Saman Amini

Saman Amini

actor, writer, producer

Saman Amini was born on May 19, 1989 in Iran. Saman Amini's big-screen debut came with Ham Nafas directed by Sam Yazdanpanna in 2012, strarring Reza. Saman Amini is known for The Formula directed by Emmanuel Adjei, Saman Amini stars as Azar and Sevdaliza as Zillah. Saman Amini has got 2 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Saman Amini achieved is Grenoble Short Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow Saman Amini plays is Women of the Night - Season 1 which will be released on Nov 10, 2019.

Saman Amini was born in 1989 in Teheran, Iran. He came to The Netherlands at the age of twelve were he discovered the power of words, performance and story telling. In 2009 he was selected for the highly recommended theatre and Acting Bachelor at Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design. At this Academy Saman increased developing his skills as an actor and storyteller.During the Academy years he found love for theatre. He played Agamemnon, Achilles and Thersites in the play Troilus and Cressida, Wang in the play "The Good Woman of Setzuan" and a lot more. Before his graduation he already had the chance to star in a few television series such as Seinpost DenHaag, Flikken Maastricht and VanGodLos. He also had the lead in two short films The Sacred Defense (2013) and No Way Back (2011). Both films represented The Netherlands at the Academy Awards for Students of their year. The Sacred Defense even received a Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film in 2014 and won the Cilect Prize for best international student film in 2014.

  • Birthday

    May 19, 1989
  • Place of Birth

    Teheran, Iran

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 1 nominations

Grenoble Short Film Festival
2019
Best Short Film
Winner - Best Short Film
A Kiss (2018)
Satisfied Eye International Film Festival
2019
People's Choice Winner
Winner - People's Choice
A Kiss (2018)

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