Deema Aitken

Tough, compelling characters are no stranger to this Ukrainian born Actor. Deema is attracted to the darker, grittier side of life. His Film debut this spring 2015 will come in the form of Travis, the young bully in "The Sisterhood of Night" a modern-day Salem witch trial directed by Caryn Waechter (2014 Woodstock Film Festival Winner "Best Director") and starring Georgie Henley (Narnia) and Kara Heyward (Moonrise Kingdom). Deema will also be seen in "Stealing Cars" (2015) with John Leguizamo, William H. Macy and Emory Cohen as Earl The Skinhead. He made his Off-Broadway theatre Debut in David Rabe's "Early History of Fire" at The New Group directed by Jo Bonney. His other Film credits include Martin Scorsese's The Wolf Of Wall Street, Yelling At the Sky, August Rush and several Shorts: Thanksgiving Break, Eggs and Soldiers (Imelda O'Reilly, director), The Good Boy (2015), Little Shadow (2013 London Shorts Festival and BAFTA short list), Immaculate Reception (Official Selection 2014 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Program) and Rattlefly. His TV credits include: a recurring role on Season 5 of Royal Pains as Slack, Law & Order, and the Naked Brothers Band. Deema was born in Kiev, and moved to the US when he was 8 Years old. He's bilingual English and Russian and when not acting is a drummer in a metal band based out of New Jersey.