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Samuel Tehrani

Samuel Tehrani

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About me

Samuel Tehrani is an Iranian-Austrian actor. He's notable for his role as "Shivaz Jamshidpour" in the Sundance award-winning feature film "The Persian Version" by Maryam Keshavarz. The film has also opened the 40th film festival in Munich. 

Other notable roles include  “Arian Mohajerani" in the Austrian feature film "Dinner for Eight" by Bernhard Ratka - as well as his roles in short movies like "Paragraph 140" by Louis Derfert & "In the Dark" by Tobias Vees. Due to his Persian roots, close family ties to the United States & his residence in Austria, he was raised as a trilingual. He's also a multi-instrumentalist, writer & songwriter.

Information

Acting age
26-36 years
Year of birth
1988 (36 years)
Place of birth
Vienna
Height (cm)
178
Weight (in kg)
74
Eye color
dark brown
Hair color
black
Hair length
Short
Stature
athletic / training
Place of residence
Vienna (AT)
Housing options
Vienna (AT), Paris (FR), Budapest (HU), Sofia (BG), Washington (US), Prague (CZ), Rome (IT), Berlin (DE), Los Angeles (US), Munich (DE), New York (US), San Francisco (US), Hanover (DE)
Nationality
Austrian, Iranian
Languages
English(native)German(native)Persian (Farsi/Dari)(native)
Dialects
American-CaliforniaAmerican-New YorkAmerican-Southern StatesAmerican-StandardAustrian(native dialect)BühnendeutschLondonViennese(native dialect)
Accents
American
Instruments
Electric guitarGuitarDrumsBass guitarPiano
Sport
Ice hockeyIce skatingInline skatingSnowboardingSwimming
Dance
Contemporary dance
Main profession
Actor
Singing
Backing vocalsImprovisationPopPunk rockRock
Special skills
(cartoon) voice actingImpressionist/ voice impressionist
Pitch
Baritone, Tenor
Driver's licenses
AM - Trike, quad, microcars up to 45 km/h, B - Car

Credits

Other professional training

2022 – 2023
Demidov Technique
2021
Feldenkrais
2021
Impromime
2020
Ivana Chubbuck Studios LA
2019
Masterclass: Creating Characters - w/ Susan Batson
2019
Meisner Technique: Creating Characters - w/ Steven Ditmyer
2018
Camera Acting - w/ Morteza Tavakoli
2018
Masterclass: Truth - w/ Susan Batson
2018
Vocal Coaching - w/ Werner Wawruschka
2018
Batson, Chubbuck, Adler - w/ Matthias Beier
2017
Meisner Technique - w/ Steven Ditmyer

Film

2023
Exterritorial (Feature film)
Taliban Leader (SR) Christian Zübert Distribution: Netflix Casting Director: Cornelia von Braun Written by: Christian Zübert
2023
Kisses and Bullets (Short film)
Mani (SR) Faranak Sahafian Producer: Pooria Ansari & Yoko Kohmoto Distribution: Columbia University Casting Director: Gregory Jafari Van Acker Written by: Faranak Sahafian
2022 – 2023
The Persian Version (Feature film)
Shivaz Jamshidpour (SR) Maryam Keshavarz Producer: Ben Howe, Peter Block Distribution: Sony/ Marakesh Films Casting Director: Lindsey Weissmueller Written by: Maryam Keshavarz
2020 – 2021
Dinner für Acht (Feature film)
Arian Mohajerani (MR) Bernhard Ratka Producer: Bernhard Ratka Distribution: Digifilm Casting Director: Stephanie Kern, Angelika Kropej Written by: Ruth Kopenitsch
2021
Still sein (Short film)
Talal (MR) Mohammad Reza Rasouli Producer: Mohammad Reza Rasouli Casting Director: Mohammad Reza Rasouli Written by: Mohammad Reza Rasouli
2020 – 2021
In the Dark (Short film)
The Blind Waiter (SR) Tobias Vees Casting Director: Tobias Vees Written by: Tobias Vees
2019
Paragraph 140 (Short film)
Deniz Arasyan (SR) Louis Derfert Producer: Louis Derfert Casting Director: Louis Derfert Written by: Louis Derfert

Theater

2019
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander (MR) Sophie Mashraki Producer: Nicole Haselbacher Theater: WUK
2018
Der Wal ist tot
Sam (MR) Thomas Weilharter Producer: Theater an der Drachengasse Theater: Theater an der Drachengasse

Commercial

2019
A1 X-Mas Unlimited (Commercial)
2019
CosmosDirekt Germany (Commercial)
2019
Interwetten (Commercial)