Amadeus Serafini

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Amadeus Serafini
Born
Amadeus Fermin Dash-Serafini

(1990-07-07) July 7, 1990 (age 34)
California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Amadeus Serafini (born July 7, 1990 [1] ) is an American actor from California. He is known for his role as Kieran Wilcox in the first two seasons of MTV's slasher series Scream .

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Career

Serafini started his career with a role in the short film Smoke (2013), and a minor role in the short web series Oh La La, Hollywood Speaks French! (2014) [2] In 2015, he starred as Kieran Wilcox in the MTV horror series Scream. [3] In 2018, Serafini guest starred as Josh in the web television series Impulse , [4] and starred as Terry in the independent comedy film Summer Days, Summer Nights . [5] In 2023, he starred as Henry Van Horne in the independent action-thriller Hidden Strike alongside John Cena and Jackie Chan. [6] In 2024, Serafini starred in the romantic comedy film Wallbanger directed by Tosca Musk. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013SmokeVernonShort film
2018 Summer Days, Summer Nights Terry
2020 Smiley Face Killers Gabriel
2023 Hidden Strike Henry Van Horne
2024WallbangerSimon [8]
TBDWhere Did the Adults Go?Bryce [9]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015–2016 Scream Kieran WilcoxMain (seasons 1–2)
2018 Impulse Josh2 episodes
2022SilenceStavoMain (1–2)

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Oh La La, Hollywood Speaks French!Theo / Lulu3 episodes
2016Scream: If I DieKieran WilcoxEpisode: "Thank You Lakewood" [10]

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