Xander Turian

Actor, musician, producer and director; Xander Turian has achieved a lot since entering the film industry in 2013. Having played the lead in the music video for his band, Our Untold Story's first single "Hell House", Xander began picking up work as an extra in Commercials and TV shows in Sweden before studying theatre in Stockholm and later enrolling at the Prague Film School where he graduated with honours from the Acting for Film program in 2018. This led to him signing with his agent, Caprice Crawford of Crawford Talents. Xander has also received tutelage from world-renowned acting and filmmaking teachers Bernard Hiller, Mel Churcher & Dov S-S Simens. From there, Xander continued to secure work in various short films and TV shows, including a recurring role alongside Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne in "Carnival Row" and a guest spot in "The Defeated", opposite Taylor Kitsch. Since 2017 alone, Xander has won several awards for various leading and supporting roles, including Best Actor In An Indie Film at the New York Film Awards, and has participated in a handful of panels, documentaries and interviews aired around the world. In 2017, Xander directed, produced and starred in the successful horror short "Rotten Love", which was selected by dozens of film festivals worldwide and secured 17 awards. He was also involved in one of Sweden's most successful and popular horror films of the year, "Sargad" as both actor and producer. As a musician, Xander tours in between acting jobs, and his band, Our Untold Story, who released their first full-length album "My Dreams, My Rules" in June 2018. The band have secured various award wins and nominations for their video "Calm Seas Don't Make Good Sailors", including the Bronze Medal award at the Global Music Awards in 2017 and Best Original Song at The Oniros Film Awards. In 2022 Xander graduated from the prestigious Raindance Filmschool in London with a Master of Arts degree in filmmaking, where his research focused on self-directing and producing as an actor. His graduation film "The Gig", which is a fictional depiction of his history with Our Untold Story, is the latest entry into his growing catalogue of projects.