James Tratas

Žilvinas Tratas, also known as James Tratas (born 10 December 1988) is a Lithuanian actor, screenwriter and TV personality.

Biography

James Tratas was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. His father Jurijus is a carpenter and his mother Vitalija plays flute in the Lithuanian National Military Band. From an early age his parents tried to direct him towards the arts. He attended Secondary School of Tuskulėnai, which has enchanted fine arts module and Musical School of Balys Dvarionas. In early teens Tratas rebelled against this decision and exchanged musical school for boxing.

From 2009 to 2014 he studied at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre where he obtained the bachelor's degree in acting. He started to work actively in film, TV and theatre in his first year of studies and gained national recognition before receiving a diploma. His first national break was after portraying a ruthless villain in a cult Lithuanian TV series Nemylimi Svetimi Pasmerkti.

Soon after obtaining diploma in 2014, he left Lithuania to pursue an international acting career. Since then he worked in films with oscar winning directors (Nikita Mikhalkov, Gabrielle Salvatores) in different countries such as United Kingdom, Russia, Czech Republic.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2022 The Generation of Evil Young police chief Gintas Krasauskas Movie, important role 2022 W3B Gangster "Lenciūgas" TV mini-series 2021 Your Home Is Where Your Heart / Дiм, де серце / Дом, где сердце Igor TV mini-series, melodrama, leading role 2018 Baker and Beauty Pit Hovens TV Movie 2017 Going Vertical / Движение вверх Modestas PaulauskasMovie, important role 2017 B&B Alex Movie 2017 Optimists / Оптимисты Emil Figeroa TV series, small role 2016 Guardians Of The Night / Ночные Стражи Vampire Movie 2016 Mamon Bodyguard TV movie 2015 VIP Murders Boris TV movie 2015 Chasing Solace Jonas Short Movie 2014 Vinari Maldavan TV movie 2014 Pasmerkti III Taisonas TV movie 2014 The Romanovs Peter the Great Documentary 2014 Secret Societies Strong Student Documentary 2014 The Assets FBI Agent Miniseries 2014 Vilė Balys Short 2014 Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives Semyon Zolotarev Documentary 2014 Pasmerkti II Taisonas TV movie 2014 Radviliada Scout Documentary 2013 Anna Carenina Soldier TV movie 2013 Siberian Education "Shorty" Movie 2013 Janine Donatas Short movie 2012 6 Vladka Short Movie