Vita as
Open in Filmmakers

Kiana Klysch

Kiana Klysch

About me

Kiana Klysch is a German-Iranian actress who works internationally and is a native speaker of both English and German. She is based between Berlin and Prague. She first gained attention for her lead role in The Wolf (2021), and has since appeared in Please Rise (2023) alongside Cannes Best Actress winner Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, and One Life (2023) with Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter. She has two feature films set for release in 2025 and was recently cast in the Amazon Prime series Ride or Die, starring Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham.

Kiana made her directorial debut with The Strange Incident in Room 36 (2021), which won several awards and highlighted her storytelling skills behind the camera.

Information

Acting age
22-32 years
Place of birth
Berlin
Height (cm)
170
Weight (in kg)
53
Eye color
brown
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Long
Ethnicity and heritage
Mixed, Middle Eastern or North African, White or Caucasian
Stature
slim
Place of residence
Berlin (DE), Prague (CZ)
Housing options
London (GB), Köln (DE), Bassano del Grappa (IT)
Nationality
German
Languages
English(native)German(native)ArmenianPersian (Farsi/Dari)
Dialects
American-Standard(native dialect)English-Standard
Instruments
GuitarPiano
Sport
AerobicsArcheryTai chiYogaGolf
Main profession
Actor
Singing
A cappellaBalladFolkMusicalPop
Pitch
Mezzo-soprano

Credits

Professional background

Los Angeles Acting Conservatory

Other professional training

2024 – 2025
Ongoing Self-Tape Classes mit Mel Churcher
2024
Casting Workshop mit Arwa Salmanova
2024
iNiT Acting Workshop
2022
Actors Room Berlin - RitaKahn Chen
2021
Giles Foreman Centre for Acting
2019 – 2020
Michelle Danner Acting Studio, Los Angeles Acting Conservatory
2019
Actors Space Berlin / Studio André Bolouri
2018
Singing for Musical Theater, Vivien Lee
2017
Privates Schauspielcoaching, Irene Rindje
2013
Acting Studio Monika Schubert
2010 – 2012
Jugendtheater Stelter
2009
Theaterschule Berlin

Awards

2022
Lonely Wolf International Film Festival - "Best Streaming Series or Pilot Episode" (won)
2022
LifeArt Festival - "Short Film Award" (nominated)
2022
Etheria Film Festival - "Best Short Film" (nominated)
2022
Cine-Maniacs Filmfest - "Short Film International" (nominated)
2021
Holidays365 Film Festival - Red Ryder Award for Best First-Time Filmmaker (won)
2021
Rome Independent Prisma Awards - "Best Web Series / TV Pilot" - (won)
2021
Rome Independent Prisma Awards - "Best Leading Actress" (nominated)
2021
Rome Independent Prisma Awards - "Best Director" (nominated)
2021
Rome Independent Prisma Awards - "Best Screenwriter" (nominated)
2021
Rome Independent Prisma Awards - "Best of Fest" (nominated)
2021
Paris Shorts Film Awards - "Best Thriller Short" (nominated)
2021
Ealing Film Festival - "Phyllis Crocker Award" (nominated)
2021
Ealing Film Festival - "Best Horror / Suspense" (nominated)
2021
Kosice International Film Festival - "Best Web Series / TV Pilot" (nominated)
2021
European Film Festival (Mainstream & Underground) - "Best Web Series" (nominated)

Film

2026
Nachtbird (Cinema film) In development
Emilie (SUP) Kelsey Gillis Producer: Wolfling
2025
NDA (Cinema film) In development
NDA NDA Producer: NDA
2025
Proxy Me (Cinema film)
Charlie (LR) Arcane & Erskine Producer: Pacific Future Films
2023
One Life (Cinema film)
Young Mother (SUP) James Hawes Producer: See-Saw Films
2023
Please Rise (Short film)
The Composer (LR) Sheida Sheikhha Producer: Lonely Production
2023
Lichtblick (Short film)
Soraya Solghani (LR) Sophia Tamaro
2022
Aquarium (Short film)
Lila (LR) Knut Kuhles
2021
Der Wolf (Cinema film)
Emma (LR) David Brückner Producer: Ghost Pictures
2020
Adventures of a Mathematician (Cinema film)
Stephania Look-Alike (OTH) Thorsten Klein Distribution: Dragonfly Films
2020
Franny and Zooey - The Conversation (Short film)
Franny Glass (LR) Maria Decody

Television

2025
JOSSI (AT) (TV series) In development
Tamara (SUP) Wolfgang Groos Producer: Odeon Fiction, Mia Film Station: Arte, SWR
2025
Ride Or Die - 2 Episodes (TV series) In development
Agency Handler (SUP) Peyton Reed Producer: Stillking Station: Amazon Prime
2021
The Strange Incident in Room 36 (Pilot)
Mia Darrow (LR) Kiana Klysch
2021
DsJR - Der satirische Jahresrückblick 2021 (TV event)
Tokio (SUP) Sebastian Scherrer Producer: ZDF, Februar Film Station: ZDF
2021
Browser Ballett - Satire in Serie (TV series)
Hippie Girl (SUP) Raphael Selter Producer: Steinberger Silberstein Station: ARD
2021
Aurel Original (TV series)
Wissenschaftlerin (SUP) Clemens Beier Producer: Steinberger Silberstein Station: ZDF
2020
Bohemian Browser Ballett (TV series)
Steffi (SUP) Raphael Selter Producer: Steinberger Silberstein Station: ARD, Funk
2019
X-Factor: Das Unfassbare kehrt zurück (TV series)
Lea Meyer (SUP) Alan Felkel Station: Good Times Fernsehproductions

Audio

2025
Echoes Of Mora - Video Game (Speaker) In development
Lucia (LR) Namin Hansen Producer: Selkies Interactive

Commercial

2023
1&1 (Commercial)
2021
TeamViewer (Commercial)
2020
Nintendo (Commercial)
2020
Fujifilm INSTAX (Commercial)
2020
Ferrero Kinder (Commercial)
2020
Terre des Femmes "#UNHATEWOMEN" Kampagne (Commercial)
2019
Mercedes-Benz Recruiting Kampagne (Image movie)
2019
FYRST Banking App (Other)
2017
LIDL "Beautifully Normal" (Commercial)
2016
Eurowings "Route statt Rute" (Commercial)
2016
AOK-"On" (Other)