Rahel Romahn

Rahel Romahn (born c. 1993) is a Kurdish-Iraqi born Australian actor. For his performance in The Principal he was nominated for the 2016 AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama and the 2016 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer. He was the winner of the 2022 Heath Ledger Scholarship. Roles he has played include the TV series Shantaram and Mr Inbetween and mini-series Australian Gangster, films Little Monsters, Ali's Wedding, Down Under and Alex & Eve and on stage as Mozart opposite Michael Sheen in Amadeus at the Sydney Opera House.

The Ground Beneath (2008)

'The Ground Beneath' follows the emotional journey of a young teenager, Kaden, who lives a life of fear and threat. His friendship with Casey, the girl from school, and Lewis, a boy that spends time in his street, becomes a chance for change and self-discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rene Hernandez
CAST:  Thom Green  •  Rahel Romahn  •  Jade LeBrocq  •  Paul Tassone

'The Ground Beneath' follows the emotional journey of a young teenager, Kaden, who lives a life of fear and threat. His friendship with Casey, the girl from school, and Lewis, a boy that spends time in his street, becomes a chance for change and self-discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rene Hernandez
CAST:  Thom Green  •  Rahel Romahn  •  Jade LeBrocq  •  Paul Tassone

The Combination (2009)

Set in the maligned western suburbs of Sydney, Lebanese-Australian John gets out of gaol to discover his younger brother Charlie is caught up with drugs, hookers and crime. Charlie oscillates between the streets and school. Daily clashes between Scott and Charlie's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Field
CAST:  George Basha  •  Firass Dirani  •  Ali Haider  •  Clare Bowen

Set in the maligned western suburbs of Sydney, Lebanese-Australian John gets out of gaol to discover his younger brother Charlie is caught up with drugs, hookers and crime. Charlie oscillates between the streets and school. Daily clashes between Scott and Charlie's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Field
CAST:  George Basha  •  Firass Dirani  •  Ali Haider  •  Clare Bowen

Down Under (2016)

A black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots, it is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight destined to collide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abe Forsythe
CAST:  Lincoln Younes  •  Rahel Romahn  •  Michael Denkha  •  Fayssal Bazzi

A black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots, it is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight destined to collide.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abe Forsythe
CAST:  Lincoln Younes  •  Rahel Romahn  •  Michael Denkha  •  Fayssal Bazzi

Alex & Eve (2015)

Alex, a Greek Orthodox schoolteacher, falls for Lebanese Muslim lawyer, Eve. The relationship is forbidden by both families, and thus the emotional dilemma of 'Alex and Eve' is created.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Andrikidis
CAST:  Andrea Demetriades  •  Richard Brancatisano  •  Ryan O'Kane  •  Simon Elrahi

Alex, a Greek Orthodox schoolteacher, falls for Lebanese Muslim lawyer, Eve. The relationship is forbidden by both families, and thus the emotional dilemma of 'Alex and Eve' is created.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Andrikidis
CAST:  Andrea Demetriades  •  Richard Brancatisano  •  Ryan O'Kane  •  Simon Elrahi

Ali's Wedding (2017)

After a "white lie" which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive and musically gifted Muslim cleric's eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, except he is madly in love with an Australian born-Lebanese girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Walker
CAST:  Osamah Sami  •  Don Hany  •  Helana Sawires  •  Robert Rabiah

After a "white lie" which spirals out of control, a neurotic, naive and musically gifted Muslim cleric's eldest son must follow through with an arranged marriage, except he is madly in love with an Australian born-Lebanese girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Walker
CAST:  Osamah Sami  •  Don Hany  •  Helana Sawires  •  Robert Rabiah

The Combination Redemption (2019)

Six years on and John is still haunted by the death of his younger brother. The choices he faces will push him to the edge like never before.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Field
CAST:  George Basha  •  Neveen Hanna  •  Maha Wilson  •  Rahel Romahn

Six years on and John is still haunted by the death of his younger brother. The choices he faces will push him to the edge like never before.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Field
CAST:  George Basha  •  Neveen Hanna  •  Maha Wilson  •  Rahel Romahn

Blood Orange (2017)

A blind man tormented by the mysterious disappearance of his dog, is one day visited by a sadistic childhood friend, igniting a disturbing journey of self discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  M.P. Wills
CAST:  Richard James Allen  •  Sam Glissan  •  Matt Levett  •  Steve Maresca

A blind man tormented by the mysterious disappearance of his dog, is one day visited by a sadistic childhood friend, igniting a disturbing journey of self discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  M.P. Wills
CAST:  Richard James Allen  •  Sam Glissan  •  Matt Levett  •  Steve Maresca

Moon Rock for Monday (2021)

Set in Sydney, 1999, after an unlikely encounter at a train station, a young girl befriends a fugitive teenage boy and they travel to visit a moon rock that the girl believes will heal her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kurt Martin
CAST:  Ashlyn Louden-Gamble  •  Aaron Jeffery  •  Jessica Napier  •  David Field

Set in Sydney, 1999, after an unlikely encounter at a train station, a young girl befriends a fugitive teenage boy and they travel to visit a moon rock that the girl believes will heal her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kurt Martin
CAST:  Ashlyn Louden-Gamble  •  Aaron Jeffery  •  Jessica Napier  •  David Field

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Miller
CAST:  Anya Taylor-Joy  •  Chris Hemsworth  •  Tom Burke  •  Lachy Hulme

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Miller
CAST:  Anya Taylor-Joy  •  Chris Hemsworth  •  Tom Burke  •  Lachy Hulme

Bani Ibrahim (2009)

Hafiz, a Palestinian-Australian doctor, is faced with the dilemma on whether to save the life of his fugitive brother intent on committing a suicide attack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raihan Harun
CAST:  George Kanaan  •  Nicholas Brown  •  Katherine Halliday  •  Rahel Romahn

Hafiz, a Palestinian-Australian doctor, is faced with the dilemma on whether to save the life of his fugitive brother intent on committing a suicide attack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raihan Harun
CAST:  George Kanaan  •  Nicholas Brown  •  Katherine Halliday  •  Rahel Romahn

Here Out West (2022)

A baby is kidnapped from hospital by a desperate grandmother. Her flight sets off a chain of events that bring together complete strangers over the course of one day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ana Kokkinos  •  Leah Purcell  •  Julie Kalceff  •  Lucy Gaffy  •  Fadia Abboud
CAST:  Arka Das  •  Leah Vandenberg  •  Rahel Romahn  •  Brandon Nguyen

A baby is kidnapped from hospital by a desperate grandmother. Her flight sets off a chain of events that bring together complete strangers over the course of one day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ana Kokkinos  •  Leah Purcell  •  Julie Kalceff  •  Lucy Gaffy  •  Fadia Abboud
CAST:  Arka Das  •  Leah Vandenberg  •  Rahel Romahn  •  Brandon Nguyen

Wizards!

The problems of two unlucky beach bar operators starts when they find stolen loot that they really should have left alone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Michôd
CAST:  Pete Davidson  •  Naomi Scott  •  Franz Rogowski  •  Sean Harris

The problems of two unlucky beach bar operators starts when they find stolen loot that they really should have left alone.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Michôd
CAST:  Pete Davidson  •  Naomi Scott  •  Franz Rogowski  •  Sean Harris

The Surfer (2024)

When a man returns to his beachside hometown in Australia, many years since building a life for himself in the U.S., he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local gang of surfers who claim strict ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorcan Finnegan
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Justin Rosniak  •  Alexander Bertrand  •  Rahel Romahn

When a man returns to his beachside hometown in Australia, many years since building a life for himself in the U.S., he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local gang of surfers who claim strict ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lorcan Finnegan
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Justin Rosniak  •  Alexander Bertrand  •  Rahel Romahn

Streets of Colour (2023)

After being blamed for the death of his best friend in a racist street fight, Tez, a 25-year-old drug dealer with a cultural identity complex loses custody of his son. Battling a drug addiction and coming to terms with losing his friend, he’ll need to clean himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronnie S. Riskalla
CAST:  Rahel Romahn  •  Elliott Giarola  •  Simon Elrahi  •  Olga Markovic

After being blamed for the death of his best friend in a racist street fight, Tez, a 25-year-old drug dealer with a cultural identity complex loses custody of his son. Battling a drug addiction and coming to terms with losing his friend, he’ll need to clean himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronnie S. Riskalla
CAST:  Rahel Romahn  •  Elliott Giarola  •  Simon Elrahi  •  Olga Markovic