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George Piștereanu

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George Piștereanu
Piștereanu in 2022
Born (1990-11-13) 13 November 1990 (age 33)
Bucharest, Romania
EducationCaragiale National University of Theatre and Film
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse
Giorgiana Grassu
(m. 2022)
Websitewww.georgepistereanu.com

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

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Year Title Role
2010 If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Silviu
2011 Loverboy Luca
2012 The Salt Boulder Virgil Mărculescu
2015 Casualty, Exile Cristian Văduva
2015 You're Ugly Too Tibor
2015 The Miracle of Tekir Julio
2016 Minte-mă Frumos în Centrul Vechi Marcel
2016 Nelly's Adeventures Iancu
2019 The Whistlers (film) Alin
2019 Profu' Tibor
2019-2021 Vlad Tibor
2020 Poppy Field Stroia
2021 The Protégé Vali
2022 The Contractor (2022 film) Carlos
The Perfect Escape 2022 Taxi Driver

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