Benjamin Monjar

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Benjamin Monjar

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Benjamin Monjar is a Berlin-based actor and creator born in Gothenburg, Sweden, whose work bridges film, theatre, and experimental storytelling. With a background rooted in performance and a growing body of work across screen and stage, he brings a distinctive blend of emotional clarity, curiosity, and bold creative instinct to every project.

As an actor, his experience spans numerous film and theatre productions, where he gravitates toward characters shaped by memory, ambiguity, and emotional nuance. His practice is built on close observation and detailed character work, attentive to the small shifts in behavior and presence that give a performance its truth.

Known for his focus and collaborative spirit, he approaches every project with dedication and a strong sense of craft. Benjamin continues to develop new creative material while expanding his work on screen and stage.
Benjamin Monjar
Vita as Open in Filmmakers
23 years•Berlin (DE)
Gendermale
Year of birth2002 (23 years)
Acting age18-28 years
Place of birthGothenburg, Sweden
NationalityIranian, Swedish
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27)
Housing optionsGothenburg (SE), Toronto (CA)
SpecializationsTheater
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorbrown
Hair colorblack
Height (cm)170
Weight (in kg)78
LanguagesEnglish(native)Iranian Persian(native)Swedish(native)GermanSpanish
DialectsAmerican-New YorkAmerican-Standard(native dialect)English-Standard
AccentsAmericanArabicEnglishPersian (Farsi/Dari)ScandinavianSpanishSwedish
InstrumentsHarmonicaPianoViolin
SportFitnessStage combatFencing (stage)Karate
PitchBass-baritone, Tenor
Special skillsImprovisationStorytellerClown
Training
Primary professional training
2022 – 2026
Cours Florent Berlin
Other professional training
2024 – 2025
Fight Choreography with Jean-Loup Fourure in Berlin
2025
Art of Transformation with Ronald Rand
2024
Invisible Theater with Andres Angulo in Berlin
2018 – 2021
Schillerska Gymnasium Theater
Awards
2025
FITUC Morocco - .MEN.AT.WORK. - ActZero
2025
FITUC Morocco - CALIFORNIA GIRLS - ActZero
2024
Wandering Mind Pictures Film Festival - My Bra-Ther
2024
Wandering Mind Pictures Film Festival - Abreaction
Film
2024
Abreaction picture
Abreaction (Short film)
Supporting Role
Akaki Devidze
2024
Keep Rolling picture
Keep Rolling
Blake the Director
Sofia Cusimano
2024
DAD-AI picture
DAD-AI (Short film)
José (LR)
Marco Diaz
2024
They Said She Was the Devil picture
They Said She Was the Devil (Short film)
Leo (LR)
Benjamin Monjar
2024
Lobbings & Tommy (Short film)
Benjamin Lobbings (LR)
Benjamin Monjar
2024
The Ballad of Burns and Rothschild (Showreel production)
Burns (LR)
Benjamin Monjar
2024
Licnobio (Short film)
Stelios Alvanos
2023
My Bra-Ther picture
My Bra-Ther
Brother (LR)
Akaki Devidze
2023
GIRO picture
GIRO (Short film)
Giro (LR)
Carlota Martin
2023
An Actors Etude picture
An Actors Etude (Exhibit movie)
Myself (LR)
Ali Ibragimov
2023
The Final Curtain (Short film)
Supporting Role
Abdullah Milhem
2023
The Mouse and The Cat (Short film)
Detective (LR)
Lucy G., P. Pantin, S. Kristine
2023
The River Tonight Show (Short film)
Jimmy Rivers (LR)
Akaki Devidze
2022
Black Coffee (Short film)
Leading Role
Akaki Devidze
2019
Frontline: Göran Bergman (Short film)
Göran Bergman (LR)
Benjamin Monjar
Theater
2025
BARAKAT or (How to Make Rose-Jam) picture
BARAKAT or (How to Make Rose-Jam) In development
Leading Role
Benjamin Monjar Benjamin Monjar
2024 – 2025
California Girls picture
California Girls
B (LR)
Freja Sande Expedition Metropolis Freja Sande, Benjamin Monjar, Myra Amneskog
2024 – 2025
.MEN.AT.WORK. picture
.MEN.AT.WORK.
Leading Role
Benjamin Monjar, Mwenda Phiri, Mihnea Luca Expedition Metropolis
2024 – 2025
A Shrewd Awakening picture
A Shrewd Awakening
Alice Kornitzer Theaterforum Kreuzberg
2024
70 Scenes of Halloween picture
70 Scenes of Halloween
Leading Role
Adam Ludwig Cours Florent Berlin
2024
Invisible Theater
Andres Angulo Cours Florent Berlin
2023
Doubt
Adam Ludwig Cours Florent Berlin
2023
True West
Leading Role
Benjamin Monjar, Mwenda Phiri Cours Florent Berlin
2023
Ros & Guil
Ros (LR)
Benjamin Monjar, Mwenda Phiri Cours Florent Berlin
2023
The Miser
Chiara von Galli Cours Florent Berlin
2023
What She Saw in the Lotería Cards
Leading Role
Maria Garcia Teutsch Poet Republik
2021
Happy End
Pontus Edmar Schillerska Teater
2020
The Government Inspector
Schillerska Teater
2017
Aladdin Musical picture
Aladdin Musical
Leading Role
Frida Teatern
Commercial
2024
Behind the Scenes (Commercial)
Director (LR)
Maria Coronel