Garen Boyajian Explained

Garen Boyajian
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Actor

Garen Boyajian (Armenian: Կարեն Բոյաջյան born July 5, 1987) is a Canadian actor. While continuing to perform in a number of television series and feature films, in 2008 he established a production company with a collection of films in active development.

Career

Boyajian was born in Toronto to a Lebanese born Armenian father and Italian Canadian mother. He studied at Bayview Glen School and continued with an honours degree in business and marketing from York University.[1]

He started acting at age 13, appearing in television commercials and in Aaron Carter music videos.[2] But it was his appearance as a distraught young Arshile Gorky in Atom Egoyan's award-winning Ararat that got the attention of critics.[1] Soon he landed main roles in television series and such as Radio Free Roscoe, ReGenesis, Monster Warriors, The Border. His role in The Cross Road won him "Best Actor Award" in the Monaco International Film Festival. Other film roles included and roles in films most notably Three Veils, The Son of an Afghan Farmer and Bamboo Shark. He has also acted in lead and supporting roles in a number of theatrical productions.

Filmography

Film actor

Feature films
TV series
Shorts

Theater actor

Producer

Awards

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Article by Simone Abrahamsohn in Armenian Reporter: Next Stop Hollywood: Passion and persistence pay off for rising star Garen Boyajian . 2011-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140220122732/http://www.reporter.am/pdfs/C0308.pdf . 2014-02-20 . dead .
  2. http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Garen_Boyajian Armeniapedia: Garen Boyajian
  3. http://www.armenianweekly.com/2011/02/02/garen-boyajian-a-man-of-many-roles/ Article by Jenny Kiljian in Armenian Weekly: Garen Boyajian - A Man of Many Roles
  4. http://massispost.com/?p=4419 Article by Kin Labrin in Massis weekly: The Armenian Heartthrob
  5. Web site: Filmmaker Festival 2011 Winners List . 2011-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111019131250/http://www.filmmakerfestival.com/winners2011f.html . 2011-10-19 . dead .