Phoenix Raei

'Phoenix Raei' (qv) is an Australian actor, writer and director born in Shiraz who immigrated to Perth, Australia as a child.In 2019, he was the recipient of the Casting Guild of Australia, Rising Star Award and was cast as a lead in the Netflix series _Clickbait (2021)_ (qv) (NBCUniversal International Studios, Matchbox Pictures).Phoenix will also appear as Javad, a charismatic detainee and leader, in the highly anticipated drama _Stateless (2020)_ (qv) with 'Cate Blanchett' (qv), 'Yvonne Strahovski' (qv) and 'Jai Courtney' (qv). He can also be seen in the critically acclaimed ABC series _The Heights (2019)_ (qv) (Matchbox Pictures and NBC) in which he plays series regular Ash.His breakthrough role came in 'Kriv Stenders' (qv)' _Australia Day (2017)_ (qv) starring next to 'Bryan Brown' (qv), 'Daniel Webber' (qv) and 'Sean Keenan' (qv). Phoenix was praised by audiences for his performance as Yaghoub Ghaznavi, a small-time drug dealer who feels the pressure from his family to take action when his brother is violently assaulted.He also starred in the feature film, _Below (2019)_ (qv) which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival alongside 'Anthony LaPaglia' (qv) and 'Ryan Corr' (qv). Critics praised Phoenix's performance for carrying the heart of the film.Phoenix has worked as a recurring guest star on multiple award-winning series such as _Romper Stomper (2018)_ (qv) (2018) with writer/director of the original 'Geoffrey Wright' (qv), the hit prison drama _Wentworth (2013)_ (qv) (2017/18) and _Mustangs FC (2017)_ (qv) (2017).He is a co-founder of Little Fish Films alongside his partner 'Kate Lister' (qv).::Fictional Entity