Sebastian Szeszeran

Sebastian Szeszeran (born May 31, 1999) is an Australian actor that has been performing for over 12 years. 2022 saw Sebastian undergo a dramatic 30kg weight loss in preparation for his lead role as Kevin in Jye Currie's debut feature film, Beat. Kevin is a talented pianist who is homeless, every day he performs on the street and struggles to gather enough money for his next meal. After a heart transplant a young woman finds herself connecting to him through classical music. Throughout a series of dramatic performances and emotional events the two worlds begin to merge as one. In North America, the film has been released on Apple TV, Amazon Prime and Vudu. On September 1st the film released on Stan Australia, securing trending status in under 24hrs. In 2020 Sebastian was cast as the role of Isaac in Jye Currie's international award-winning short film, "Victim". After years of standing by while his father physically abuses his mother, Isaac can't take it anymore. For this role Sebastian was awarded "Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film" at the South Film and Arts Academy Festival in Chile. The film went on to be screened at over 35 festivals worldwide and won over 10 awards for best picture or best director. Sebastian's film industry experience started in 2014, he has starred and featured in many short films (Ari 2014, Morning Frost 2014, 0147 2015, FLUX 2017 Acheron 2018,) and music videos (My Friends Say - Thundamentals, For a Moment - Abbie Ferris, Smile - Dami Im). He has also starred in both television and corporate commercials (Autopilot software, Farming Irrigation Technologies, JB-HiFi, KFC, Foxtel, Discovery Expedition). He started performing much earlier than this however, in 2010 after being accepted into APPA (Avondale Primary Performing Arts) he landed leading roles in school stage productions such as, "Another Mother" by Celia Moncrieff, where a son finds himself looking for "another mother" on a reality television show of the same name. His next success was in 2014 playing the lead role of Lysander, in Trevor Doyle's modern adaptation of Shakespear's classic, "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream". It was the year of 2013 that Sebastian started study at Hunter Drama, attending the "Young Actors Program" for a 1.5hr class each week during school terms for both 2013 and 2014 with a group stage performance held at the civic playhouse at the end of each year. Sebastian's career propelled further in 2015 after being scouted to represent Australia in the "World Championships of Performing Arts." Also known as the Talent Olympics, held in Long Beach California, Sebastian competed against over 80 different countries in seven different acting categories, performing one-minute monologues for each category. Along with being a multi medalist, he won 5 division awards (Best actor aged 16-24) for each gold medal won, he also received an offer for a partial scholarship to study at The New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in New York and a full scholarship for a week's intensive screen acting course at New York Film Academy, Sydney. In 2015 and 2016 Sebastian furthered his study at Hunter Drama, being accepted into "The Actors Company", a course specifically designed for young adults who are self-motivated professional actors and wish to put in the time to become masters of their craft. In 2016 Sebastian was also accepted into year 11 to complete his HSC at Hunter School of the Performing Arts (HSPA) in Broadmeadow. He was quickly welcomed into the school's elite drama squad, performing in the Sharp Short Theatre competition held at the Riverside Theatre Parramatta. Later that year he was chosen by the drama department to be 1 of 3, in a class of over 180, to attend the NSW Public Schools State Drama Camp where he extended his skills through a series of intensive workshops over three days. 2017 offered Sebastian the opportunity to play the lead role of Stanley Stubbers in HSPA's adaptation of Richard Bean's, "One Man, Two Guvnors" directed by Kathleen Leahy. Later that year, his HSC performance offered him an OnSTAGE nomination for his depiction of "Tiger" from Steve Rodger's play, "Savage River."