[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPride MonthAmerican Black Film FestivalSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Claudio Laniado

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Claudio Laniado
Claudio Laniado is a character actor with a vast range who was well trained in all kinds of acting technics by very respected teachers in the business. Here's is his actor's reel which gives a small idea of his range. In ROY , he plays Roy, an isolated mentally ill, and vulnerable character(BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT for ROY at the NY International Independent Film and Video Festival 2010). In TRACKS, he plays Arthur, a criminally insane prisoner. In HEAVEN IS WAITING , the role he plays is Rawhi, a Palestinian handler of suicide bombers. In MOTION SICKNESS, he does the  role of Herman, a southerner, ex-con, hearse driver, grave robber.
Play demo reel3:00
Claudio Laniado's Actor's reel
5 Videos
50 Photos
Claudio Laniado, who is world traveled, is a multi-awarded actor, screenwriter and producer. Claudio, who was born in Egypt, is a Sephardic Jewish refugee , of Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Greek, Syrian , and Tunisian ethnic background. He was a toddler when he and his family left Egypt in the midst of a growing anti-Semitism. They went to Europe, then Argentina, and eventually immigrated to the USA to follow the American dream. He mainly grew up in New York City.

He was named Renaissance man as per Who? Mag, a magazine for the entertainment field. Claudio, besides being a screenwriter, producer, and actor, he is a Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist, who was named Top Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist 2020(New York Magazine TOP DOCTORS). In his free time, he continues to enjoy martial arts(was All North East Kung-Fu Champion, 2nd place, heavyweight division), taking blues singing lessons, playing piano, soccer, tennis, basketball, jogging, lifting weights, dancing, and spreading love, light, and peace.

Claudio Laniado comes mainly from a theater, indie film, dance and mime background. His acting training were Method, Meisner, Primal, Australian, and others. He studied and worked with Actor's Studio members such as Salem Ludwig, , Alec Rubin, and Marcia Haufrecht, among several others. He attended schools such as HB Studio, Australian Institute of Dramatic Arts(New York Division), Upright Citizen's Brigade, and privately with several acting coaches. He played the lead role as a mime in his first film Wake Up, a Goddard style movie.

He played a leading role Rahamim Yehuda, a liberal Jewish stockbroker, in the multi-awarded dance comedy Tango Shalom, which he also co-wrote, and produced. He also did the role Dr. Pearlman, an Austrian Jewish Doctor, in the Oscar nominated film Mudbound by Dee Rees.

He has done various character roles such as an isolated man Roy in the film Roy ; Rawhi, a Palestinian handler of suicide bombers, in Heaven Is Waiting; Herman , a southerner, ex-con, hearse driver, and grave robber in Motion Sickness; and Arthur, a serial killer in Tracks.

Some of his comic roles were Lady Claudia, a transvestite who is into S&M, in 79 Parts,; Sergio , a quirky Italian hotel manager in Nick and Nicky , and a recurring role as a German Jewish Customer, in AMC's Preacher.
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 3 nominations total

    Photos50

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 42
    View Poster

    Known for

    Jonathan Banks and Carey Mulligan in Mudbound (2017)
    Mudbound
    7.4
    • Dr. Pearlman
    • 2017
    Forbidden Tango (2021)
    Forbidden Tango
    5.8
    • Rahamim Yehuda
    • 2021
    Heaven Is Waiting (2010)
    Heaven Is Waiting
    7.5
    Short
    • Rawhi
    • 2010
    Preacher (2016)
    Preacher
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Jewish Customer

    Credits

    Edit
    IMDbPro

    Actor



    • Nick and Nicky (2024)
      Nick and Nicky
      8.5
      • Sergio
      • 2024
    • 69 Parts (2022)
      69 Parts
      6.3
      • Transvestite
      • 2022
    • Forbidden Tango (2021)
      Forbidden Tango
      5.8
      • Rahamim Yehuda
      • 2021
    • 79 Parts: Director's Cut (2019)
      79 Parts: Director's Cut
      4.9
      • Transvestite
      • 2019
    • Preacher (2016)
      Preacher
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Jewish Customer
      • 2017
    • Jonathan Banks and Carey Mulligan in Mudbound (2017)
      Mudbound
      7.4
      • Dr. Pearlman
      • 2017
    • 79 Parts (2016)
      79 Parts
      6.5
      • Trans V. Hooker
      • 2016
    • Judi Beecher, Michelle Robinson, Dominique Luchart, Christian Lara, Omar Kazamarchek, Claudio Laniado, Lewis Martin Soucy, Christine Allen, Ben Richards, and Tyrone Bacchus in The Cannes Can (2015)
      The Cannes Can
      Short
      • Sleezy Producer
      • 2015
    • Austin's Angels
      • Mortician Frankinstingy
      • Minister
      • 2015
    • Ice-T, Richard Belzer, Matthew D. Panepinto, and Deirdre Lorenz in Santorini Blue (2013)
      Santorini Blue
      3.7
      • Paparazzo #1
      • 2013
    • Ezon
      Short
      • Maestro Lansky
      • 2011
    • Victor Pagan in Beyond the Janitor's Closet (2011)
      Beyond the Janitor's Closet
      Short
      • Concierge
      • 2011
    • Motion Sickness (2010)
      Motion Sickness
      5.0
      • Herman
      • 2010
    • Heaven Is Waiting (2010)
      Heaven Is Waiting
      7.5
      Short
      • Rawhi
      • 2010
    • Closet
      Short
      • Closet guy
      • 2008

    Producer



    • Forbidden Tango (2021)
      Forbidden Tango
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2021
    • RxCannabis: A Freedom Tale
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Ice-T, Richard Belzer, Matthew D. Panepinto, and Deirdre Lorenz in Santorini Blue (2013)
      Santorini Blue
      3.7
      • associate producer
      • 2013
    • The Tango Date (2009)
      The Tango Date
      Short
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Roy (2008)
      Roy
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • Screening of OFF HOUR by Daniel Frei, at the New Hampshire Film Festival 2008(october), as well as, screening of AUGUST by Austin Chick left to right: Austin Chick , Claude Laniado
      Off Hour
      7.1
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2007

    Writer



    • Forbidden Tango (2021)
      Forbidden Tango
      5.8
      • screenplay by
      • 2021

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Verified affiliations

    Learn more at IMDbPro
    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos5

    Mudbound scene
    Demo Reel 0:43
    Mudbound scene
    79 Parts: Director's Cut
    Demo Reel 0:21
    79 Parts: Director's Cut
    79 Parts: Director's Cut
    Demo Reel 0:21
    79 Parts: Director's Cut
    Claudio Laniado's Actor's reel
    Demo Reel 3:00
    Claudio Laniado's Actor's reel
    The Tango Date
    Trailer 1:00
    The Tango Date
    Beyond the Janitor's Closet
    Trailer 1:27
    Beyond the Janitor's Closet

    Personal details

    Edit
    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • Instagram
    • Alternative name
      • Claude Laniado
    • Height
      • 1.91 m
    • Other works
      National spot for Everbank. I played a 12th century Italian Architect(Lead), next to Teddy Coluca, who played my Italian architect boss.It was directed by John O'Hagan, from RSA, sibling of Scott Free Productions(Riddley Scott, Tony Scott).
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Articles

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      He currently works part-time as a Child, Adolescent, Adult Psychiatrist...thus his interests in character roles with lots of psychological layers.
    • Nickname
      • Renaissance Man

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.