dead Europe.

Some of his stage work includes Anton in Marius von Mayenburg's Eldorado, Treplyov in Chekhov's The Seagull, Carl in Sarah Kane's Cleansed (Horn award nomination for Best New Actor), Oswald in Ibsen's Ghosts, Darren in Gary Owen's The Drowned World a.o.

Under the alias "Yatabazah[3]" he designs, restores and photographs toys.[4] His work has been featured in Japanese and American magazines and books. In 2008, he had his first exhibition of doll photographs in Tokyo.

He has also been repeatedly voted by the Greek press to be among the 10 most stylish Greek men.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1013239/
  2. ↑ http://www.lifo.gr/mag/features/3375
  3. ↑ Samaras, Thanos. "Toys". Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Han, Christina (14 August 2013). "Meet the Hairstylist With a Passion for Wigs". New York Magazine: The Cut. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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