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Iulian Postelnicu

Iulian Postelnicu

Actor, also writer · Born June 25, 1978 (48) · București, România

Iulian Postelnicu graduated from the National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest with a Bachelor’s Degree in acting. He played several supporting characters in films such as Domestic (2012), A Decent Man (2018), and One Floor Below (2015), for which he received a Gopo nomination as Best Supporting Character. In 2019 he played the character of Vali in Arrest, for which he won the Gopo Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. His more recent characters include Costin in Otto the Barbarian (2020), nominated for the Gopo Award as Best Supporting Character, Daniel in the HBO TV show Ruxx (2022), Sorin in the HBO TV show Spy/Master (2023), and Ilie in Men of Deeds (2022), for which he won the Best Performance Award at FIFF Namur, the Outstanding Individual Performance Award at FilmFestival Cottbus, and the Gopo Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He also appeared in The New Year That Never Came, for which he received a Gopo nomination as Best Supporting Actor, and in Freedom, for which he won the Gopo Award for Best Supporting Actor. His recent work also includes the Netflix series Plaha, in which he plays the lead role. In addition to his acting career, Iulian Postelnicu worked as a writer for several Romanian TV shows like Mondenii, SRC, and Las Fierbinti. He co-wrote, together with Bogdan George Apetri, the screenplay for Unidentified (2020), for which they won the Gopo Award for Best Screenplay. - IMDb mini biography by: Ana Maria

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 25, 1978 (48)
From
București, România
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
5 on Motif · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 38% in 30 days

What are Iulian Postelnicu's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
52%
Bonds
17%
Power
12%
Survival
12%
Self
8%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
1
Absurd
1
Manic
1
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Iulian Postelnicu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Iulian Postelnicu's titles on Motif; 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

31 credits, 5 with a Motif page.

  • Comoara lui Harap-Alb (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2027)

    as Spânul

  • April X(2025)

    as Adrian

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • A River's Gaze (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Christmas with Ramon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Litra

  • Plaha (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Plaha / Vlad

  • The Perfect Candidate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Nicolae Chioru

  • The Moromete Family 3: Father and Son (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The New Year That Never Came(2024)

    as Ionuț Dincă

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Nothing Brigade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 13 episodes · as Săgeată

  • Holy Week (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Carol

  • Libertate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Lt. Col. Dragoman

  • Groapa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • The Action Pack (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Stănescu

  • Ramon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Where No Ships Go (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Father

  • Men of Deeds(2022)

    as Ilie

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Aurica, a Dog's Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Guta

  • Ruxx (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Daniel

  • Unidentified(2020)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Otto the Barbarian (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Arest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Vali

  • Moon Hotel Kabul (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • A Decent Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • 100 EUR (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Andrei

  • Old, Luxurious Flat Located in an Ultra-Central, Desirable Neighborhood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • One Floor Below (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Vali

  • In-laws (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer

  • Sweet Little Lies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Broker 2

  • Bora Bora (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Policeman

  • Divertis - Serviciul Roman de Comedie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 110 episodes · Actor

  • Tales from the Golden Age(2009)

    as First Guard (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 65th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Men of Deeds (2022)

$61K worldwide

Highest rated

Men of Deeds (2022)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

April X (2025)

Film career

  • 2023Screen debut· Libertate

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 31: 29 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting2 of 31: 2 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew2020s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Iulian Postelnicu's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Most divisive · actor

April X (2025)

97th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The New Year That Never Came (2024)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Iulian Postelnicu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Iulian Postelnicu's Motif titles; Vasile Muraru shares the most, 2.