Phoenix Raei

Personal context

Summary

Phoenix Raei is an Australian actor, writer, and director born in Shiraz, Iran; his family fled religious persecution and settled in Perth. His screen work includes The Heights, Stateless, Clickbait, The Night Agent, Tehran, and The Rooster, often in crime, thriller, or contemporary Australian drama. In discussing Australia Day, he said he understood why the date is sad for many people, that the day itself did not sit well with him, and that the film raised politically relevant questions. No public record of party campaigning, DEI roles, or ongoing activist affiliations is established.