Karren Karagulian

Biography

Karren Karagulian is an Armenian-American actor whose screen work has been closely associated with director Sean Baker, his collaborator since the early 1990s. Born in Yerevan in 1969, he left Soviet Armenia at 18 and later settled in New York City, where he first met Baker. His first film with Baker was Four Letter Words (2000), in which he played a gas station clerk. He has appeared in all of Baker's films and was a producer on Tangerine (2015), helping find Armenian actors and working on Armenian dialogue and subtitles. In 2024, he starred in Baker's Anora, a role that earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Performance from the Independent Spirit Award. The film's success brought him increased attention and revived his career after he had considered retiring from acting.

57years old

Turns 58 on January 1in 75 days

Born January 1, 1969Yerevan
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Also credited as Karen Karagulyan

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 15 years2000 to 2015

Every film, newest first

2015TangerineIMDb rating 7.1
2012StarletIMDb rating 7.0
2010Prince of BroadwayIMDb rating 7.2
2000Four Letter WordsIMDb rating 5.3

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First role
Karagulian's first film with Sean Baker was Four Letter Words in 2000, in which he played a gas station clerk.
Behind the camera
Karagulian is credited as a producer on Tangerine. For that film he wrote the Armenian dialogue, translated, wrote subtitles, and helped find Armenian actors.
A change of course
Karagulian had considered retirement from acting before Anora, but the film's success brought him increased attention and rejuvenated his career.