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.
George Piștereanu | |
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![]() Piștereanu in 2022 | |
Born | Bucharest, Romania | 13 November 1990
Education | Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Spouse |
Giorgiana Grassu (m. 2022) |
Website | www |
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
editYear | Title | Role |
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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 |