BIO



"In the state of pure consciousness, I produce light and project it to the outside world. The light comes from inside!" — Marina Abramovic



Daniyar is a Los Angeles based filmmaker, born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Daniyar studied geophysical engineering in Moscow, Russia and at twenty years of age moved to the U.S. where he was granted asylum and eventually citizenship, and began to focus on acting and directing.

His acting credits include Steven Soderbergh's The Laundromat, WandaVision, SweetBitter, Blacklist, Scandal, Claws, FKA Twigs "Video Girl" and etc.. Daniyar directed several award winning short films, that dealing with LGBTQ+ issues, overcoming adversity and embracing humanity. Daniyar is repped by Circle Management + Production.