Raresh DiMofte
- Actor
- Producer
- Stunts
Raresh DiMofte is a professional actor, producer and writer with experience in film, TV and theatre. He holds a Masters degree in Drama from the Babes-Bolyai University, Romania. Raresh was born in Romania in a family of professional athletes. His father and main male role model, Costel Dimofte, is a weightlifting coach and international referee. Using his athletic pedigree, Raresh has practiced sports his entire childhood and teenage years, from swimming, kayak, handball to rugby. His life packed with daily training sessions for various sports and a rich family life, travelling all over with his father at competitions, DiMofte focused on tasks at hand. In his senior high he started wondering who he really is and what he is meant to do with his life. After a year of soul searching, trials and tribulations DiMofte discovered acting and nothing could turn him back. He studied acting for 1 year in preparation for the university admission exam. He applied to the two best universities in Romania and chose to stay in Cluj-Napoca for 4 intense years of acting school. After graduating, DiMofte moved to Bucharest where he booked recurring and episodic roles in TV series, theatre plays and various commercials.
Raresh moved to North America in 2010 to build an international career in film and television. Based in Vancouver, he has booked roles in numerous American films & TV series (Van Helsing, American Dreamer, Wu Assassins, The Man in the High Castle, The Crossing, The 100, Grendel, Come to Daddy, The Tomorrow People, etc.), commercials, theatre plays and shared the screen with stars like Shirley MacLaine, Elijah Wood, Kim Coates, etc.
Some of these performances brought Raresh multiple international awards & nominations as Best Actor & Best Supporting Actor for his roles in films such as Polymorphia and Kingspin. Also, in 2015 he received a nomination in theatre for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his part in Blasted by Sarah Kane, directed by Richard Wolfe at Pi Theatre.
Raresh enjoys working on independent and student projects - his own or those of other members of the local indie community.
His latest completed projects are House of David on Amazon, Mihnea by Mike Doaga, Solar by Neill Blomkamp, Witness - a video game by Ubisoft, Fubar with Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.
Besides acting, the indie realm allows Raresh to experiment with writing, directing, producing and photography in both film and theatre.
Raresh is also about giving back to the community by coaching newcomers, teaching acting and helping youths to overcome social obstacles.
Raresh moved to North America in 2010 to build an international career in film and television. Based in Vancouver, he has booked roles in numerous American films & TV series (Van Helsing, American Dreamer, Wu Assassins, The Man in the High Castle, The Crossing, The 100, Grendel, Come to Daddy, The Tomorrow People, etc.), commercials, theatre plays and shared the screen with stars like Shirley MacLaine, Elijah Wood, Kim Coates, etc.
Some of these performances brought Raresh multiple international awards & nominations as Best Actor & Best Supporting Actor for his roles in films such as Polymorphia and Kingspin. Also, in 2015 he received a nomination in theatre for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his part in Blasted by Sarah Kane, directed by Richard Wolfe at Pi Theatre.
Raresh enjoys working on independent and student projects - his own or those of other members of the local indie community.
His latest completed projects are House of David on Amazon, Mihnea by Mike Doaga, Solar by Neill Blomkamp, Witness - a video game by Ubisoft, Fubar with Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.
Besides acting, the indie realm allows Raresh to experiment with writing, directing, producing and photography in both film and theatre.
Raresh is also about giving back to the community by coaching newcomers, teaching acting and helping youths to overcome social obstacles.
