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{{Infobox person
| name = Rahel Romahn
| name = Rahel Romahn
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| image = Rahel Romahn Headshot.webp
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| birth_date = {{circa|1993}}
| birth_date = {{circa|1993}}
| birth_place = Kurdistan, North Iraq
| birth_place = [[Kurdistan]], North Iraq
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| notable_works =
| notable_works = ''[[The Principal (TV series)|The Principal]]'' (2015)
| years_active =
| years_active = 2007–present
| partner =
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'''Rahel Romahn''' (born {{circa|1993}})<ref name="Dale" /> is a Kurdish-Iraqi born Australian actor.<ref name="Dale">{{Cite news| last= Dale | first= David | title= Rahel Romahn gets emotional for ''The Principal''| url= https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/rahel-romahn-gets-emotional-for-the-principal-20150928-gjwdgu.html |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date= 29 September 2015}}</ref>
'''Rahel Romahn''' (born {{circa|1993}})<ref name="Dale" /> is a Kurdish-Iraqi born Australian actor.<ref name="Dale">{{Cite news| last= Dale | first= David | title= Rahel Romahn gets emotional for ''The Principal''| url= https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/rahel-romahn-gets-emotional-for-the-principal-20150928-gjwdgu.html |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date= 29 September 2015}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==


Born in Kurdistan, in Northern Iraq, Romahn's family emigrated to Australia when he was a child. He grew up in western Sydney, where he was bullied by his peers. After watching [[Al Pacino]] in ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'', Romahn was inspired as an underdog to express himself creatively. He started acting on stage, after hearing a radio advertisement for a local drama school, and screen appearances followed.<ref>{{Cite news| last= Idato | first= Michael | title= Bullied and ostracised growing up, now this actor is off to Hollywood | url= https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/i-have-never-been-a-winner-a-life-changing-opportunity-for-actor-rahel-romahn-20220128-p59s3s.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date= 28 January 2022}}</ref>
Born in [[Kurdistan]], in Northern Iraq, Romahn's family fled [[Saddam Hussein|Saddam Hussein’s]] regime when he was three, initially hiding in Turkey for a year, then emigrating to Australia, where he grew up in [[Parramatta]], in western Sydney.<ref>{{Cite news| last= Idato | first= Michael | title= Bullied and ostracised growing up, now this actor is off to Hollywood | url= https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/i-have-never-been-a-winner-a-life-changing-opportunity-for-actor-rahel-romahn-20220128-p59s3s.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date= 28 January 2022}}</ref>

Despite having to adjust to a new language and culture, Rohman was performing in school productions by grade three, playing [[Fagin]] in ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' and [[Captain Hook|Hook]] in ''[[Peter Pan]]''.<ref>https://thenationaltreasuresseries.com/2018/10/02/standing-his-ground-the-victories-of-rahel-romahn/</ref> Romahn describes himself as "an oddball recluse who loved to mimic people and accents."<ref>https://filmcentralmagazine.com/2022/03/rahel-romahn/</ref> After watching [[Al Pacino]] in ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'', he was inspired to express himself creatively. He got further into acting, after hearing a radio advertisement for a local drama school when he was 13, and took screen acting workshops in Sydney.

After Romahn finished high school, he worked in customer service for a leading Australian bank, while honing his acting skills at home after hours. Stage and screen appearances followed.<ref>{{Cite news| last= Idato | first= Michael | title= Bullied and ostracised growing up, now this actor is off to Hollywood | url= https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/i-have-never-been-a-winner-a-life-changing-opportunity-for-actor-rahel-romahn-20220128-p59s3s.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date= 28 January 2022}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


Romahn initially scored a small role in ''[[Underbelly (TV series)|Underbelly]]'' in 2010. From there he starred in SBS miniseries ''[[The Principal (TV series)|The Principal]]''.
Romahn initially scored a small role in ''[[Underbelly (TV series)|Underbelly]]'' in 2010. From there he starred in his breakthrough role in [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]] miniseries ''[[The Principal (TV series)|The Principal]]''.

Other roles he has played include the TV series ''[[Shantaram (TV series)|Shantaram]]'' and ''[[Mr Inbetween]]'', miniseries ''[[Australian Gangster]]'' and films ''[[Little Monsters (2019 film)|Little Monsters]]'', ''[[Ali's Wedding]]'', ''[[Down Under (2016 film)|Down Under]]''<ref>{{Cite news| last= Maddox | first= Garry | title=''Down Under''{{'}}s first four minutes show disturbing images of the Cronulla riots | url= https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/down-unders-first-four-minutes-show-disturbing-images-of-the-cronulla-riots-20160804-gql3wg.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date= 4 August 2016}}</ref> and ''[[Alex & Eve]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Groves|first=Don|title=Multicultural rising star makes his mark|url=https://if.com.au/multicultural-rising-star-makes-his-mark/|magazine=[[IF Magazine]]|date=13 October 2015|access-date=3 October 2023}}</ref>

He has also appeared in a number of stage roles, most recently as [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] (opposite [[Michael Sheen]] as [[Antonio Salieri]]) in ''[[Amadeus (play)|Amadeus]]'' at the [[Sydney Opera House]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news| last= Westwood | first= Matthew | title= 'A tale of genius and mediocrity': ''Amadeus'' hits the Sydney Opera House|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/a-tale-of-genius-and-mediocrity-amadeus-hits-the-sydney-opera-house/news-story/d0b56b6770f6b49bbf163b892e60b809|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|date=16 July 2022|access-date=3 October 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref>


Other roles he has played include the TV series ''[[Shantaram (TV series)|Shantaram]]'' and ''[[Mr Inbetween]]'', miniseries ''[[Australian Gangster]]'' and films ''[[Little Monsters (2019 film)|Little Monsters]]'', ''[[Ali's Wedding]]'', ''[[Down Under (2016 film)|Down Under]]''<ref>{{Cite news| last= Maddox | first= Garry | title=''Down Under''{{'}}s first four minutes show disturbing images of the Cronulla riots | url= https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/down-unders-first-four-minutes-show-disturbing-images-of-the-cronulla-riots-20160804-gql3wg.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date= 4 August 2016}}</ref> and ''[[Alex & Eve]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Groves|first=Don|title=Multicultural rising star makes his mark|url=https://if.com.au/multicultural-rising-star-makes-his-mark/|magazine=[[IF Magazine]]|date=13 October 2015|access-date=3 October 2023}}</ref> He has also appeared on stage as [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], opposite [[Michael Sheen]] in ''[[Amadeus (play)|Amadeus]]'' at the [[Sydney Opera House]].<ref>{{Cite news| last= Westwood | first= Matthew | title= 'A tale of genius and mediocrity': ''Amadeus'' hits the Sydney Opera House|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/a-tale-of-genius-and-mediocrity-amadeus-hits-the-sydney-opera-house/news-story/d0b56b6770f6b49bbf163b892e60b809|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|date=16 July 2022|access-date=3 October 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
For his performance in ''[[The Principal (TV series)|The Principal]]'', Romahn was nominated for the 2016 [[AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama]]<ref>{{Cite news | last= Maddox | first= Garry | title= 5th AACTA Awards: the full list of nominees | url= https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/5th-aacta-awards-the-full-list-of-nominees-20151027-gkjpuj.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date= 29 October 2015}}</ref> and the 2016 [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer]].<ref>{{Cite web| last= Dunk | first= Tiffany | title= Waleed Aly to vie with Project co-host Carrie Bickmore, Lee Lin Chin, Essie Davis and Grant Denyer for Gold Logie | url= https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/waleed-aly-to-vie-with-project-cohost-carrie-bickmore-lee-lin-chin-essie-davis-and-grant-denyer-for-gold-logie/news-story/c8701e8cb0fe6f421a4e683d7402547f |website=[[news.com.au]]| date= 4 April 2016}}</ref> In 2022, he was also the winner of the annual [[Australians in Film|Heath Ledger Scholarship]], selected from a field of more than 600 candidates.<ref>{{Cite news| last= Idato | first= Michael | title= Bullied and ostracised growing up, now this actor is off to Hollywood | url= https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/i-have-never-been-a-winner-a-life-changing-opportunity-for-actor-rahel-romahn-20220128-p59s3s.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date= 28 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=HLS2021 Homepage |url=https://australiansinfilm.org/hls/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Australians in Film |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Personal life==
For his performance in ''[[The Principal (TV series)|The Principal]]'', Romahn was nominated for the 2016 [[AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama]]<ref>{{Cite news | last= Maddox | first= Garry | title= 5th AACTA Awards: the full list of nominees | url= https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/5th-aacta-awards-the-full-list-of-nominees-20151027-gkjpuj.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date= 29 October 2015}}</ref> and the 2016 [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer]].<ref>{{Cite web| last= Dunk | first= Tiffany | title= Waleed Aly to vie with Project co-host Carrie Bickmore, Lee Lin Chin, Essie Davis and Grant Denyer for Gold Logie | url= https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/waleed-aly-to-vie-with-project-cohost-carrie-bickmore-lee-lin-chin-essie-davis-and-grant-denyer-for-gold-logie/news-story/c8701e8cb0fe6f421a4e683d7402547f |website=[[news.com.au]]| date= 4 April 2016}}</ref> He was also the winner of the 2022 [[Australians in Film|Heath Ledger Scholarship]].<ref>{{Cite news| last= Idato | first= Michael | title= Bullied and ostracised growing up, now this actor is off to Hollywood | url= https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/i-have-never-been-a-winner-a-life-changing-opportunity-for-actor-rahel-romahn-20220128-p59s3s.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]| date= 28 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=HLS2021 Homepage |url=https://australiansinfilm.org/hls/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Australians in Film |language=en-US}}</ref>
Romahn is a fan of English football club, [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>https://filmcentralmagazine.com/2022/03/rahel-romahn/</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 2024 || ''[[The Surfer (2024 film)|The Surfer]]''
| 2024 || ''[[The Surfer (2024 film)|The Surfer]]''
|| The Estate Agent || Feature film<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slatter |first=Sean |date=2023-12-11 |title=Julian McMahon, Miranda Tapsell hit the beach with Nicolas Cage in WA for Stan's 'The Surfer' |url=https://if.com.au/julian-mcmahon-miranda-tapsell-hit-the-beach-with-nicolas-cage-for-stans-the-surfer/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=IF Magazine |language=en-AU}}</ref>
|| Conlon, The Estate Agent || Feature film<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slatter |first=Sean |date=2023-12-11 |title=Julian McMahon, Miranda Tapsell hit the beach with Nicolas Cage in WA for Stan's 'The Surfer' |url=https://if.com.au/julian-mcmahon-miranda-tapsell-hit-the-beach-with-nicolas-cage-for-stans-the-surfer/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=IF Magazine |language=en-AU}}</ref>
|-
|-
| Post-production || ''[[Wizards!]]'' || || Feature film<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wizards! (2023) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia |url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/wizards!-2023/40492/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.screenaustralia.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>
| Post-production || ''[[Wizards!]]'' || The Man / Alexander || Feature film<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wizards! (2023) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia |url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/wizards!-2023/40492/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.screenaustralia.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| In production || ''The Correspondent'' || Baher Mohamed || Feature film
| In production || ''[[The Correspondent (film)|The Correspondent]]'' || Baher Mohamed || Feature film
|}
|}


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! Type
! Type
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Underbelly: The Golden Mile]]'' || Talal Assaad || TV miniseries, 1 episode
| 2010 || ''[[Underbelly: The Golden Mile]]'' || Talal Assaad || TV miniseries, episode 7: "Full Force Gale"
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Gangs of Oz]]'' || Wahlid || TV series, 1 episode
| 2010 || ''[[Gangs of Oz]]'' || Wahlid || TV series, season 2, episode 3: "Young Guns, Loose Cannons"
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''Random Dares'' || Ray || TV series, 1 episode
| 2011 || ''Random Dares'' || Ray || TV series, season 1, episode 4: "Puppy Dogs"
|-
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Principal (TV series)|The Principal]]'' || Tarek Ahmad || TV miniseries, 4 episodes
| 2015 || ''[[The Principal (TV series)|The Principal]]'' || Tarek Ahmad || TV miniseries, 4 episodes
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| 2015 || ''[[Ready for This (TV series)|Ready for This]]'' || Ryan || TV series, 2 episodes
| 2015 || ''[[Ready for This (TV series)|Ready for This]]'' || Ryan || TV series, 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Janet King (TV series)|Janet King]]'' || Sam Nobakht || TV series, 6 episodes
| 2016 || ''[[Janet King (TV series)|Janet King]]'' || Sam Nobakht || TV series, season 2, 6 episodes
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Cleverman (TV series)|Cleverman]]'' || Ludo || TV series, 1 episode
| 2016 || ''[[Cleverman (TV series)|Cleverman]]'' || Ludo || TV series, season 1, episode 1: "First Contact"
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Hyde & Seek]]'' || Jamil || TV miniseries, 2 episodes
| 2016 || ''[[Hyde & Seek]]'' || Jamil || TV miniseries, 2 episodes
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| 2017 || ''Plans'' || Zia || TV miniseries, 7 episodes
| 2017 || ''Plans'' || Zia || TV miniseries, 7 episodes
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Other Guy (TV series)|The Other Guy]]'' || Paul Perry || TV series, 1 episode
| 2017 || ''[[The Other Guy (TV series)|The Other Guy]]'' || Paul Perry || TV series, season 1, episode 6: "Dog Murphy"
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Pulse (Australian TV series)|Pulse]]'' || Adam Aswany || TV series, 1 episode
| 2017 || ''[[Pulse (Australian TV series)|Pulse]]'' || Adam Aswany || TV miniseries, episode 7
|-
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Mr Inbetween]]'' || Hassam || TV series, 2 episodes
| 2018 || ''[[Mr Inbetween]]'' || Hassam || TV series, season 1, 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Secret City (TV series)|Secret City]]'' || Nakeesh || TV series, 1 episode
| 2019 || ''[[Secret City (TV series)|Secret City]]'' || Nakeesh || TV series, season 2, episode 5: "From Whom the Bell Tolls"
|-
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Australian Gangster]]'' || Mohammed 'Little Crazy' Hamzy, [[Brothers for Life]] member || TV miniseries, 2 episodes
| 2021 || ''[[Australian Gangster]]'' || Mohammed 'Little Crazy' Hamzy, [[Brothers for Life]] member || TV miniseries, 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2022 || ''[[God’s Favorite Idiot|God’s Favourite Idiot]]'' || Pestilence || TV series, 2 episodes
| 2022 || ''[[God’s Favorite Idiot|God’s Favourite Idiot]]'' || Pestilence || TV series, season 1, 2 episodes
|-
|-
| 2022 || ''8 Nights Out West'' || Himself || TV series, 1 episode
| 2022 || ''8 Nights Out West'' || Himself || TV series, season 1, episode 1
|-
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Shantaram (TV series)|Shantaram]]'' || Rafiq || TV series, 7 episodes <ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-02-06 |title=‘Shantaram’s Rahel Romahn, 2022 Heath Ledger Scholarship Recipient, Signs With More/Medavoy Management |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/more-medavoy-management-signs-rahel-romahn-of-shantaram-1235251549/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
| 2022 || ''[[Shantaram (TV series)|Shantaram]]'' || Rafiq || TV series, season 1, 7 episodes <ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-02-06 |title=‘Shantaram’s Rahel Romahn, 2022 Heath Ledger Scholarship Recipient, Signs With More/Medavoy Management |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/more-medavoy-management-signs-rahel-romahn-of-shantaram-1235251549/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Wolf Like Me (TV series)|Wolf Like Me]]'' || Kaos || TV series, 1 episode
| 2023 || ''[[Wolf Like Me (TV series)|Wolf Like Me]]'' || Kaos || TV series, season 2, episode 3
|-
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Human Error (TV series)|Human Error]]'' || Jarred Pines || TV miniseries, 6 episodes
| 2024 || ''[[Human Error (TV series)|Human Error]]'' || Jarred Pines || TV miniseries, 6 episodes
|}
|}
<ref>https://portfolio.moremedavoy.com/rahel-romahn</ref>


==Stage==
==Stage==
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! Type
! Type
|-
|-
| || ''[[Amadeus (play)|Amadeus]]'' || [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] || [[Sydney Opera House]]
| 2016 || ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'' || Snug / Moth / A Fairy || [[Sydney Opera House]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]'' || Solyony || [[Sydney Opera House]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[The Harp in the South (play)|The Harp in the South]]'' || Herb Lennon / Harry Drummy / Ernest Blainey || [[Roslyn Packer Theatre]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Mary Stuart (Schiller play)|Mary Stuart]]'' || Davison || [[Roslyn Packer Theatre]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' || Piggy || [[Roslyn Packer Theatre]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Cosi (film)|Cosi]]'' || Doug || [[Southbank Theatre|Southbank Theatre, Melbourne]], [[Sydney Opera House]] with [[Melbourne Theatre Company|MTC]] & [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
| 2020 || ''No Pay? No Way!'' || Luigi || [[Sydney Opera House]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
| 2021 || ''Queen Fatima'' || Karim || [[Riverside Theatres Parramatta]] for [[Sydney Festival]]
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Amadeus (play)|Amadeus]]'' || [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] || [[Sydney Opera House]]
|}
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<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rahel Romahn has a new sheen to his career |url=https://limelight-arts.com.au/features/a-new-sheen-to-his-career/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Limelight |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/621975-rahel-romahn</ref><ref>https://shanahan.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ROMAHN-Rahel-150524.pdf</ref>

==Awards==
{|class=wikitable
! Year
! Work
! Award
! Category
! Result
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The Principal (TV series)|The Principal]]'' || [[AACTA Awards]] || [[AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama|Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama]] || {{nom}}
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The Principal (TV series)|The Principal]]'' || [[Logie Awards]] || [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer| Most Outstanding Newcomer]] || {{nom}}
|-
| 2022 || Rahel Romahn || [[Australians in Film|Heath Ledger Scholarship]] || || {{won}}
|}
|}
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<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rahel Romahn has a new sheen to his career |url=https://limelight-arts.com.au/features/a-new-sheen-to-his-career/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Limelight |language=en-AU}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Australian film actors]]
[[Category:Australian television actors]]
[[Category:Australian television actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian male actors]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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Rahel Romahn
Bornc. 1993
Kurdistan, North Iraq
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Notable workThe Principal (2015)

Rahel Romahn (born c. 1993)[1] is a Kurdish-Iraqi born Australian actor.[1]

Early life

[edit]

Born in Kurdistan, in Northern Iraq, Romahn's family fled Saddam Hussein’s regime when he was three, initially hiding in Turkey for a year, then emigrating to Australia, where he grew up in Parramatta, in western Sydney.[2]

Despite having to adjust to a new language and culture, Rohman was performing in school productions by grade three, playing Fagin in Oliver Twist and Hook in Peter Pan.[3] Romahn describes himself as "an oddball recluse who loved to mimic people and accents."[4] After watching Al Pacino in Scarface, he was inspired to express himself creatively. He got further into acting, after hearing a radio advertisement for a local drama school when he was 13, and took screen acting workshops in Sydney.

After Romahn finished high school, he worked in customer service for a leading Australian bank, while honing his acting skills at home after hours. Stage and screen appearances followed.[5]

Career

[edit]

Romahn initially scored a small role in Underbelly in 2010. From there he starred in his breakthrough role in SBS miniseries The Principal.

Other roles he has played include the TV series Shantaram and Mr Inbetween, miniseries Australian Gangster and films Little Monsters, Ali's Wedding, Down Under[6] and Alex & Eve.[7]

He has also appeared in a number of stage roles, most recently as Mozart (opposite Michael Sheen as Antonio Salieri) in Amadeus at the Sydney Opera House in 2023.[8]

For his performance in The Principal, Romahn was nominated for the 2016 AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama[9] and the 2016 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer.[10] In 2022, he was also the winner of the annual Heath Ledger Scholarship, selected from a field of more than 600 candidates.[11][12]

Personal life

[edit]

Romahn is a fan of English football club, Liverpool.[13]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Type
2007 Battle Therapy Too Deepak Feature film
2008 The Ground Beneath Lewis Short film
2009 The Combination Mo Feature film
2009 Bani Ibrahim Yusof Short film
2012 The Day Hollywood Died Charlie Feature film
2012 Smile, Lisa Ray Short film
2015 Alex & Eve Shadi Feature film
2015 Benny Tony Short film (also co-director)
2016 Down Under Nick Feature film
2016 Ali's Wedding Ayoob Feature film
2017 The Missing Bad Guy Short film
2017 Blood Orange Eli Short film (also executive producer)
2019 Little Monsters Griffin Feature film [14]
2019 The Combination: Redemption Mo Feature film
2020 Moon Rock for Monday Moose Feature film[15]
2021 Here Out West Rashid Anthology film
2023 Streets of Colour Terrence 'Tez' Hadid Feature film
2023 Crushing Season Ando Short film
2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Vulture Feature film
2024 The Surfer Conlon, The Estate Agent Feature film[16]
Post-production Wizards! The Man / Alexander Feature film[17]
In production The Correspondent Baher Mohamed Feature film

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Type
2010 Underbelly: The Golden Mile Talal Assaad TV miniseries, episode 7: "Full Force Gale"
2010 Gangs of Oz Wahlid TV series, season 2, episode 3: "Young Guns, Loose Cannons"
2011 Random Dares Ray TV series, season 1, episode 4: "Puppy Dogs"
2015 The Principal Tarek Ahmad TV miniseries, 4 episodes
2015 Ready for This Ryan TV series, 2 episodes
2016 Janet King Sam Nobakht TV series, season 2, 6 episodes
2016 Cleverman Ludo TV series, season 1, episode 1: "First Contact"
2016 Hyde & Seek Jamil TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2017 Plans Zia TV miniseries, 7 episodes
2017 The Other Guy Paul Perry TV series, season 1, episode 6: "Dog Murphy"
2017 Pulse Adam Aswany TV miniseries, episode 7
2018 Mr Inbetween Hassam TV series, season 1, 2 episodes
2019 Secret City Nakeesh TV series, season 2, episode 5: "From Whom the Bell Tolls"
2021 Australian Gangster Mohammed 'Little Crazy' Hamzy, Brothers for Life member TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2022 God’s Favourite Idiot Pestilence TV series, season 1, 2 episodes
2022 8 Nights Out West Himself TV series, season 1, episode 1
2022 Shantaram Rafiq TV series, season 1, 7 episodes [18]
2023 Wolf Like Me Kaos TV series, season 2, episode 3
2024 Human Error Jarred Pines TV miniseries, 6 episodes

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Stage

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Year Title Role Type
2016 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Snug / Moth / A Fairy Sydney Opera House with STC
2017 Three Sisters Solyony Sydney Opera House with STC
2018 The Harp in the South Herb Lennon / Harry Drummy / Ernest Blainey Roslyn Packer Theatre with STC
2019 Mary Stuart Davison Roslyn Packer Theatre with STC
2019 Lord of the Flies Piggy Roslyn Packer Theatre with STC
2019 Cosi Doug Southbank Theatre, Melbourne, Sydney Opera House with MTC & STC
2020 No Pay? No Way! Luigi Sydney Opera House with STC
2021 Queen Fatima Karim Riverside Theatres Parramatta for Sydney Festival
2022 Amadeus Mozart Sydney Opera House

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Awards

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Year Work Award Category Result
2016 The Principal AACTA Awards Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Nominated
2016 The Principal Logie Awards Most Outstanding Newcomer Nominated
2022 Rahel Romahn Heath Ledger Scholarship Won

References

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