Simon Kassianides
Biography
Simon Kassianides is a London-born actor, director, producer and screenwriter who grew up in Clapham. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama but left when cast as Pedro in Tennessee Williams's Night of the Iguana, a performance that critics praised. A BBC documentary, Making it at Holby, named him an actor to watch. He has also worked in British and American television and in international films. He had a role in Quantum of Solace (2008). He also appeared in The Edge of Love (2008). He produced, directed and starred in Geezas in 2010, and the film was selected for the 2012 Hollywood Film Festival, winning acting awards at the 2013 British Independent Film Festival. In 2012 he became a global consultant and representative of the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation.
47years old
Turns 48 on August 7in 270 days
- Born London
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Simon Mario Kassianides
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 11 years2008 to 2019
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Early training
Kassianides was offered a part in Tennessee Williams' play Night of the Iguana, so he had to leave the course he had started at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. Critics acclaimed his performance as Pedro.
Behind the camera
Kassianides took on producing, directing and starring duties for Geezas in 2010, finishing the film in record time and within budget. It was chosen for the 2012 Hollywood Film Festival and sold out The Arclight Movie Theatre in Hollywood at its premiere.
A change of course
After the administrators of the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation noticed his work rate and ethic, Kassianides became its Global Consultant and Representative in 2012.
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All films by Marc Forster
Dean DeBloisDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Dean DeBlois
All films by John Maybury
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