SHPEND XANI - AEA, - SAG-AFTRA

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FILM

The Hospitality. (short)

Lead

Dir. Erald Kraja

Growing Up Fat & Albanian (short)

Lead

Dir. D.Ismailaj/E.Zagreda

Right To Love (feature)

Lead

Dir. Paul Kurti

Frostbite (feature)

Principal

Dir. Bridget Machete

Love and The Small Print (short)

Lead

Dir. Adam Lawrence

If The Trees Could Talk (short)

Supporting

Dir. Michael Weinstein

Partisan (short)

Supporting

Dir. Jake Holm

Let Our Fame Be Unheard (short)

Lead

Dir. Farouk Chakwa

Lena and Me (short)

Lead

Dir. Blerta Basholli

Three Minutes of Solitude (short)

Lead

Dir. Visar Krusha

A Regular Day of Failure (student)

Lead

New York Film Academy

Heavy Rain (student)

Lead

New York Film Academy

Echo 49 (web series)

Principal

Companion Pictures

Echo's Wayward (web series)

Principal

Companion Pictures

THEATER

The Strangers Came Today

Isaac

SOCIETY/ Violeta Picayo

Beginning Days of True Jubilation

Ensemble

SOCIETY/ Scott Illingworth

Antony and Cleopatra

Lepidus

Penn Shakespeare/ E.Holdridge

King John

Austria/Salisbury

Folger Theatre/ A.Posner

The Vagrant Trilogy

Theo/Jawad/Jul

Mosaic Theater/ M.Wing-Davey

The Crucible

Judge Hathorne

Olney Theatre/ E.Holdridge

The Interstellar Ghost Hour

Hammurabi

Longacre Lea/ K. Akerley

Love and Information

Ensemble

Forum Theatre/ M.Dove

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Bottom

Shakespeare Theatre Co-ACA/DC

Coriolanus

Aufidius

Shakespeare Theatre Co-ACA/DC

Rest Upon The Wind

Salim

NYU Skirball Center, NYC

The Loveliest Afternoon of the Year

He

Aching Dogs Theatre Co, NYC

Pocono Christmas

Stacey

Aching Dogs Theater Co, NYC

Pawnshop Accordions

Egg

Howling Moon Cab Company, NYC

Guys and Dolls

Big Jule

Kirkland Fine Arts Center, IL

Marat/Sade

Monsieur Coulmier

Albert Taylor Theatre, IL

The Living

Lord Brounker

Albert Taylor Theatre, IL

TELEVISION

FBI: Most Wanted

Guest Star

CBS /d. Milena Govich

New Amsterdam

Co-Star

NBC /d. Lisa Robinson

The Blacklist

Co-Star

NBC /d. Bill Roe

Scorned: Love Kills, S1.E17

Guest Star

Discovery Channel/Optomen Prod

VOICEOVER

Grand Theft Auto IV

Multiple Roles

Rockstar North Ltd.

TRAINING

M.F.A. Classical Acting

Shakespeare Theatre Academy at GWU

Washington, DC

B.F.A. Acting

Millikin University

Decatur, Illinois

B.F.A. Acting

University of Prishtina

Prishtina, Kosovo

Professional Acting Classes (1 Year)

Wynn Handman, Wynn Handman Studio

NYC

Shpend Xani is a classically trained Albanian-American actor and a foreign language dialect coach based in New York. He was born and raised in Kosovo, he left his native country in 1999 following the war and moved to the US. Shpend has worked in NY and regional theatre, as well as domestic and international films. As a dialect coach he provides foreign language translation in four languages and coaching services for tv shows such as The Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Blank Slate, etc. A valid US passport.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 6'3"

Weight: 184 lbs

Albanian (fluent), Bosnian (fluent), Croatian (fluent), IPA proficient, Serbian (fluent), Aerobics, Badminton, Basketball, Billiards/Pool Player, Bowling, Boxing, Canoeing, Combat - Stage, Cycling, Cycling - Mountain Biking, Cycling - Unicycle, Fencing, Frisbee, Jump Rope, Kayaker, Mountain Climbing, Running - General, Running - Long Distance, Running - Sprint, Shooting - Revolver/Automatic, Shooting - Rifle, Snorkeling, Snowmobile, Soccer, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - freestyle, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Skiing, Weight Lifting, Yoga, Disc Jockey, Firearms, Licensed Driver, Precision Driver, Whistler, East-Bosnian Accent, Eastern European Accent, French Accent, German Accent, Greek Accent, Hungarian Accent, Israeli Accent, Italian Accent, Kosovo-Resava Accent, Russian Accent, Slavic - South Eastern Bloc Accent, Slovenian Accent, Fluent English as a second language