Garen Boyajian ( hy, Կարեն Բոյաջյան born July 5, 1987) is a Canadian actor. While continuing to perform in a number of television series and feature films, in 2008 he established a production company with a collection of films in active development.

Career

Boyajian was born in Toronto to a Lebanese born Armenian father and

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mother. He studied at

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and continued with an honours degree in business and marketing from

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. He started acting at age 13, appearing in television commercials and in

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music videos. But it was his appearance as a distraught young

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's award-winning ''

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'' that got the attention of critics. Soon he landed main roles in television series and such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Border''. His role in ''

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'' won him "Best Actor Award" in the Monaco International Film Festival. Other film roles included and roles in films most notably ''

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'', ''The Son of an Afghan Farmer'' and ''Bamboo Shark''. He has also acted in lead and supporting roles in a number of theatrical productions.

Filmography

Film actor

;Feature films *2002: ''

'' as Young Arshile Gorky *2004: '' New York Minute'' as Manjhur *2006: ''Between Truth and Lies'' as Steve Wright (TV movie) *2008: ''

'' as Salaam *2011: ''

'' as Jamal *2011: ''Bamboo Shark'' as Raj (post-production) *2012: ''The Son of an Afghan Farmer'' as Sherif *2016: '' The Promise'' as Eric Boghosian ;TV series *2001: ''Screech Owls'' as Sam (8 episodes - TV series) *2003-2005: ''

'' as Ed (18 episodes - TV series) *2004: ''

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'' as Hunter in episode "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (TV series) *2004-2008: ''

'' as Raymond / Nasib Yosuf (11 episodes - TV series) *2005: '' Our Fathers'' as Vito's Brother (TV movie) *2006: '' Jeff Ltd.'' as a Persian Child in episode "Ali Baba and the 40 Carpets" (TV series) *2006: ''

'' as Brighton / Rody (6 episodes - TV series) *2008: '' The Border'' as Sami / Asif Kafeel (6 episodes - TV series) ;Shorts *2008: '' Mookie's Law'' as Arab *2016 : ''

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'' as Burdy

Theater actor

*''A Crooked Man'' - Lead role (Alianak Productions / Hrant Alianak) *''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' - Lead role (Bayview Glen Productions / Norm Reynolds) *''Wanda's World'' - Lead role (Armstrong Productions / Dean Armstrong)

Producer

*2008- : ''The Dove'' *2010- : "Death is a Lonely Business"

Awards

*In 2008, Winner of "Best Actor" at the Monaco International Film Festival for his role as Salaam in ''

'' *Co-winner of "Best Ensemble Cast" at the same festival for the same film. Award shared with

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, Tommy Lioutas, Bruce Gooch and Sean O'Neill. *In 2011, Winner of "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" at the International Filmmaker Festival for his role as Jamal in "Three Veils".

References

''Campus Life'': Toronto's Hottest Students - Model Search 2006

External links

Official website

YouTube
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyajian, Garen 1987 births Living people Male actors from Toronto Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian people of Armenian descent Canadian people of Italian descent