Biography

Florin Penișoară is a Romanian-American actor whose work spans film, television, and theatre across the United States and Europe.

In 2026, Florin appeared in Florin Șerban's 'You Don't Belong Here', winner of the Pardo d'Oro (Golden Leopard) at the 2026 Locarno Film Festival. His film work has also been showcased at international festivals including Cannes, Toronto, Berlin, the Sarajevo Film Festival, Vienna, and the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF).

His screen work spans productions for Netflix, Apple TV+, Peacock, CBS, Prime Video, NBC, and FX across both American and European markets.

A graduate of the Actors Studio Drama School in New York, where he studied on scholarship, Florin earned his MFA and laid the foundation for a career spanning American and European productions. Fluent in Romanian and English, he also works in Russian, French, Italian, and Spanish.

His theatre work includes productions associated with The Public Theater in New York. Reviewing Husbands, The New York Times wrote:

"Only the charismatic Florin Penisoara is a strong enough actor to compete with Ms. Mirescu's barrage of pictures and sound."

Florin continues to work between the United States and Europe, focusing on complex, character-driven roles in film and television.
- IMDb mini biography by: Patrick Flynn