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Claudiu Trandafir

Claudiu Trandafir

Actor · Born September 15, 1963 (63) · Constanta, Romania

Claudiu Trandafir was born in Constanta a town by the Romanian Black Sea Coast. Claudiu began acting as a teen. In 1989 he met and worked with playwright Caryl Churchill and director Mark Wing Davey in Bucharest, on the research, devising and developing the highly acclaimed original production of "Mad Forest - a Play from Romania" (1990). The play premiered in June (1990) at Central School Of Speech and Drama, London, in September at the National Theatre in Bucharest and in October opened for a six weeks run at The Royal Court in London. He moved to London and attended the Acting course of Arts Educational Schools London(1991). He had his stage debut in London in Arts Threshold production of Peter Weis' "The Investigation" directed by Johnathan Chadwick (1993). On the returning to Romania (1994) he worked with the National Theatre of Craiova and toured the world with "The Danaides" directed by Silviu Purcarete(1996). He set up "The 777 Theatre Company" (1997), with the theatre director Theodor Cristian Popescu and produced and directed national premieres of: Mark Meddof's "Children of a Lesser God", Tony Kushner's "Angels in America", Biliana Srblianovic's "A Belgrade Trilogy". The productions opened on the best stages in Romania and were considered among the best at the time. He has numerous roles and appearances in American, British and Romanian film and TV productions. Author: Film Creep

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Born
September 15, 1963 (63)
From
Constanta, Romania
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Claudiu Trandafir's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Survival
27%
Bonds
15%
Power
13%
Society
13%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
4
Tense
4
Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Romantic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Claudiu Trandafir's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Claudiu Trandafir's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Yellow Tie(2025)

    as Iasi Mayor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Nosferatu(2024)

    as Innkeeper

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Adventures Italian Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    First Assistant Director · as Truck Driver

  • Queen Marie of Romania(2019)

    as Romanian Minister #3

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding(2018)

    as Drunkard

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Just One More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Co-Producer · as Mirel

  • Royal Hearts(2018)

    as Karoly

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Date Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Brutarul

  • Chosen(2016)

    as Rabbi Goldman

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • By the Rails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • High Strung(2016)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Lady of Csejte(2015)

    as Judge Theodosious

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Love by Design(2014)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Rusty Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Janos

  • The Blind Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Comandantul

  • Dead in Tombstone(2013)

    as Preacher

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Devil Inside(2012)

    as Father Robert Gallo

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Gun of the Black Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Litle Nicky

  • Transylmania(2009)

    Dialogue Coach · as Van Sloan

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Sword of War(2009)

    as giudice

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sweeney Todd(2006)

    as Barbershop Customer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn!(2005)

    as Gustav (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis(2005)

    as Nicholai

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Boris

  • Warrior Queen(2003)

    as Roman Horseman

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dark Asylum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Poole

  • Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula(2000)

    as Prince Karl

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Witchouse II: Blood Coven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Wilson

  • Prison of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Limo Driver

  • Diplomatic Siege(1999)

    as Jan Anderson

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Retro Puppet Master(1999)

    as Leader

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Excalibur Kid(1999)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein Reborn!(1998)

    as Gustav

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Teen Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Eriuk

  • Talisman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Dr. Jarod

  • Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Constable (uncredited)

  • Bikini Goddesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Quentin

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1996 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

The Devil Inside (2012)

$102M worldwide

Highest rated

Royal Hearts (2018)

Midcredits 46th

Most popular right now

The Devil Inside (2012)

Film career

19962025

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 37: 34 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score18thProducing1 of 37: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 37: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

37 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s8 · acting2000s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew2010s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · 3 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
9909

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Claudiu Trandafir's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn! (2005)

88th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Yellow Tie (2025)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 42/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 21. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Claudiu Trandafir work with?

People who share at least 2 of Claudiu Trandafir's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Viorel Sergovici shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers