We are thrilled to share with you our first double Success Story – where we bring you the casting director’s perspective and that of one of the cast members found through e-TALENTA!
We recently interviewed Italian casting director Armando Pizzuti and Slovenian actor Andrei Lenart, who was cast as the lead antagonist in ”Kill ’Em All 2” opposite action legend Jean-Claude van Damme.
Video Interviews:
Armando Pizzuti, Casting Director
Armando was born in Carpinone, a very small town in the centre of Italy. After finishing high school he moved to Rome where he studied acting for 3 years. He worked in several productions for TV, theatre and feature films. In 2015, he started working in the casting department of the famous TV Series ”The young Pope” directed by Italian Oscar Winner director Paolo Sorrentino. This was the start of a new chapter in his life that brought him to collaborate with directors such as Ben Affleck, Derek Cianfrance, David Frankel, Terrence Malick, Simon Curtis, Edoardo Ponti, Michael Mann, just to mention a few.
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Andrei Lenart, Actor
Andrei Lenart is an international actor from Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is known for his roles in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Canary Black (2024), and Kill Em All 2 (2024), where he starred as the lead villain opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Lenart is recognized for voicing numerous animated characters. Most notably, he provides the Slovenian voice of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and voices characters in video games including Assassin’s Creed Chronicles (2016).
Lenart’s professional military and stunt experience enhances his ability to take on physically demanding roles. He also works in performance and motion capture for major video games and animated productions. This includes the animated anthology series Secret Level (2024), where he performed the facial and body movements of the lead character King Aelstrom, voiced by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Foto Armando Pizzuti, (c) Beniamino Finocchiaro
Foto Andrei Lenart, (c) Nicholas Dawkes