Ace Mahbaz

Ace Mahbaz (born 25. June 1986) is an actor and writer, known for Small World. He was born in Tehran and raised in Europe, currently residing in London and Berlin.

Ace Mahbaz
Mahbaz, 2014
Born
Seyed-Ali Mahbaz

(1986-06-25) 25 June 1986
Tehran, Iran
OccupationActor, Writer

Personal life

After attending college, he went to Italy, France, England, currently lives in London and Berlin and became well known in the sign language community by appearing in theatre plays and films in sign languages. He has been deaf since birth and knows 6 languages fluently.

Career

He started to perform on stage as a teenager and there his interest grew. While living in Italy, he created and performed plays in a few countries around Europe. Following this, he has been at many festivals, including Festival Clin d'œil[1] throughout Europe as an actor, performer in various sign languages like DGS, BSL, LIS, Svenska TS and LSF. He won first place in poetry slam competition (BÄÄM! Der Deaf Slam[2] and Poetry Slam vs. Gebärden Slam) in Berlin twice. His latest play was in Midsummer Night's Dream as Oberon and Theseus at Shakespeare's Globe. He co-created a sitcom TV serie called 'Small World' which he also appears in. He has also featured as an actor in various short films.

Theatre
  • Peter Pan (Riksteatern), Actor - 2019
  • Hem (Riksteatern), Actor - 2019
  • Festmeny (Teater Manu), Performer - 2015
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream[3] (at Shakespeare's Globe) Actor - 2014
  • 4Play[4] (Deafinitely theatre) Actor - 2013
  • Metroworld (On/OFF Compagnie)[5] Actor, Writer - 2011-2014
  • Amor Jr. (DAVANTI theatre) Actor, Director - 2009-2011
  • Il cioccolato (DAVANTI theatre) Actor, Director - 2008

Filmography
Film
Year Title Type Role Notes
2016 [[Small World Episode 1-700 (TV Series)|Small World]] TV Serie Writer, Actor World’s first sitcom series in sign language, performed entirely in British Sign Language (BSL). IMDb
2015 Love Is Blind Shortfilm Actor Nominated for Best Short Film at Cannes Film Festival 2015. IMDb
2014 Battle Lines Shortfilm Actor IMDb
2011 Red little Riding Hood Shortfilm Actor IMDb

References
  1. "Home". Clin d'Oeil.
  2. "Das WIR gewinnt". www.aktion-mensch.de. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-09-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-09-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Compagnie ON OFF". www.cie-onoff.com.
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