George Piștereanu Explained

George Piștereanu
Birth Date:13 November 1990
Birth Place:Bucharest, Romania
Education:Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2007–present
Height Cm:184

George Piștereanu (born 13 November 1990) is a Romanian actor. He lives in Los Angeles, California. His major role was Silviu in "If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle" – a Florin Șerban drama which received the Silver Bear and Alfred Bauer awards at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival. This drama earned Piștereanu his first Best Actor Award at the Stockholm Film Festival and a nomination for the European Best Actor at the European Film Awards in 2011.

After graduation from the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film in 2012, he was an actor at the National Theatre Bucharest in drama and comedy plays – Mozart in the Amadeus play (2015) as well as other plays in the company of some of Romania's best known actors: Sebastian Papaiani, Ion Dichiseanu, Victoria Cocias.

His career continued to ascend through movie roles: Luca main role in "Loverboy" (2011), Tibor in "You're Ugly Too" drama nominated for the Generation K-Plus at the Berlinale Film Festival 2014, Alex in "The Whistler" (2018) drama nominated for the Cannes Official Selection 2019, Vali in "The Asset" (2021) and Carlos in "The Contractor" (2022).

Piștereanu's acting career extends in many Romanian Television series, playing Tibor in "Vlad", a popular television drama.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRole
2010If I Want to Whistle, I WhistleSilviu
2011LoverboyLuca
2012The Salt BoulderVirgil Mărculescu
2015Casualty, ExileCristian Văduva
2015You're Ugly TooTibor
2015The Miracle of TekirJulio
2016Minte-mă Frumos în Centrul VechiMarcel
2016Nelly's AdeventuresIancu
2019The Whistlers (film)Alin
2019Profu'Tibor
2019-2021VladTibor
2020Poppy FieldStroia
2021The ProtégéVali
2022The Contractor (2022 film)Carlos
The Perfect Escape 2022Taxi Driver

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