Phoenix Raei

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Phoenix Raei
Born (1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 34)
Shiraz, Iran
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Notable work Clickbait
Partner Kate Lister

Phoenix Raei is an Australian actor, director and producer of Iranian descent. [1] Raei, who was born in Shiraz in Iran, emigrated to Australia as a child. [2] In 2019, he was the recipient of the Casting Guild of Australia, Rising Star Award. [3] . He was a main cast member of the Perth two season TV soap The Heights (2018-2019).

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In 2021, he starred in the Netflix series Clickbait . [4] [5] and had a pivotal role in the Netflix series The Night Agent .

Early life

Raei was born in Shiraz. He emigrated with his family to Australia and settled in Perth. He showed interest in acting at an early age, but he felt pressured to pursue higher education and studied law. [2] [1]

Acting and film career

Raei first appeared in a short film in 2014. He chose the stage name Nima Raei and used it for Seven Storeys Down, a 2017 film that he wrote and directed. [1] Raei's TV debut was in the Australian soccer show Mustangs FC , [1] He played his first major role in the 2017 film Australia Day , and wrote and directed a miniseries, Murder. He thereafter relocated to Melbourne. [2] [1] In 2018, Raei appeared in Australian political thriller Romper Stomper . In 2019 he featured in the Australian crime-drama series Wentworth ; that same year he was awarded the Casting Guild of Australia Rising Star Award. [2] [1] In 2020, he appeared in Stateless , a series about detention centres in Australia created by Cate Blanchett. [2] [6]

Raei also co-starred in the 2021 Netflix series Clickbait alongside Zoe Kazan, Betty Gabriel, and Adrian Grenier. [7] [2] [8] In Clickbait, Raei plays the role of Roshan Amiri, a missing persons detective investigating a highly publicized murder. [7]

He is set to appear in Black Site , an American action-thriller film scheduled for release in 2022, and he is working on a self-authored, directed, and produced film, Schnook. [2] [1]

In 2023, he took part in season three of the Apple TV+ thriller series Tehran .

In 2024, Raei was named in the cast for series 3 of The Twelve. [9]

Filmography

Television appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2025 The Twelve TV series
Apple Cider Vinegar TV series
2023 Love Me Johan2 episodes
2023The Night AgentDale10 episodes
2021 Clickbait Roshan8 episodes
2019-2020 The Heights Ash60 episodes
2020 Stateless Javad5 episodes
2018-19 Wentworth Lukas2 episodes
2018 Romper Stomper Amir3 episodes
2017Mustangs FCLachy2 episodes
Film/shorts appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2023The RoosterDan [10]
2022Black SiteAsh
2019BelowAzad
2017RomeoMercuccio
7 Storeys DownBeau
Australia DayYaghoub
2015IndefiniteAdar
Bizness BoizCucumber GuyShort
2014Pale Blue EyesDiner Patron #4
Son of GunParty Guest

Staff credits

YearTitleRoleRef
TBARottenDirector [11]
ShnookDirector / writer
20177 Storeys DownDirector / writer
2017-18MurderDirector / writer

Personal life

Raei is engaged to Australian actress Kate Lister. The two collaborated in various previous projects, and together they manage a production company, Little Fish Films. [2] [1]

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