Reza Diako

Crawford Talents
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Reza Diako

Crawford Talents
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London-based actor (20 years), EU National (Austria) and US Green Card holder.
Swiss-born, of Jewish–Persian heritage, working across the UK, US, and Europe.
Recent and current work includes The Siege (dir. Lewis Arnold) and The Chosen - Season 7 (Amazon Prime), appearing as Apostle Philip, reaching a global audience of 400M.
Recently appeared as Bahri in Reading Lolita in Tehran (US release Spring 2026), opposite Golshifteh Farahani. The film received the Audience Award and Special Jury Prize at the Rome International Film Festival (2024) and specially selected at Palm Spring 2025.

Film work includes projects with Guy Ritchie (The Covenant), David Ayer (The Beekeeper), and Maryam Keshavarz (The Persian Version - Sundance Audience Award winner).
Television credits include The Diplomat (Netflix), Tehran (Apple TV+), and I Hate Suzie Too (Sky Atlantic).
Theatre trained at Mountview London and Stella Adler NY.
Best Actor Award (2x) for lead role in Tummyache

Alongside acting, an academic and clinical background in Depth Psychology and Clinical Mental Health, with professional experience in complex autism, psychosis, and crisis support, informs a body of work drawn to psychologically rich, human-centred storytelling.
Accents (Native UK and US; RP trained)
Additional Skills: languages, piano, sax, singing/songwriting, dance (ballroom, modern, contemporary), and stage combat/martial arts/bare arms.

Crawford Talents
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32 yearsLondon (GB), New York (US)
Gendernon-binary
Year of birth1993 (32 years)
Acting age20-40 years
Place of birthGeneva, Switzerland
NationalityAustrian
Main professionActor
Working permitsUnited Kingdom, United States, European Union (EU-27), Czechia, Egypt, Greece, Ireland, Romania, Sweden
Housing optionsBerlin (DE), Paris (FR), Stockholm (SE), Helsinki (FI), Prague (CZ), Madrid (ES), Barcelona (ES), Rome (IT), Wien (AT), Copenhagen (DK), Zürich (CH), Genf (CH), Amsterdam (NL), Atlanta (US), Los Angeles (US), Dallas (US), Austin (US), Budapest (HU), Chicago (US), Dublin (IE)
AssociationsActors' Equity Association (AEA)
SpecializationsAction / Martial arts actor, Dancer, Singer, Theater actor
Driver's licensesB - Car
Other licensesFitness trainer B license
Eye colorbrown
Hair colorblack-brown
Height (cm)181
LanguagesEnglish(native)Iranian Persian(native)Persian (Farsi/Dari)(native)GermanSpanishFrenchArabicItalian
DialectsCalifornia English(native dialect)London(native dialect)AustralianBelfastBirminghamBoston EnglishBristolBrooklyn EnglishCentral ScottishCockneyDorsetDublinEdinburghEssexGlasgowGloucesterIrish accentLeedsLiverpoolManchesterMulticultural London English (MLE)New York EnglishNorthernScottishTexan English
AccentsAmericanEnglishArabicDanishFinnishFrenchGreekIrishItalianKurdishPersian (Farsi/Dari)RussianScandinavianSpanishSwedishSwissTurkish
InstrumentsPianoSaxophone
SportBadmintonBasketballBeach volleyballBilliardsBodybuildingBowlingBoxingFitnessHandballHikingHorse ridingIce skatingJugglingRoller skatingRunningShooting (handgun)Shooting (rifle)SoccerStage combatSwimmingTable footballTable tennisTennisWeight trainingWeightliftingYogaAcrobaticsAmerican footballBaseballChinese martial artsClimbingCricketCrossFitDivingFencing (sports)Figure skatingHula hoopJiu JitsuKarateKickboxingKung fuMartial artsPaintballPilatesQigongRock climbingRowingRugbySoftballSword fightingTaekwondoTai chiVolleyballWrestlingScuba divingSkateboardSnowboardingSurfingThai boxingWater polo
DanceArgentine tangoBachataBoleroPopSalsaSwingTangoBollywood danceCharlestonContemporary danceExperimental danceExpressionist danceHip hopSamba (Brazilian street style)Street dance
PitchBaritone, Bass
SingingA cappellaChoirPopRockChamber musicClassicFalsettoFolk
Special skills(cartoon) voice actingAudio bookDramatic fighting scene choreographerGreen cardImprovisationSinger-songwriterAcrobatClownComposingGo-cartMasque