Luan Qerimi is an Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

n actor. He is known for his work in theater, and has performed in plays by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...

 (Othello

Othello

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, Hamlet

Hamlet

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) and Bertold Brecht (The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

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) in addition to works by Albanian dramatists such as Kolë Jakova and Ekrem Kryeziu. He has also made a few films, and worked with Albanian directors such as Dhimitër Anagnosti

Dhimitër Anagnosti

Dhimitër Anagnosti is probably the most important Albanian film director of the 20th century. He was a member of the Parliament of Albania in the 1990s and a Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports...

. In 1989 Qerimi was named an Artist of Merit by the government of Albania.