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Charalambous Joins Downton Abbey Cast

Ioannis_headshotThe 27-year-old Cypriot Ioannis Charalambous came to London to study Marketing. He gave it up for acting and now he’s in the cast of the hugely-popular TV series Downton Abbey.

Charalambous was born and grew up in the island of Cyprus. Seven years before, after he completed his military service, he went to London to study Marketing.

“I always knew I wanted to be an actor. I was playing theater since I remember my self. My goal was to finish my first degree and to go to the school of the National Theatre in Athens. I passed the exams there but at the same time I was accepted to another one school, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in London, which did not say to me anything at the time,” he says.

After he had passed six auditions, he asked about the school and was informed that it is one of the best in the world. He managed to pass along with other 29 students among 4,000 candidates. He continued his studies at Drama Center, from which graduated Colin Firth, Michael Fassbender and others.

After this, he went to the fabled National Theatre of London. “It was an experience that made me understand you can open every door you want and you deserve. I enjoyed the moments there, from the auditions until the last performance. Working with the best in one of the most qualified theater in the world it’s a useful school for every new actor. It was one of the most important experiences that I will always remember,” he says.

He’s now working alongside the likes of Maggie Smith in the fourth season of Downton Abbey. But Cyprus is always in his plans. After the shooting for Downton Abbey’s next season, his plans include a theatrical monologue in the autumn, studying scripts for cinema movies for the next year for a monologue he wants to present in Greece and Cyprus.

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