Benjamin Monjar

Benjamin Monjar

About me

Benjamin Monjar is a Berlin-based actor and creator 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.

Information

Acting age
18-28 years
Year of birth
2002 (23 years)
Place of birth
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height (cm)
170
Weight (in kg)
78
Eye color
brown
Hair color
black
Hair length
Long
Place of residence
Berlin (DE)
Housing options
Gothenburg (SE), Toronto (CA)
Nationality
Iranian, Swedish
Languages
English(native)Iranian Persian(native)Swedish(native)GermanSpanish
Dialects
American-New YorkAmerican-Standard(native dialect)English-Standard
Accents
AmericanArabicEnglishPersian (Farsi/Dari)ScandinavianSpanishSwedish
Instruments
HarmonicaPianoViolin
Sport
FitnessStage combatFencing (stage)Karate
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Theater
Special skills
ImprovisationStorytellerClown
Pitch
Bass-baritone, Tenor
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

2022 – 2026
Cours Florent Berlin

Other professional training

Fight Choreography with Jean-Loup Fourure in Berlin
Art of Transformation with Ronald Rand
Invisible Theater with Andres Angulo in Berlin
Schillerska Gymnasium Theater

Awards

FITUC Morocco - .MEN.AT.WORK. - ActZero
FITUC Morocco - CALIFORNIA GIRLS - ActZero
Wandering Mind Pictures Film Festival - My Bra-Ther
Wandering Mind Pictures Film Festival - Abreaction

Film

Abreaction (Short film)
Supporting Role Akaki Devidze
Keep Rolling
Blake the Director Sofia Cusimano
DAD-AI (Short film)
José (LR) Marco Diaz
They Said She Was the Devil (Short film)
Leo (LR) Benjamin Monjar
Lobbings & Tommy (Short film)
Benjamin Lobbings (LR) Benjamin Monjar
The Ballad of Burns and Rothschild (Showreel production)
Burns (LR) Benjamin Monjar
Licnobio (Short film)
Stelios Alvanos
My Bra-Ther
Brother (LR) Akaki Devidze
GIRO (Short film)
Giro (LR) Carlota Martin
An Actors Etude (Exhibit movie)
Myself (LR) Ali Ibragimov
The Final Curtain (Short film)
Supporting Role Abdullah Milhem
The Mouse and The Cat (Short film)
Detective (LR) Lucy G., P. Pantin, S. Kristine
The River Tonight Show (Short film)
Jimmy Rivers (LR) Akaki Devidze
Black Coffee (Short film)
Leading Role Akaki Devidze
Frontline: Göran Bergman (Short film)
Göran Bergman (LR) Benjamin Monjar

Theater

BARAKAT or (How to Make Rose-Jam) In development
Leading Role Benjamin Monjar Written by: Benjamin Monjar
California Girls
B (LR) Freja Sande Theater: Expedition Metropolis Written by: Freja Sande, Benjamin Monjar, Myra Amneskog
.MEN.AT.WORK.
Leading Role Benjamin Monjar, Mwenda Phiri, Mihnea Luca Theater: Expedition Metropolis
A Shrewd Awakening
Alice Kornitzer Theater: Theaterforum Kreuzberg
70 Scenes of Halloween
Leading Role Adam Ludwig Theater: Cours Florent Berlin
Invisible Theater
Andres Angulo Theater: Cours Florent Berlin
Doubt
Adam Ludwig Theater: Cours Florent Berlin
True West
Leading Role Benjamin Monjar, Mwenda Phiri Theater: Cours Florent Berlin
Ros & Guil
Ros (LR) Benjamin Monjar, Mwenda Phiri Theater: Cours Florent Berlin
The Miser
Chiara von Galli Theater: Cours Florent Berlin
What She Saw in the Lotería Cards
Leading Role Maria Garcia Teutsch Theater: Poet Republik
Happy End
Pontus Edmar Theater: Schillerska Teater
The Government Inspector
Theater: Schillerska Teater
Aladdin Musical
Leading Role Theater: Frida Teatern

Commercial

Behind the Scenes (Commercial)
Director (LR) Maria Coronel