KARLIS ARNOLDS AVOTS
(Photo: Arturs Kondrats)
Karlis is regarded as one of the most promising actors to emerge from Latvia in recent years. Since graduating from the Latvian Academy of Culture in 2020, he has worked consistently across both Latvian theatre and on-screen. He played the role of ‘Jazis’ in Viesturs Kairiss’ feature film JANUARY, which was Latvia’s foreign-language Oscar submission and which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. In the television series SOVIET JEANS, Karlis played the lead role of ‘Renars’ – an ardent rock’n’roll fan who sets up an underground jeans factory in a psychiatric hospital. The show premiered at Series Mania in Lille, where Karlis was awarded the Best Actor prize, both there and also at the Rome Film Festival. He has been nominated by the Latvian National Film Awards in the Best Actor category for two consecutive years. Karlis co-wrote and played the lead in the feature, ULYA, which portrayed the tremulous teenage years of the legendary, world-famous Latvian women’s basketball player Ulyana Semyonova. It premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, and is Latvia's official submission for the 99th Academy Awards (2027) in the Best International Feature Film category. Karlis was the European Shooting Star for Latvia at the 75th Berlinale. He can next be seen as the lead antagonist, ‘Egil’ in Amazon MGM’s epic series BLOODAXE; and in KILL JACKIE.
PLAYING AGE: 25 - 35
NATIONALITY: LATVIAN
LOCATION: RIGA
