Rahel Romahn (born c. 1993)[1] is a Kurdish-Iraqi born Australian actor.[1]
Rahel Romahn | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1993 Kurdistan, North Iraq |
| Occupation | Actor |
Early life
editBorn in Kurdistan, in Northern Iraq, Romahn's family emigrated to Australia when he was a child. He grew up in western Sydney, where he was bullied by his peers.[2] He describes himself as "an oddball recluse who loved to mimic people and accents."[3] After watching Al Pacino in Scarface, Romahn was inspired to express himself creatively. He got into acting, after hearing a radio advertisement for a local drama school when he was 13, and took screen acting workshops in Sydney. Stage and screen appearances followed.[4]
Career
editRomahn initially scored a small role in Underbelly in 2010. From there he starred in his breakthrough role in SBS miniseries The Principal.
Other roles he has played include the TV series Shantaram and Mr Inbetween, miniseries Australian Gangster and films Little Monsters, Ali's Wedding, Down Under[5] and Alex & Eve.[6]
He has also appeared in a number of stage roles, most recently as Mozart (opposite Michael Sheen as Antonio Salieri) in Amadeus at the Sydney Opera House in 2023.[7]
For his performance in The Principal, Romahn was nominated for the 2016 AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama[8] and the 2016 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer.[9] In 2022, he was also the winner of the annual Heath Ledger Scholarship, selected from a field of more than 600 candidates.[10][11]
Personal life
editFilmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Battle Therapy Too | Deepak | Feature film |
| 2008 | The Ground Beneath | Lewis | Short film |
| 2009 | The Combination | Mo | Feature film |
| 2009 | Bani Ibrahim | Yusof | Short film |
| 2012 | The Day Hollywood Died | Charlie | Feature film |
| 2012 | Smile, Lisa | Ray | Short film |
| 2015 | Alex & Eve | Shadi | Feature film |
| 2015 | Benny | Tony | Short film (also co-director) |
| 2016 | Down Under | Nick | Feature film |
| 2016 | Ali's Wedding | Ayoob | Feature film |
| 2017 | The Missing | Bad Guy | Short film |
| 2017 | Blood Orange | Eli | Short film (also executive producer) |
| 2019 | Little Monsters | Griffin | Feature film [13] |
| 2019 | The Combination: Redemption | Mo | Feature film |
| 2020 | Moon Rock for Monday | Moose | Feature film[14] |
| 2021 | Here Out West | Rashid | Anthology film |
| 2023 | Streets of Colour | Terrence 'Tez' Hadid | Feature film |
| 2023 | Crushing Season | Ando | Short film |
| 2024 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Vulture | Feature film |
| 2024 | The Surfer | Conlon, The Estate Agent | Feature film[15] |
| Post-production | Wizards! | The Man / Alexander | Feature film[16] |
| In production | The Correspondent | Baher Mohamed | Feature film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Underbelly: The Golden Mile | Talal Assaad | TV miniseries, episode 7: "Full Force Gale" |
| 2010 | Gangs of Oz | Wahlid | TV series, season 2, episode 3: "Young Guns, Loose Cannons" |
| 2011 | Random Dares | Ray | TV series, season 1, episode 4: "Puppy Dogs" |
| 2015 | The Principal | Tarek Ahmad | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Ready for This | Ryan | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Janet King | Sam Nobakht | TV series, season 2, 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Cleverman | Ludo | TV series, season 1, episode 1: "First Contact" |
| 2016 | Hyde & Seek | Jamil | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Plans | Zia | TV miniseries, 7 episodes |
| 2017 | The Other Guy | Paul Perry | TV series, season 1, episode 6: "Dog Murphy" |
| 2017 | Pulse | Adam Aswany | TV miniseries, episode 7 |
| 2018 | Mr Inbetween | Hassam | TV series, season 1, 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Secret City | Nakeesh | TV series, season 2, episode 5: "From Whom the Bell Tolls" |
| 2021 | Australian Gangster | Mohammed 'Little Crazy' Hamzy, Brothers for Life member | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2022 | God’s Favourite Idiot | Pestilence | TV series, season 1, 2 episodes |
| 2022 | 8 Nights Out West | Himself | TV series, season 1, episode 1 |
| 2022 | Shantaram | Rafiq | TV series, season 1, 7 episodes [17] |
| 2023 | Wolf Like Me | Kaos | TV series, season 2, episode 3 |
| 2024 | Human Error | Jarred Pines | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Snug / Moth / A Fairy | Sydney Opera House with STC |
| 2017 | Three Sisters | Solyony | Sydney Opera House with STC |
| 2018 | The Harp in the South | Herb Lennon / Harry Drummy / Ernest Blainey | Roslyn Packer Theatre with STC |
| 2019 | Mary Stuart | Davison | Roslyn Packer Theatre with STC |
| 2019 | Lord of the Flies | Piggy | Roslyn Packer Theatre with STC |
| 2019 | Cosi | Doug | Southbank Theatre, Melbourne, Sydney Opera House with MTC & STC |
| 2020 | No Pay? No Way! | Luigi | Sydney Opera House with STC |
| 2021 | Queen Fatima | Karim | Riverside Theatres Parramatta for Sydney Festival |
| 2022 | Amadeus | Mozart | Sydney Opera House |
References
edit- ^ a b Dale, David (29 September 2015). "Rahel Romahn gets emotional for The Principal". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Idato, Michael (28 January 2022). "Bullied and ostracised growing up, now this actor is off to Hollywood". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ https://filmcentralmagazine.com/2022/03/rahel-romahn/
- ^ Idato, Michael (28 January 2022). "Bullied and ostracised growing up, now this actor is off to Hollywood". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Maddox, Garry (4 August 2016). "Down Under's first four minutes show disturbing images of the Cronulla riots". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Groves, Don (13 October 2015). "Multicultural rising star makes his mark". IF Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Westwood, Matthew (16 July 2022). "'A tale of genius and mediocrity': Amadeus hits the Sydney Opera House". The Australian. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Maddox, Garry (29 October 2015). "5th AACTA Awards: the full list of nominees". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Dunk, Tiffany (4 April 2016). "Waleed Aly to vie with Project co-host Carrie Bickmore, Lee Lin Chin, Essie Davis and Grant Denyer for Gold Logie". news.com.au.
- ^ Idato, Michael (28 January 2022). "Bullied and ostracised growing up, now this actor is off to Hollywood". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "HLS2021 Homepage". Australians in Film. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ https://filmcentralmagazine.com/2022/03/rahel-romahn/
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (14 November 2019). "Little Monsters review – school-trip kids teach zombies a lesson". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Team, The IF (12 March 2021). "'Moon Rock for Monday' (Trailer)". IF Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Slatter, Sean (11 December 2023). "Julian McMahon, Miranda Tapsell hit the beach with Nicolas Cage in WA for Stan's 'The Surfer'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Wizards! (2023) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (6 February 2023). "'Shantaram's Rahel Romahn, 2022 Heath Ledger Scholarship Recipient, Signs With More/Medavoy Management". Deadline. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ https://portfolio.moremedavoy.com/rahel-romahn
- ^ "Rahel Romahn has a new sheen to his career". Limelight. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/621975-rahel-romahn
- ^ https://shanahan.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ROMAHN-Rahel-150524.pdf
External links
edit- Rahel Romahn at IMDb