James Tratas
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James Tratas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Žilvinas Tratas 10 December 1988 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010-present |
Žilvinas Tratas, also known as James Tratas (born 10 December 1988) is a Lithuanian actor, screenwriter and TV personality.
Biography
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James Tratas was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. His father Jurijus is a carpenter and his mother Vitalija plays flute in the Lithuanian National Military Band. From an early age his parents tried to direct him towards the arts. He attended Secondary School of Tuskulėnai, which has enchanted fine arts module and Musical School of Balys Dvarionas. In early teens Tratas rebelled against this decision and exchanged musical school for boxing.
From 2009 to 2014 he studied at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre where he obtained the bachelor's degree in acting. He started to work actively in film, TV and theatre in his first year of studies and gained national recognition before receiving a diploma. His first national break was after portraying a ruthless villain in a cult Lithuanian TV series Nemylimi Svetimi Pasmerkti.
Soon after obtaining diploma in 2014, he left Lithuania to pursue an international acting career. Since then he worked in films with oscar winning directors (Nikita Mikhalkov, Gabrielle Salvatores) in different countries such as United Kingdom, Russia, Czech Republic.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Generation of Evil | Young police chief Gintas Krasauskas | Movie, important role |
| 2022 | W3B | Gangster "Lenciūgas" | TV mini-series |
| 2021 | Your Home Is Where Your Heart / Дiм, де серце / Дом, где сердце | Igor | TV mini-series, melodrama, leading role[1] |
| 2018 | Baker and Beauty | Pit Hovens | TV Movie |
| 2017 | Going Vertical / Движение вверх | Modestas Paulauskas | Movie, important role[2] |
| 2017 | B&B | Alex | Movie |
| 2017 | Optimists / Оптимисты | Emil Figeroa | TV series, small role[3] |
| 2016 | Guardians Of The Night / Ночные Стражи | Vampire | Movie |
| 2016 | Mamon | Bodyguard | TV movie |
| 2015 | VIP Murders | Boris | TV movie |
| 2015 | Chasing Solace | Jonas | Short Movie |
| 2014 | Vinari | Maldavan | TV movie |
| 2014 | Pasmerkti III | Taisonas | TV movie |
| 2014 | The Romanovs | Peter the Great | Documentary |
| 2014 | Secret Societies | Strong Student | Documentary |
| 2014 | The Assets | FBI Agent | Miniseries |
| 2014 | Vilė | Balys | Short |
| 2014 | Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives | Semyon Zolotarev | Documentary |
| 2014 | Pasmerkti II | Taisonas | TV movie |
| 2014 | Radviliada | Scout | Documentary |
| 2013 | Anna Carenina | Soldier | TV movie |
| 2013 | Siberian Education | "Shorty" | Movie |
| 2013 | Janine | Donatas | Short movie |
| 2012 | 6 | Vladka | Short Movie |
References
[edit]- ^ "Дом, где сердце (2021)".
- ^ "Движение вверх (2017)".
- ^ "Оптимисты (2017)".
- ^ James Tratas "Fresh take on Dracula", Shropshire Star, London, January 14, 2015.
- ^ James Tratas "Set for the Mount Olympus", DELFI, September 5, 2016.
External links
[edit]- James Tratas at IMDb
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Lithuanian male film actors
- Lithuanian male television actors
- Lithuanian male stage actors
- Lithuanian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Lithuanian emigrants to Russia
- Lithuanian emigrants to the Czech Republic
- Lithuanian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Lithuanian expatriates in Russia
- Lithuanian expatriates in the Czech Republic