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Thanos Samaras (, born 6 August 1973) is a Greek-born film and theater actor based in
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Biography

Samaras trained at the
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(RADA) in London. Before attending drama school, he studied Art & Design at
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, and was working towards a bachelor's degree in Architecture, only to drop out upon getting accepted at RADA. Following that, he took an internship at
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's famed avant-garde Ontological Theater, in Saint Mark's Square in New York. Samaras has starred in various Greek films, including ''Atlas'' (2004), ''Delivery'' (2004, Official Selection 61st
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), ''Valse Sentimentale'' (2007,
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nomination Best Actor), ''Homeland'' (2010,
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nomination Best Actor), ''Tied Red Thread'' (2011), and in 2012 in the Australian film
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. Some of his stage work includes ''Anton'' in
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's ''Eldorado'', ''Treplyov'' in
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, ''Carl'' in
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's ''Cleansed'' (Horn award nomination for Best New Actor), ''Oswald'' in
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, ''Darren'' in Gary Owen's ''The Drowned World'' a.o. Under the alias "Yatabazah" he designs and photographs toys. His work has been featured in Japanese and American magazines and books. In 2008, he had his first exhibition of doll photographs in Tokyo. In May 2018, he directed the play "The Annunciation of Cassandra", by Dimitris Dimitriadis. In June 2019, he directed the play "Chrysippus", by Dimitris Dimitriadis, at Athens - Epidaurus Festival.


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External links

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Thanos Samaras official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Samaras, Thanos 21st-century Greek male actors 1973 births Living people Male actors from Thessaloniki