Arman Darbo

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Arman Darbo
Born2001
Paris, France
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, Producer
Years active2008–present

Arman Ulysses Darbo (born 2001) [1] [2] is a French-American actor, known for his role as Edwin in And Then I Go and Ulysses in Greatland .

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Personal life and career

Darbo was born in France, and moved to Beijing, China at a young age, where he would live for a decade before residing in the US. His acting career began at 6 when he and his family were approached by a casting agent in a shopping mall. He would star in various projects, such Fengyatou and My DV Diary , when his popularity quickly spread. [3] [4] His feature film debut was in Kung Fu Man , starring alongside Tiger Chen and produced by Keanu Reeves. [2] In 2013, he starred in Deep Sleep No More .

In 2015, Darbo was cast in Defenders of Life and won the silver medal for Best Actor Under 18 at the Global Independent Film Awards. [5]

In 2017, Darbo appeared alongside Sawyer Barth in And Then I Go as the lead role of Edwin. Barth, who plays Flake, originally auditioned for the role as well but was called back to try out for his character, Flake. [6] Darbo described going into the role, saying, "It’s not like I must be a completely different person for the role, I just had to explore a part of myself I’d never explored before." [7]

In 2019, Darbo starred in horror film Itsy Bitsy , and, in 2020, starred in sci-fi film Greatland as the lead role of Ulysses. In addition to the role, he also composed some of the music for the film. [8]

He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, and attends Los Angeles Valley College. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Beginning of the Great Revival Parisian Boy
2012 Kung Fu Man Christopher
2013 Deep Sleep No More Adine
2015 Defenders of Life Feb
2017 And Then I Go Edwin HanrattyLead role
2019 Itsy Bitsy Jesse Spencer
2020GreatlandUlyssesLead role

Podcast

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 How I Solved the Homeless Crisis in Cali [10] Jay

References

  1. ↑ "Actor Arman Darbo talks his new film 'Greatland'". 11 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Local Hero: Q&A with Arman Darbo, 11-Year-Old Action Star". 9 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Working Actors From The Playground | Los Angeles Acting Classes". 9 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Young sassy star|Sunday People". chinadaily.com.cn. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  5. ↑ "Arman Darbo". www.facebook.com.
  6. ↑ "Breaking Out: An Interview with "And Then I Go" Lead Actor Arman Darbo". Worldfilmgeek. April 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ jarvis, michael (May 1, 2018). "Arman Darbo Talks About the New Film 'And Then I Go,' Bullying and More".
  8. ↑ "'The Terror's Christopher Naoki Lee Makes Feature Directorial Debut with Socially-Minded 'Dinner Party'; Dana Ziyasheva Rounds Out Cast for 'Greatland'". 24 February 2020.
  9. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/arman.darbo.1?epa=SEARCH_BOX [ user-generated source ]
  10. ↑ "How I Solved the Homeless Crisis in Cali". IMDb .
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