Ras-Samuel

Vitals

Gender
Male
Pronoun
He/Him
Age Range
17 - 30
Ethnicity
African, African American, African Australian, Black
Height
175cm
Base Location
Melbourne
Available In
International, Melbourne, Queenstown, Sydney
Skills
Actor, Dancer, Director, Writer, Producer
Hair
Black
Eye
Brown
Memberships
M.E.A.A
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Agent

Australian Agent
AMM
Phone

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Ras-Samuel
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Credits

Feature Film

2023
LIGHTNING
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
20th Century Fox
Wes Ball
2021
Kyler
Woody Wood Pecker 2
Universal Studios
Jon Rosenbaum
2021
Absolom
Found In A DReam
poets lane
Helen Kassa
2020
Goat Man
The Whistle Blower
Dockland Studios Melbourne
Xue Xiaolu
2017
News Reporter
Westermarck Effect
Lamberg production
saara lamberg
2017
Leroy
Throbbin 84'
Tim spanos
Tim burns

Theatre

2024
Booth
TOP DOG / UNDER DOG
Melbourne Theatre Company
Bert LaBonté
2023
Sean
In the club
Theatre works
Kitan Petkovski
2022
Lead role
Now This
Malthouse Theatre & Sub30
Sancia Robinson & Penny Harpham
2022
Funi
Do Black Boys Go To Heaven
Mwangaza theatre Company
Gideon D. Wilonja
2021
Laeretes
Because the Night
MaltHouse Theatre
Matthew Lutton
2019
King Yohiness
Arts Center
Western Edge
Tariro Mavondo
2019
Orson
I remember You
Redstitch
Krystalla Pearce
2019
Jack Worthing
Importance of being earnest
Sonnet 66
Antony ant
2019
Duke Arsino
Twelfth Night
Melbourne Shakespeare Company
Paul Robbinson
2018
Jim
Huckle Berry Fin
chapel off chapel
Dany Lawrence
2017
Acol
The Graceful Giraffe Cannot Become A Monkey
VCA
Steve R.E Preira
2015
Othelo
Othelo
footscray community arts
Patrice Naiambana.
2015
woody & others
Zamunda
Brunswick Mechanics Institute
Tesfaye Gebrehana

Television

2023
Mo
The Clearing
Disney +
Jeffrey Walker & Gracie Otto
2021
NERO
THE ABANDONED
Panorama Films
Kush Gupta
2017
TJ
Neighbors
FremantleMedia Australia
Gary Conway

Short Film

2023
Michael
A Good Boy
Straw hat films
Ras-Samuel
2022
Tino
BLVCK GOLD
SamiObamaStudios & NextInColour
Ez Eldin Deng
2020
Fahmi
Breathe
Lesley Pinder Films
Lesley Pinder
2020
Tony
THE LAST SUPPER
SamiObamaStudios
Ez Eldin

Commercial

2022
Ben
Michael Jordan's biggest fan
Mitchel & Ness
Lilah Benetti

Musical Theatre

2022
Jonny 'Babe Face' Flint
Happy End
Victorian Opera
Matthew Lutton

Web Series

2019
Genie
Jebena Genie
SamiObamaStudios
Ras-Samuel

Training

2023 - 2023
Acting Mastery - Kim Farrant
Sexuality on screen
Scene study
2022 - 2022
Kim farrant
RAW TRUTH
Scene study
19 JULY 2019 - 2021
Theatre Blacks
Diploma in Musical Theatre
Singing, ensemble singing, Acting DANCE : Ballet, Tap, jazz, commercial, Acrobatics
2017 - 2017
Howard fine acting
Process
Process class
2017 - 2017
16th street acting
chubbuck Technique
scene study
2016 - 2017
brave studios
12 month intensive
VOICE- AMERICAN ACCENT - US SELFTEST WORKSHOP- MOVEMENT & ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE - SCENE STUDY- AUDITIONING TECHNIQUES - MASTER CLASS - CASTING WORKSHOP-
2015 - 2016
brave studios
Advance
scene study & script Anylises
2014 - 2015
Green Tree
intermediate
script analysis
2013 - 2014
green tree
beginners
scene study

Skills & Attributes

Shoe Size
9
Clothing Size
Male - M
Natural Accent
Australian
Accents
African, American Standard, Brooklyn, English, New Zealand, Australian, Caribbean, East Coast American, West Coast American, South African, Irish, French, Italian, Mexican, Cockney, Arabic
Languages
Arabic, English, French, Japanese, Somali, Italian
Hair Length
Shoulder Length
Singing Range
Baritone, Tenor
Sport
Boxing, Martial Arts, Horse Riding, Swimming, Gymnastics, Cycling, Basketball, Rock Climbing , Athletics, Archery, Horse Jumping
Drivers Licences
Car
Professional Skills
Actor, Dancer, Director, Writer, Producer

Media

Public Media
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Public Media
1:59

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Notes

Ras-Samuel Welda’abzgi Actor | Writer | Producer Ras-Samuel is an Actor, Filmmaker, and Theatre Maker. He grew up in the highlands of Tigray, Ethiopia as a shepherd herding goats and cattle protecting them from wild animals. To pass time spent a lot of time creating stories, playing improv games, and climbing trees to get exotic fruits with his fellow shepherds. He came to Australia in 2006 and his acting journey began as a teenage acting student at Greentree Acting School, and he further honed his skills through a 12-month Program at Brave Studios. It was anounced on Deadline that Ras-Samuel was cast in one of the longest on going franchises in history 'Kindom of the Planet of the Apes" (20th Century Fox) his other credits include The Clearing (Disney+), Woodywoodpecker (Universal Studios), and The Abandoned (Panorama) Neighbours ( Freemental media ). Notably, he has also written, produced, and starred in films like Jebena Genie, The Last Supper, A Good Boy, and BLVCK GOLD. His film BLVCK GOLD received accolades, with an Australian premiere at the St Kilda Film Festival in 2022 and a Best Actor nomination. It also won Best Cinematography at FlickerFest in the same year. In the world of theater, Ras-Samuel will be playing the role of Booth in the Pulitzer winning play TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, HE made his mainstage debut with Because The Night at Malthouse Theatre, Happy End at Victorian Opera. Independent theatre credits include Do Black Boys Go To Heaven? ( Mwagaza Theatre ) Twelfth Night ( Melbourne Shakespeare Company) The Importance of Being Earnest ( Sonnet 66 ) and Huckleberry Finn at Chapel Off Chapel.