Rahel Romahn Explained

Rahel Romahn
Birth Place:	Kurdistan, North Iraq
Occupation:	Actor

Rahel Romahn (born) is a Kurdish-Iraqi born Australian actor.^[1] For his performance in The Principal he was nominated for the 2016 AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama^[2] and the 2016 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer.^[3]

He was the winner of the 2022 Heath Ledger Scholarship.^{[4] [5]}

Roles he has played include the TV series Shantaram and Mr Inbetween and mini-series Australian Gangster, films Little Monsters, Ali's Wedding, Down Under^[6] and Alex & Eve^[7] and on stage as Mozart opposite Michael Sheen in Amadeus at the Sydney Opera House.^[8]

Filmography

• Alex & Eve (2015)
• Down Under (2016)
• Ali's Wedding (2016)
• Little Monsters (2019 film)^[9]
• Moon Rock for Monday (2020)^[10]
• Wizards! (2022)^[11]
• The Surfer (2023)^[12]

TV Series

• The Principal (2015)
• Cleverman (2016)
• Australian Gangster (2017)
• Shantaram (2022)^[13]

Stage

• Amadeus^[14]

Notes and References

1. News: Dale . David . Rahel Romahn gets emotional for The Principal. The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 September 2015.
2. News: Maddox . Garry . 5th AACTA Awards: the full list of nominees . The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 October 2015.
3. Web site: Dunk . Tiffany . Waleed Aly to vie with Project co-host Carrie Bickmore, Lee Lin Chin, Essie Davis and Grant Denyer for Gold Logie . news.com.au. 4 April 2016.
4. News: Idato . Michael . Bullied and ostracised growing up, now this actor is off to Hollywood . The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 2022.
5. Web site: HLS2021 Homepage . 2024-05-30 . Australians in Film . en-US.
6. News: Maddox . Garry . Down Unders first four minutes show disturbing images of the Cronulla riots . The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 August 2016.
7. Groves. Don. Multicultural rising star makes his mark. IF Magazine. 13 October 2015. 3 October 2023.
8. News: Westwood . Matthew . 'A tale of genius and mediocrity': Amadeus hits the Sydney Opera House. The Australian. 16 July 2022. 3 October 2023. subscription.
9. News: Bradshaw . Peter . 2019-11-14 . Little Monsters review – school-trip kids teach zombies a lesson . 2024-05-30 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
10. Web site: Team . The IF . 2021-03-12 . 'Moon Rock for Monday' (Trailer) . 2024-05-30 . IF Magazine . en-AU.
11. Web site: Wizards! (2023) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia . 2024-05-30 . www.screenaustralia.gov.au . en.
12. Web site: Slatter . Sean . 2023-12-11 . Julian McMahon, Miranda Tapsell hit the beach with Nicolas Cage in WA for Stan's 'The Surfer' . 2024-05-30 . IF Magazine . en-AU.
13. Web site: Grobar . Matt . 2023-02-06 . ‘Shantaram’s Rahel Romahn, 2022 Heath Ledger Scholarship Recipient, Signs With More/Medavoy Management . 2024-05-30 . Deadline . en-US.
14. Web site: Rahel Romahn has a new sheen to his career . 2024-05-30 . Limelight . en-AU.