Mehdi Brando Mahdloo

He started acting at ten. The success of his first play (a revised version of Othello, by William Shakespeare) prompted him to pursue an acting career, attending renowned courses and workshops. He trained with the Stanislavskij-Strasberg method, Mahdloo has a very rigorous and profound approach to the assigned roles. In an interview with "XL", back in 2013, he talks about acting as a sacred vocation.

Words he puts into practice with his performances, where he highlights his ability to immerse himself deeply in the parts, often undergoing very radical transformations. His first professional movie comes in 2010, with "The Invisible City" directed by Giuseppe Tandoi, where he plays Marco, an Italian soldier involved in the aftermath of the sadly famous earthquake that hit L'Aquila (Italy) on April 6, 2009.

The next year, Mahdloo got his first leading role in the famous movie "What a Beautiful Day" (now available on Netflix), directed by Gennaro Nunziante starring Checco Zalone, which has been the biggest box-office hit in Italian cinema history, grossing over 43 million euros and overtaking Avatar and Harry Potter.[3]

For his performance in What a Beautiful Day, Brando Mahdloo received several awards, including the prestigious "Age".

In 2011, he also starred as the leading actor in two short movies: Alone, Facing a Crossroads, in the role of Luke, that earned him the Best Actor Award at the Vasto Film Festival; and Birthday Letter directed by Luca Annovi, broadcast on Sky channels.

The same year, he published his first book titled "The Treasure of Mc J Roger".

Mahdloo has also twice won the "Hombres" Literary award: in 2009 with "Between Good and Evil";[4] and in 2010 "Dedicated to the Death", two short novels.

In 2013, he starred as Jesus Christ (lead role) in Ameluk, a movie about cultural integration, religions and racial discrimination, with a huge cast filled with big Italian names.

The movie was first released on 2015 in theatres and it's now available on Amazon Prime Video.

In the 2014, Mehdi Brando Mahdloo starred in the new short by Luca Annovi, titled "Amor-E". The short is about the love between a guy and the Moon. A love as impossible as it is powerful. The Italian press loved his performance and a sequel is in preparation for the upcoming Festival del Cinema di Venezia.

In 2015, Mehdi Brando Mahdloo starred in Stalking Eva, a thriller movie by Joe Verni. Mahdloo plays as Tom, a bad and extroverted photographer, interested only in his evil purposes. The movie was released in Italy on September 24, 2016, and hailed as a big success.

In 2017 he joined the cast of the series “SOLO” in the second season, on Canale 5. His performance has been considered one of the best in an Italian tv series by the critics.

Since 2011, Mahdloo is the face of the Italian Red Cross' national advertising campaign.[5]