Mojean Aria

Mojean Aria is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer known for his diverse roles across film and television, and for his dedication to supporting emerging talent. After becoming the first unsigned recipient and the first person of multicultural background to win the prestigious Heath Ledger Scholarship in 2017, Mojean Aria quickly cemented his status as a compelling talent. The scholarship’s judging panel included industry luminaries such as Gary Oldman and Bruna Papandrea, with support from benefactors like Michelle Williams and Nicole Kidman. Judge Kimberly Peirce lauded Aria’s work as ‘rich, nuanced, precise, beautiful, authentic, emotive and fierce.’ Prior to this recognition, Aria secured his first lead role in the 2007 feature film ‘Cross Life’, directed by Claire McCarthy, which premiered at the Sydney Film Festival.

More recently, Aria took on a starring role in the 2022 action thriller ‘The Enforcer’ opposite Antonio Banderas. In 2023, he co-starred in the critically acclaimed film ‘Shayda’, executive produced by Cate Blanchett and featuring 2022 Cannes Award Winner Zar Emir-Ebrahimi. ‘Shayda’ opened the World Cinema competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it notably won the Audience Award, and garnered Aria a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 2024 AACTA Awards. Beyond his acting roles, Aria has also ventured into production and writing, further showcasing his versatile talent.

He produced the Hawaiian fantasy drama ‘KaP?’ in 2020 and wrote and directed the Academy Award-qualifying short film ‘LUCY’ in the same year. Demonstrating his commitment to fostering new talent and promoting diversity within the industry, Mojean Aria has established the first scholarship for MENA (Middle East and North Africa) actors in Australia.