Iulian Postelnicu
Iulian Postelnicu graduated from the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest with a Bachelor’s Degree in acting. He played several supporting characters in films such as Domestic (2012), A Decent Man (2018), and One Floor Below (2015), for which he received a Gopo nomination as Best Supporting Character. In 2019 he played the character of Vali in Arrest, for which he won the Gopo Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. His more recent characters include Costin in Otto the Barbarian (2020), nominated for the Gopo Award as Best Supporting Character, Daniel in the HBO TV show Ruxx (2022), Sorin in the HBO TV show Spy/Master (2023), and Ilie in Men of Deeds (2022), for which he won the Best Performance Award at FIFF Namur, the Outstanding Individual Performance Award at FilmFestival Cottbus, and the Gopo Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
He also appeared in The New Year That Never Came, for which he received a Gopo nomination as Best Supporting Actor, and in Freedom, for which he won the Gopo Award for Best Supporting Actor. His recent work also includes the Netflix series Plaha, in which he plays the lead role.
In addition to his acting career, Iulian Postelnicu worked as a writer for several Romanian TV shows like Mondenii, SRC, and Las Fierbinti. He co-wrote, together with Bogdan George Apetri, the screenplay for Unidentified (2020), for which they won the Gopo Award for Best Screenplay.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ana Maria
Acting
Movie
The New Year That Never Came
as Ionuț Dincă
2024
Movie
Tales from the Golden Age
as First Guard (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")
2009
Movie
Libertate
as Lt. Col. Dragoman
2023
Movie
One Floor Below
as Vali
2015
Movie
Ramon
2023
Movie
The Action Pack
as Stănescu
2023
Movie
Men of Deeds
as Ilie
2022
Movie
A Decent Man
2018
Movie
Sweet Little Lies
as Broker 2
2012
TV
Ruxx
as Daniel
2022
TV
Groapa
2023
Movie
Moon Hotel Kabul
2018
Movie
The Perfect Candidate
as Nicolae Chioru
2024
TV
Nothing Brigade
as Săgeată
2024
Movie
Otto the Barbarian
2020
Movie
Arest
as Vali
2019
TV
Plaha
as Plaha / Vlad
2025
Movie
The Moromete Family 3: Father and Son
2024
Movie
Christmas with Ramon
as Litra
2025
Movie
Holy Week
as Carol
2024
Movie
Bora Bora
as Policeman
2011
Movie
Old, Luxurious Flat Located in an Ultra-Central, Desirable Neighborhood
2016
Movie
Aurica, a Dog's Life
as Guta
2022
Movie
Where No Ships Go
as Father
2023
