This is a list of actors and actresses from Albania, a country in Europe’s Balkan Peninsula. The chronological list by year of birth also includes actors from Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and select actors of Albanian ancestry from around the world
1. Masiela Lusha
Actress | Forgotten Evil
European-born actress/writer Masiela Lusha portrayed “Carmen Lopez” for five seasons as George Lopez‘s rebellious and passionate daughter on the syndicated ABC series, George Lopez (2002). She was born on October 23, 1985 to parents Max and Daniela. Raised in Tirana, Albania; Budapest, Hungary; and…
2. Eliza Dushku
Actress | Bring It On
Eliza Dushku was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Judith (Rasmussen), a political science professor, and Philip R. Dushku, a teacher and administrator. Her father is Albanian and her mother is American (of Danish, Irish, English, and German descent). She was discovered at the end of a five-month …
3. Victor Gojcaj
Actor | Unstoppable
Victor Gojcaj was discovered when film director Tony Scott was scouting the streets of New York for real life criminals past and present to coach actors in the movie The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, with the help of former head D.E.A agent Don Ferrarone. After extensive research through mug shots and …
4. James Biberi
Actor | Drive
James Biberi was born in 1965 in Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for Drive (2011), Dead Man Down (2013) and The Producers (2005).
5. Erand Hoxha
Actor | Pit Stop Mafia
Erand Hoxha was born on December 05, 1987 in Albania.Erand discovered his passion for acting at an early age. Full of ambition, he has been pursuing his goal, dedicating his time and energy to the topics of film and acting.
Erand studied school for law and after graduating worked as a lawyer for …
6. Enver Gjokaj
Actor | The Avengers
Enver Leif Gjokaj is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Victor in Joss Whedon’s science fiction television series Dollhouse and as Agent Daniel Sousa on Agent Carter (2015). Gjokaj was born in Orange County, California. His father is Albanian, and his mother is …
7. Blerim Destani
Actor | Der Hauptmann
Blerim Destani was born on April 12, 1981 in Stolberg near Aachen (Germany). He spent his childhood in Tetovo, a town in Macedonia at the foot of the Sharr mountains. His entire family is of Albanian origin. Blerim has been living and working in Germany and Macedonia for the past ten years. Blerim …
8. Dritan Kastrati
Actor | Stan Lee’s Lucky Man
Dritan Kastrati is an actor and director, known for Stan Lee’s Lucky Man (2016), All the Devil’s Men (2018) and Hooten & the Lady (2016).
9. Nik Xhelilaj
Actor | Der Albaner
Nik Xhelilaj was born on March 5, 1983 in Tirana, Albania. He is an actor, known for The Albanian (2010), Seven Lucky Gods (2014) and Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (1996).
10. Gezim Meta
Actor | Pit Stop Mafia
Gezim Meta is an actor, known for Pit Stop Mafia (2016), Drejt Fundit (2015) and Elvis Walks Home (2017).
11. Peter Malota
Stunts | Universal Soldier
Peter Malota was born in Malesia, Albania. He is from the very small village called Lofka. He moved to Detroit, Michigan and then Los Angeles to train and to be in movies. In the last 18 years he has worked as a martial arts fight coordinator, actor, 2nd unit director, and stunt coordinator. Malota…
12. Arben Bajraktaraj
Actor | Taken
Arben Bajraktaraj is an actor, known for Taken (2008), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
13. Klement Tinaj
Actor | Bloody Hands
Klement Tinaj is an actor, martial artist, and director best known for his martial arts action films. Tinaj was born in 1990, and spent his youth eternally on the move, and by the time he was 15, had attended 5 different schools in the US and Europe. He finally settled in 2005 in Yonkers, New York. …
14. Robert Belushi
Actor | Chicago P.D.
Robert Belushi was born on October 23, 1980 in the USA as Robert James Belushi. He is an actor and producer, known for Chicago P.D. (2014), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and Devil’s Due (2014). He has been married to Chelsea Wernsman Belushi since June 29, 2014.
15. Jim Belushi
Actor | Red Heat
James Adam Belushi was born June 15, 1954, in Chicago, to Agnes Demetri (Samaras) and Adam Anastos Belushi, a restaurant owner. His father was an Albanian immigrant, from Qytezë, and his mother was also of Albanian descent. The third of four children – his brother was comedian John Belushi – he …
16. Paul Walker
Actor | The Fast and the Furious
Paul William Walker IV was born in Glendale, California. He grew up together with his brothers, Caleb and Cody, and sisters, Ashlie and Amie. Their parents, Paul William Walker III, a sewer contractor, and Cheryl (Crabtree) Walker, a model, separated around September 2004. His grandfather, William …
Male actors
- Aleksandër Moisiu (1879–1935)
- Pjetër Gjoka (1912–1982)
- Sandër Prosi (1920–1985)
- Pandi Raidhi (1921–1999)
- Naim Frashëri (1923–1975)
- Kadri Roshi (1924–2007)
- Sulejman Pitarka (1924–2007)
- Ndrek Luca (1927–1995)
- Luan Qerimi (1929-2018)
- Skënder Sallaku (1935–2014)
- Bekim Fehmiu (1936–2010)
- Albert Vërria (1936–2015)
- Dhimitër Orgocka (1936)
- Faruk Begolli (1944–2007)
- Edmond Budina (1952)
- James Belushi (1954)
- John Belushi (1949–1982)
- James Biberi (1965)
- Klement Tinaj (1990)
- Blerim Destani (1981)
- Mike Dusi (1981)
- Halit Ergenç (1970)
- Victor Gojcaj (1983)
- Agim Kaba (1980)
- Peter Malota (1959)
- Nickola Shreli (1981)
- Robert Ndrenika (1942)
- Enver Petrovci (1954)
- Nik Xhelilaj (1983)
- Esat Teliti (1950)
- Erbi Ago (1990)
- Reshat Arbana (1940)
- Ilir Jaçellari (1970)
- Laert Vasili (1974)
- Roland Trebicka (1947–2013)
- Llazi Sërbo (1945–2010)
- Agim Qirjaqi (1950–2010)
- Andon Qesari (1942)
- Aleko Prodani (1942–2006)
- Bujar Lako (1946)
- Ndriçim Xhepa (1957)
- Vasillaq Vangjeli (1948–2011)
Female actors
- Marie Logoreci (1920–1988)
- Ferial Alibali (1923–2011)
- Liza Vorfi (1924–2011)
- Violeta Manushi (1926–2007)
- Drita Pelingu (1926–2013)
- Melpomeni Çobani (1928-2016)
- Esma Agolli (1928–2010)
- Margarita Xhepa (1932)
- Tinka Kurti (1932)
- Melihate Ajeti (1935–2005)
- Antoneta Papapavli (1938–2013)
- Yllka Mujo (1953)
- Rajmonda Bulku (1958)
- Luiza Xhuvani (1964)
- Luli Bitri (1976)
- Masiela Lusha (1985)
- Flonja Kodheli
- Ana Golja (1996)
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