James Tratas

Žilvinas Tratas, also known as James Tratas (born 10 December 1988) is a Lithuanian actor, screenwriter and TV personality.

James Tratas
Born
Žilvinas Tratas

(1988-12-10) 10 December 1988
Vilnius, Lithuania
OccupationActor
Years active2010-present

Biography

James Tratas was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, USSR. His father Jurijus is a carpenter and his mother Vitalija plays flute in the Lithuanian National Military Band. From an early age his parents tried to direct him towards the arts. He attended Secondary School of Tuskulėnai, which has enchanted fine arts module and Musical School of Balys Dvarionas. In early teens Tratas rebelled against this decision and exchanged musical school for boxing.

From 2009 to 2014 he studied at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre where he obtained the bachelor's degree in acting. He started to work actively in film, TV and theatre in his first year of studies and gained national recognition before receiving a diploma. His first national break was after portraying a ruthless villain in a cult Lithuanian TV series Nemylimi Svetimi Pasmerkti.

Soon after obtaining diploma in 2014, he left Lithuania to pursue an international acting career. Since then he worked in films with oscar winning directors (Nikita Mikhalkov, Gabrielle Salvatores) in different countries such as United Kingdom, Russia, Czech Republic.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Baker and Beauty Pit Hovens
2017 Going Vertical Modestas Paulauskas a.k.a. Движение Вверх
2017 B&B Alex
2017 Optimists Emil Figeroa a.k.a. Оптимисты
2016 Guardians Of The Night Vampire a.k.a. Ночные Стражи
2016 Mamon Bodyguard TV Movie
2015 VIP Murders Boris TV Movie
2015 Chasing Solace Jonas
2014 Vinari Maldavan TV Movie
2014 Pasmerkti III Taisonas TV Movie
2014 The Romanovs Peter the Great Documentary
2014 Secret Societies Strong Student Documentary
2014 The Assets FBI Agent TV Movie
2014 Vilė Balys Short
2014 Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives Semyon Zolotarev Documentary
2014 Pasmerkti II Taisonas TV Movie
2014 Radviliada Scout Documentary
2013 Anna Carenina Soldier TV Movie
2013 Siberian Education Shorty
2013 Janine Donatas Short
2012 6 Vladka Short

References

[1] [2]

  1. James Tratas "Fresh take on Dracula", Shropshire Star, London, January 14, 2015.
  2. James Tratas "Set for the Mount Olympus", DELFI, September 5, 2016.
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