Povilas Budrys (born August 12, 1962 in

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) is a

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n theatre and film actor and artist.

Career

Theatre

He graduated from the

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under Jonas Vaitkus in 1981. Early roles include Saulinus (

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) in

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's ''Kingas'' (''Kings'') in 1980, Mankurtas in Čingizas Aitmatovas's ''Ilga kaip šimtmečiai diena'' in 1983 and Scipio in Albers Camus's ''Kaligula'', also in 1983. In 1984-1988 he was with the

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. He played Vyras - Paukštis under

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and Bronius Kutavičius in their production of '' Strazdas - žalias paukštis'' in 1985 (later adapted into a film in 1990), and later played Avdijus in Čingizas Aitmatovas's ''Golgota'', Jonelis Ivanovas in

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's ''Duokiškis'' and worked with Virginia Kelme- lyte performing the leading roles in its production of " The Green Thrush" in 1987. From 1989-1999 (with a break in 1994) with the Vilnius State Youth Theatre. He played Alkanasis in Knudas Hamsunas's production of ''Badas'' in 1989/1990, considerably acclaimed, which was shown at the Baltic spring exhibition of "Riga 1990". He appeared in

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's performance of '' Song of Songs'' at the youth theatre, controversial for its use of crucifixes. He also worked with Viktorija Kuodyte in '' Wasted Land'' and played the character of Treplevas in ''

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'' in 1991, a play by

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. In the 1991/1992 season he was elected Best Actor by the Lithuanian Theatre Union. In 2007 he won the Golden Stage Cross Award for his work in

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's " Faust".

Film

In 1991 he appeared in the film '' Sala'' (''The Island'') and in 2005 starred in '' Stiklo salis''.

References

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Filmography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Budrys, Povilas 1962 births Living people Lithuanian male stage actors Lithuanian male film actors People from Molėtai Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni 20th-century Lithuanian male actors