Hannaj Bang Bendz

Hannaj Bang Bendz is a multi award-winning actress best known for her dramatic and action roles in independent British films, such as "The Man Up The Stairs' (Best Actress, LA Film Awards) and "Glamour" (Amazon Prime, 2020). Hannaj was born in London, England, to her English mother (Michelle) and Danish father (Henrik). In 2008, Hannaj studied "Scriptwriting for Film and Television" at Bournemouth University, and in 2012, she graduated with a BA (Hons) in Animation Film Production from The Arts University at Bournemouth (AUB). In 2013, she starred in her first Professional Theatre Production, "Dorian Gray" at The Lighthouse Theatre in Poole, and was cast in Docudrama "Black Ops: Operation Firemagic" directly after - which aired on both American Netflix and the History Channel. In 2017, Hannaj's performance as Julia in 'The Man Up The Stairs' secured several Best Actress awards across various festivals, most notably the LA Film Festival. In 2018, the short film "A Still Sunrise" premiered at Cannes Film Festival, in the 'Short Film Catalogue Corner', and shortly afterwards she featured as the lead role of Keeley Jones in popular small series "Seaside Town" (Amazon Prime, 2018). "3 Pints and a Rabbi" a dark comedy feature, playing opposite Amanda Abbington and Michael Maloney, and "God's Whisper" a Biblical Vampire short, are due for release soon. In the meantime, Hannaj has branched out into writer and producer roles. She is completing post-production on short Marvel fan-film "Salvaje", and is filming dark psychological feature "Jax", in which she stars in the lead role of Jax. Hannaj also regularly practices Mixed Martial Arts, in the forms of Kickboxing, Kali and Muay Thai and is a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. She has had some training in Kung Fu and Bo-Staff, as well as live fire-arms - all skills she utilises as often as possible for the right projects. Her combat skills secured the lead role in action/horror feature "I Am Rage', which is due for American release/distribution in early 2023.