Claudio Laniado

Claudio Laniado

Personal Details

Biography

Claudio Laniado is a world-traveled, multi-awarded actor, screenwriter, and producer who boasts a rich and diverse background. Born in Egypt, he is a Sephardic Jewish refugee of Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Greek, Syrian, and Tunisian ethnic heritage. As a toddler, he and his family fled Egypt amidst growing anti-Semitism, eventually settling in Europe, Argentina, and the United States to pursue the American dream. He spent most of his childhood in New York City.

Recognized as a Renaissance man by Who? Mag, a publication catering to the entertainment industry, Claudio is an accomplished individual with multiple talents. Beyond his work as a screenwriter, producer, and actor, he is also a Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist, having been named Top Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in 2020 by New York Magazine's TOP DOCTORS. In his free time, he enjoys a variety of activities, including martial arts (he was the All North East Kung-Fu Champion, 2nd place, heavyweight division),blues singing lessons, playing piano, soccer, tennis, basketball, jogging, weightlifting, dancing, and spreading love, light, and peace.

Claudio's background is primarily rooted in theater, indie film, dance, and mime. His acting training encompasses a range of methods, including Method, Meisner, Primal, Australian, and others. He has studied and worked with esteemed actors such as Salem Ludwig, Alec Rubin, and Marcia Haufrecht, among several others. He has attended institutions like HB Studio, the Australian Institute of Dramatic Arts (New York Division),Upright Citizen's Brigade, and has received private coaching from various acting instructors. Claudio's first film, Wake Up, featured him in the lead role as a mime in a Goddard-style movie.

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

Claudio has taken on various character roles, including Roy, an isolated man, 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 notable comic roles include Lady Claudia, a transvestite with a penchant for 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.

Career

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2024
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2021
Tango Shalom
Tango Shalom as Rahamim Yehuda
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2017
Mudbound
Mudbound as Dr. Pearlman
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2010
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2005
Tracks
Tracks as Arthur
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2004
Fulgazi
Fulgazi as Balantino (mob boss)
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2021
Tango Shalom
Tango Shalom as Screenplay