Multi-award winning actor Juan Riedinger has been nominated for three Leo Awards: Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for Havana 57 , Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series for R. L. Stines The Haunting Hour - Coat Rack Cowboy, and Best Performance in a Web Series' for Pavement - Wake Up.
Photo Credit: Agam Darshi
The Leo Awards (http://www.leoawards.com) take place at the spectacular Westin Bayshore Vancouver on June 7th and 8th.
Juan's first nomination is for his starring role in the feature film Havana 57 . The film was the first ever Canadian-Cuban co-production and was shot entirely on location in Havana, Cuba. Havana 57 follows Rub n Velez (Juan Riedinger), a newly appointed homicide detective in the Havana police force in 1957, just before the Cuban revolution. His brother, a university professor named Luis, is actively involved in the student uprisings prevailing in Havana at the time. Velez is caught between two worlds - the crooked police force he belongs to, and the student rebels, who his own brother supports. After being seduced by Juliana (Elisabetta Fantone), a Cuban dancer with ties to the mob, Velez must decide where his allegiances lie.
Juan is also nominated for his leading role in an exciting new web series entitled Pavement . Set on the streets of LA, Juan plays Mitch, a Meth-addicted father who is desperately trying to keep his family together. Juan was the only Canadian actor in the production, working alongside ER Ruiz (Sons of Anarchy).
On television, Juan has been nominated for Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series for R. L. Stines The Haunting Hour - Coat Rack Cowboy. He played John Mad Dog' McCoy, an Old West gunslinger who comes back to haunt two brothers he believes cut down the tree he was hanged from. Juan worked alongside the youngest of the Jonas Brothers - Frankie Jonas. Juan was also nominated in the same category at last years Leos for a different character on the same show.
These past few years Juan has been extremely busy filming in Los Angeles, Cuba, Mexico, Montreal, Toronto, Rhode Island, Vancouver, and even in his hometown of Banff. Juan and his wife Agam Darshi played a couple for the first time in the short dramatic film Reunion . The film was shot in Sayulita, Mexico (where the real-life couple were married) and in Los Angeles earlier this year.
Juan just completed filming a supporting role in a feature film entitled Broken Horses , by Bollywood legend Vidhu Vinod Chopra (Three Idiots, Parinda), where he worked alongside Vincent DOnofrio, Anton Yelchin, and cinematographer Tom Stern (The Hunger Games, Mystic River). He is also a lead character in the horror feature Alice D. , also starring horror legend Kane Hodder. Juan also has the leading role of Jess in the post-apocalyptic web series called Breakers , currently in production.
Juan has received a long list of industry accolades for his performances. He won a 2012 Leo Award for Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama for his leading role in the film blood/sweat/tears . He was given the Best Actor award at the 2011 Indy Horror Film Festival for his leading role in On a Dark and Stormy Night, which was also awarded Best Feature. He also recently became the only two-time recipient of the A&E Short Filmmakers Award for his short films Shark Out of Water and Birth Day. Riedinger's role in the independent film Zero Hour also won him two best actor awards at festivals in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Juan was also nominated for Best Actor in the 2012 Chicago Horror Film Festival for his leading role in the acclaimed feature-length thriller Spades.
Juan's other list of notable credits include: playing Peter Whyte from a teen until his death in Drawing Home ; a supporting role in the horror-comedy, Jennifer's Body alongside Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried and Adam Brody; a supporting role in Hardwired , starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Val Kilmer; a role in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem , as the ill-fated stoner, Scotty; and shared the screen alongside Jennifer Connely in The Day the Earth Stood Still .
Multi-talented Riedinger made his directorial debut on the film entitled Shark Out of Water , which he also wrote and received four Leo Award nominations for, including Best Short Film and Best Direction in a Short Film. The film deals with two poker-obsessed young men who must come to terms with their addiction, and includes a cameo appearance by internationally renowned poker champion Phil Hellmuth. The official website for Juans Leo Award-nominated directorial debut is now live at: http://www.sharkoutofwater.com.
Float is a 35mm short film which Juan directed with a grant from Bravo!FACT, and made its Canadian premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival. There Juan received the award for Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film. The film also made its world premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
Riedinger, originally from Banff, Alberta, moved to Vancouver to pursue acting full time. Soon after, he won a nationwide casting call for a recurring role in Showcase's Godiva's . He also landed a supporting lead in Shred alongside Tom Green, and guest starred in such television shows as Smallville, Fringe, and Continuum.
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Multi-award winning actor Juan Riedinger has been nominated for three Leo Awards: Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for Havana 57 , Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series for R. L. Stines The Haunting Hour - Coat Rack Cowboy, and Best Performance in a Web Series' for Pavement - Wake Up.
