Simon Abkarian
Simon Abkarian
Born into a family of Armenian descent and raised in Lebanon, actor Simon Abkarian honed his dramatic skills in two vastly different locales: Los Angeles, CA -- where he studied with an Armenian theatrical ensemble -- and Paris, France, where he joined Ariane Mnouchkine's Théâtre du Soleil (in 1985). Abkarian essayed a broad panorama of film roles during the mid- to late '90s, including parts in Time Has Come (1994), When the Cat's Away... (1996), and Lila Lili (1998), but he only broke through to full-fledged international acclaim by virtue of his richly praised stage work in Richard Kalinoski's play Une Bête sur la Lune (2001). Many of Abkarian's acting assignments during the 2000s were character roles that cast him as slightly shady, nefarious types, with underworld inclinations and careers -- such as his portrayal of a sociopathic criminal in Denis Thybaud's 2005 In Your Dreams, and his evocation of Sahak the mobster in Frederic Balekdjian's The Gamblers. In 2007, Abkarian achieved much international crossover success by voicing Ebi in the French version of the offbeat animated feature Persepolis. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Simon Abkarian:
- Yes with Joan Allen , Sam Neill , Shirley Henderson , Sheila Hancock , Samantha Bond , Stephanie Leonidas , Gary Lewis , Wil Johnson , Raymond Waring , Barbara Oxley , Kev Orkian , George Yiasoumi , Beryl Scott , Lol Coxhill , Father Charles Owen , Mandy Coombes , Beti Owen , Dot Bond , Dorca Reyes Sanchez , Antoine Agoudjian , Christina Galstian , Nelson Hernandez
- Casino Royale with Daniel Craig , Eva Green , Mads Mikkelsen , Giancarlo Giannini , Caterina Murino , Isaach DeBankole , Jesper Christensen , Ivana Milicevic , Claudio Santamaria , Tobias Menzies , Sebastien Foucan , Jeffrey Wright , Judi Dench , Malcolm Sinclair , Richard Sammel , Ludger Pistor , Joseph Millson , Daud Shah , Clemans Schick , Emmanuel Avena , Tom Chadbon , Dayo Ade , Urbano Barberini , Madame Wu , Charlie Levi Leroy , Lazar Ristovski , Tom So , Veruschka , Daniel Andreas , Carlos Leal , Christina Cole , Juergen Tarrach , John Gold , Jerry Inzerillo , Diane Hartford , Jessica Miller , Leostransky , Paul Bhattacharjee , Crispin Bonham Carter , Simon Cox , Rebecca Gethings , Peter Notley , John Chancer , Pater Brooke , Jason Durran , Robert Jezek , Robert G. Slade , Felicite DeJeu , Michaela Ochotska , Michael Offei , Makhoudia Diaw , Michael G. Wilson , Martina Duravola , Marcela Martincakova , Vladimir Kulhavy , Valentine Nonyela , Dusan Pelech , Phil Meheux , Alessandra Ambrosio , Veronika Hladikova , Regina Gabajova , Olutunji Ebun-Cole , Martin Ucik , Vlasta Svatkova , Miroslav Simunek , Ivan G'Vera , Jiri Lenc , Jaroslav Jankovsky , Richard Branson
- The Truth About Charlie with Mark Wahlberg , Thandie Newton , Tim Robbins , Ted Levine , Park Joong-Hoon , Lisa Gay Hamilton , Christine Boisson , Stephen Dillane , Frederique Meininger , Charles Aznavour , Anna Karina , Magali Noel , Sakina Jaffrey , Wilfred Benaiche , Olga Sekulic , Sotigui Kouyate , Pierre Carre , Agnes Varda , Francoise Bertin , Saian Supa Crew , James Brooks
- Ararat with David Alpay , Charles Aznavour , Eric Bogosian , Brent Carver , Marie-Josee Croze , Bruce Greenwood , Arsinee Khanjian , Elias Koteas , Christopher Plummer , Christie MacFadyen , Susan Raymond , Rose Sarkisyan , Gina Wilkinson , Max Morrow , Jean Yoon , Raoul Bhaneja , Roberta Angelica , Lousnak , Erica Ehm , Lousnak Abdalian , Garen Boyajian , Setta Keshishian , Shant Srabian , Dawn Roach , Haig Sarkissian , Arshile Egoyan , Kevork Arslanian , Vic Keshishian , Arthur Hagopian , George Kharlakian , Shant Kabriellan , Varazh Stephen , Samir Alnadi , Carlo Essagian , Chris Gillett , Shahan Bulat-Matossian , Manuel Ishkhanian , Lorna Noura Kevorkian , Mandyf Nissani , Manal Elmasri , Andrea Loren , Araxie Keshishian , Linda Gizirian , Nicole Anoush Strang





