Tudor Smoleanu

Tudor Smoleanu is a Romanian actor who trained at the Ecological University of Bucharest's Faculty of Arts, graduating in 1994, and earned a BA from the I.L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest. Born in Ploiesti, he soon worked with theaters in Barlad, Sfantu Gheorghe and Ploiesti, and Ploiesti's Toma Caragiu Theatre was where he worked longest. His stage career brought him many significant roles, yet he also acted in short and feature films, adapting with ease from comedy to drama. For his role as Buzila in the Dan Chisu comedy Chasing Rainbows, he won a 2012 UCIN best supporting actor award and earned a 2013 GOPO nomination in the same category. He was a founding member of Asociatia Culturala Arkadia, which began the Arkadia Shortfest international short film festival in 2014.