BIO & RESUMÉ
Barnabas Reti is an international actor from Hungarian ascendancy with a high profile in his home country with numerous leading roles on stage and television.
Trained in the United States and London, he has appeared in major international film and TV productions
He is founder and creative associate of the independent theatre group and production company Budapest Playhouse, and directed and produced several shows on stage. He played the lead in the original Hungarian cast of the acclaimed Budapest stage production of Stephen King's 'Misery' in Karinthy Theatre, and played leading roles on stages such as Tennessee Williams' 'The Glass Menagerie' and Albert Camus' 'Caligula.
Barnabas also worked as a drama teacher and acting coach in Budapest, translated plays and adapted scripts for stage, and sung professionally in concerts and events. He is a writer and occasionally works as casting associate too.
With his production house BUDAPEST PLAYHOUSE he's associate director and creative producer on the Hungarian National Holiday 20 August fireworks show since 2021.
He lives and trains in London and Budapest, and works across Europe.
Height: 5"10 - 178 cm
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Location: London, UK - Budapest, Hungary
2010 - present
2010 - present
Film
Production Company | Project Name | 2023
Lead Actor
Production Company | Project Name | 2023
Lead Actor
Film
MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS - Young Admirer - dir. Anthony Fabian, Elysian Films/Superbe Films
THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME - Male Acrobat - dir. Susanna Fogel, Lionsgate Films
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION - Janik's Sentry - dir. Christopher McQuarrie, Paramount Pictures
WORLD WAR Z - Specnaz - dir. Marc Forster, Paramount Pictures
BEING JULIA- Lord Charles' boyfirend - dir. István Szabó (Academy Award-winner), Sony Pictures/Serendipity Films
LA RAFLE (The Round-Up) - Monsieur Goldstein - dir. Roselyne Bosch, Gaumont/ Légende Films
MONTE CARLO - Jet Pilot - dir. Thomas Bezucha, 20th Century Fox
TULSE LUPER SUITCASES 3 - Red Fox - dir. Peter Greenaway, ABC Films
IN ANOTHER LIFE - Hungarian Police - dir. Jason Wingard, Wingarm (Best Feature, Raindance London 2017)
THREE DOTS AND A DASH - Vogler Kassir - dir. Kiran Valipa, Wordsmith Entertainment/Patron Productions
GANDEEVADHARI ARJUNA - London Policeman - dir. Praveen Sattaru, Netflix
Television
DUNE: THE PROPHECY (HIDDEN HAND) - HBO, dir. Anna Foerster
DEADLINE - Viktor - Clapperboard/Channel 5 - dir. Joe Ahearne
FBI INTERNATIONAL - Officer Baldan - CBS - dir. Jen McGowan
JACK RYAN season3 - Amazon - dir. Jenn Turner
HALO season 1-2 - Showtime - dir. Jonathan Liebesman, Deborah Paterson
SPY/MASTER - HBO Europe - dir. Christopher Smith
THE TEACHER - Channel 5 - dir. Dominic Leclerc
DISKO BOCHUM - Mike Ross - UFA Fiction - dir. Florian Knittel
TREADSTONE - Don Ellender - NBC - dir. Wayne Yip
SRIKE BACK: RETRIBUTION - Raymond - Cinemax/Sky - dir. MJ Bassett
EASY LIVING (ARANYÉLET) - Policeman - HBO Hungary - dir. Áron Mátyássy
EMERALD CITY - Seth - NBC Universal - dir. Tarsem Singh
GUILT - Palace Guard - Lionsgate Films - ABC - dir. Gary Fleder
KILLERS: BEHIND THE MYTH - pilot: THE NOVEL KILLER - Krystian Bala (lead) - Sky - CI Network - dir. Russell Eatough
PILLARS OF THE EARTH - Brother Paul - Starz - Tandem - dir. Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
BARÁTOK KÖZT (BETWEEN FRIENDS) - Erik (lead - series regular) - RTL - Grundy UFA - dir. various
JÓBAN ROSSZBAN (FOR BETTER OR WORSE) - Majer (guest star) - TV2/IKO - dir. various
PAINKILLER JANE - Commando Agent - Sci-Fi Channell - dir. Matt Hastings
200 FIRST DATES - Luca's Date - Sony/Viasat/ContentLab - dir. Csaba Fazekas
HALÁLÜGYÉSZ (TV movie) - Lajos Gulyas - Duna TV - dir. Tamás Novák
BÖDÖRÉK - Tamas Keller - TV2 Hungary/IKO - dir. Mark Radnai
Stage
FAT PIG - Carter - dir. Arpad Ivanyi, Budapest Playhouse/Karinthy Theatre
A SPECIAL DAY - Gabriele - dir. Arpad Ivanyi, Hatszin Teatrum, Budapest
CALIGULA - Caligula - dir. Arpad Ivanyi, RS9 Theatre, Budapest
Stephen King's MISERY - Paul Sheldon - dir. Arpad Ivanyi, Karinthy Theatre,Budapest
THE GLASS MENAGERIE - Tom - dir. B. Reti, tour (Hungary - Romania) - inc. A10 Theatre Budapest, Radu Stanca National Theatre, Sibiu
DEAD CERTAIN - Michael - dir. B. Reti, RS9 Theatre, Budapest
Ingmar Bergman's BRINK OF LIFE - Anders - dir. Arpad Ivanyi, RS9 Theatre, Budapest
STOP KISS (SQUARE) - Peter - dir. Carna Krsul, Asterion Project Theare, Spektakel Vienna
JÁTÉK A KASTÉLYBAN - Ádám - dir. Ernő Tapasztó, Pinceszínház Szeged
SZERETLEK, FAUST - Jávor - dir. Bálint Varga, Pinceszínház Szeged
PRIMA DONNA musical - Sisi - dir. Gabor Czeizel, Karinthy Th., Budapest
OH OH JULIET! - Shakespeare - dir. Gabor Czeizel, Spinoza Th, Budapest
A HELYSÉG KALAPÁCSA - Petőfi - dir. Gabor Czeizel, Gozon Gyula Th, BP
MOSOLY ORFEUM cabaret - lead singer, Budapest
THE COUNT OF LUXEMBURG - operetta - Lord Winchester - dir. Peter Horvath, Szeged National Theatre, Hungary
TALES FROM THE ATTIC - musical - Ghost - dir. Iren Sivok, Kolibri Theatre, Budapest
THE GLASS SLIPPER - Pal Csaszar - Shakespeare Academy, dir. Levente Malnay
CHICAGO musical - Fred Casely - Shakespeare Academy, dir. Viktor Nagy
AMERICAN FIGHT - Badacsonyi - Shakespeare Academy, dir. Levente Malnay
COMMERCIALS, CORPORATES AND SHORT FILMS LIST UPON REQUEST
Production Company | Project Name | 2023
Supporting Actor
Training &
Workshops
TIAS (The International Acting Studio) - Chubbuck Technique - Adam Davenport
AMAW London (Anthony Meindl's Acting Workshop) - Anthony Meindl, Mitchell Mullen
Shakespeare Academy of Dramatic Arts, Budapest - 3 years classic stage training and dramatic arts studies, BA in Drama
New York Film Academy, NY, USA - Acting for Film course - leaders Bob Goodman, David Vando, Paul Warner
Anthony Meindl - Acting Intensive and cold reading
The Actors Centre, London - Film and TV acting - Michael Ferguson, Robert Bierman, Terry Iland
Daniel Dresner, London - Screen acting and Stanislavski - 1 year training
Anne Walsch, London - Voice and RP accent training
Anne Witman, London - General American
Nancy Bishop CSA, London - Cold Reading and Audition Technique
DAW Workshops London - scene study
Teréz Kariko, Szeged National Theatre - Classical singing and voice
Aniko Peter, Budapest - Singing and musical theatre
NFI - National Film Institute, Fast Forward Programme - Acting for screen - Leon Lucev, Yareli Arizmendi
Eva Magyar - Acting and Physical
Special Skills
Fluent English (General American, Standard British, Russian, Hungarian, Eastern-European, Italian accents), Hungarian (native), Singing (professional - baritone/tenore), Directing (stage), Drawing and painting, Boxing, Stage Fight, Cycling, Copywriter, Translator