Arman Darbo

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Arman Darbo
Born2001
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, Producer, Rapper
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 . He is also currently with the Soundcloud Rap collective 9ensokyo as a producer.

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Personal life and career

Darbo was born in France, and moved to Beijing 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 3 Crazy Girls 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

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