
Ionut Grama
Acting
Biography
Ionut Grama (born December 12 1982) is a Romanian film, stage and voice over actor. He graduated from the National University of Drama and Film (UNATC) in Bucharest in 2007. At age 26, he recieved a nomination for Best Debut at the Romanian Association of Theatre Artists Awards for his performance as George in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. His film credits include English speaking roles in A Royal Christmas (2014), Sons of Liberty (2014), Closer to the Moon (2013), The Devil Inside (2013), The Whistleblower (2011) and The Robbery (2010). He starred in the Romanian productions A Month in Thailand (2012) and Gruber's Journey (2009) and several short films. On stage, Ionut has performed in the Romanian productions The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (2014), The Most Beautiful Novel in the World (2013), Orphans (2013), Julius Caesar (2012), Girl Gone (2009). He also starred in several UNATC productions, such as Two Worlds Hotel (2011), Parasites (2010), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2008), Belgrade Trilogy (2007) and Some Explicit Polaroids (2007). He was cast in the British site-specific productions of The Winter's Tale (2012) and Pericles (2010), performing in English, Czech and Polish. From 2013 to 2014, Ionut was the Romanian continuity voice for DIVA Universal. His voice over work includes roles in the Romanian dubbed versions of The Boxtrolls (2014), Escape from Planet Earth (2014), Tinkerbell and the Pirate Fairy (2014), Khumba (2014), Planes (2013), Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (2012) and several Disney Channel and Nickelodeon TV series. In 2014, Ionut attended Neil LaBute's Why Don't We Do It In The Road? workshop at Sibiu, Romania. He participated at the Sarajevo Film Festival Talent Campus in 2013.
Known For

Following an outrageous bet, Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, take on the legendary journey of circumnavigating the globe in just 80 days, swiftly joined by aspiring journalist Abigail Fix, who seizes the chance to report on this extraordinary story.
Around the World in 80 Days

As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.
Watcher

Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring while serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Risking her own life to save the lives of others, she uncovers an international conspiracy that is determined to stop her, no matter the cost.
The Whistleblower

A former Marine turned doorman at a luxury New York City high-rise must outsmart and battle a group of art thieves and their ruthless leader — while struggling to protect her sister's family. As the thieves become increasingly desperate and violent, the doorman calls upon her deadly fighting skills to end the showdown.
The Doorman

In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.
The Devil Inside

A defense attorney begins to suspect that her client, who is charged with the murders of a vacationing family, might be more than meets the eye.
Wer

A student creates and sells a drug called 'Z' which has the unexpected side effect of resurrecting the dead as flesh-eating zombies, who proceed to wreak havoc at a Halloween rave.
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave

In war-torn Balkans, bogus monster hunter Harlan Draka is hired by soldiers who happen to be under attack by an army of actual vampires, uncovering the hidden truth about his past in the process: he is half-human and half-vampire... a Dampyr.
Dampyr

An unassuming young lawyer leads a fight against the Nazis near the end of the Second World War.
Chosen

A young working girl with a blue-collar background is surprised when her new fiancé announces he is actually a prince of a small sovereign country in Europe. After the couple quickly takes off to spend the holidays at his family’s sprawling, royal castle, she must work hard to win over her disapproving and unaccepting future mother-in-law—the Queen—and find out if love truly can conquer all.
A Royal Christmas

A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.
Closer to the Moon

A documentary about the life and career of Woody Allen.
How did Woody Allen become Woody Allen?

A humble Romanian actor in his 40's, hardly surviving between a complicated part in a musical, a depressed wife, and the obsession of an imminent, devastating earthquake, becomes the victim of his manipulative father.
6.9 on the Richter Scale

During the German and Romanian invasion of Soviet Union in 1941, Italian writer Curzio Malaparte arrives in Iași to treat a severe allergy. Finding himself in a desperate situation, he tries to find a Jewish doctor, but soon discovers evidence of a devastating pogrom against the Jewish community. Seeking help in the midst of a city plunged in terror and confusion, Malaparte begins to uncover the horrors of an oppressive regime, in an atmosphere marked by indifference and hidden secrets.
Gruber's Journey

Edy and Laura are two Bonnie and Clyde wannabees who are making their first robbery attempt, without paying attention at all at the risks involved and the potential fatal outcome.
Jaful

Matters of the heart weave themselves into a love pentagon between five actors as they rehearse for a stage play in Bucharest's historic quarter.
Sweet Little Lies Downtown

In Bucharest on a winter’s morning, a couple make love. Adina wants to move in with her boyfriend Radu as soon as possible. He, on the other hand, is slightly more reluctant but appears to simply tolerate her plans. Today is New Year’s Eve and Radu and Adina have a lot to do: the two have planned a visit to Adina’s parents followed by a party with friends. While buying last-minute gifts at the supermarket, Radu thinks he spots ex-girlfriend Nadja, who he has never forgotten. In one small moment, Radu’s insecurities about Adina come bubbling to the surface. No sooner have the corks begin to pop, the relationship comes to an abrupt end. This is followed by the perfectly timed offer from Radu’s friend Alex to hit the town with him and his friends. Radu accepts the offer in the hope that Nadja is also out. Director Paul Negogescu draws a portrait of Radu with precision and subtle irony – and captures the atmosphere of a New Year’s evening with great authenticity.
A Month in Thailand

The Voice of the Martyrs presents the inspiring new movie Tortured for Christ, a cinematic retelling of the testimony of VOM founder Pastor Richard Wurmbrand as written in his international bestseller Tortured for Christ. This movie was produced to honor the 50th anniversary of the book’s 1967 release. Filmed entirely in Romania, including in the very prison where Pastor Wurmbrand endured torture and solitary confinement, this powerful film uniquely presents the story with live action rather than interviews. The dialogue is presented in English, Romanian and Russian (with English subtitles) to hold to the authenticity of this true story.
Tortured for Christ

Secluded for ages inside his tower, a Knight is awoken from his slumber by a mysterious whisper.
Death and the Knight

Sulina, 1910. It is the inauguration of the first electric power station in this Romanian port city. In the jubilation of a modern and cosmopolitan crowd, Ilarion, a prestidigitator from another time, tries to play his last card.