Thanos Samaras

Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Before attending drama school, he studied Art & Design at London Guildhall University and was working towards a bachelor's degree in Architecture at London Metropolitan University, only to drop out upon getting accepted at RADA. He later trained at the Marjorie Ballentine Studio in New York City, while interning at Richard Foreman's famed avant-guard Ontological Theater, in Saint Mark's Square. Since leaving RADA, he has been steadily acting on stage and in films. Some of his critically acclaimed theater work includes: Carl in Sarah Kane's Cleansed (best newcomer in theater, Horn Award nomination), Treplyov in Chekhov's The Seagull, Oswald in Ibsen's Ghosts, the title role in Janusz Glowacki's The Fourth Sister, Mira in Jens Diedrich's Des Tragischen Todes der Hexe Mira, Anton in Marius von Mayenburg's Eldorado, Darren in Gary Owen's The Drowned World, Emil in Händl Klaus's Wilde, a.o. In May 2018, he directed the play "The Annunciation of Cassandra" by Dimitris Dimitriadis, voted by the Greek press and theater critics as one of the best shows of that year. In June 2019, he directed "Chrysippus" by Dimitris Dimitriadis at Athens & Epidaurus Festival, to sold out houses. In both productions he also created the sets and costumes, as well as the lighting and sound design. Best Actor nomination for his work as Stergios in Homeland (2010), at the Hellenic Film Academy Awards. Best Actor nomination for his work as Stamatis in Valse Sentimentale (2007), at the Thessaloniki Film festival. Under the alias "Yatabazah", he designs and photographs toys. His work has been featured in Japanese and American magazines and books and in 2008, he had his first photo exhibition in Koenji, Tokyo.