Amir Korangy is a seasoned director, actor, and educator with over thirty-five years’ experience working in the U.K and U.S.  He attended George Washington University, National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, studied directing at Catholic University and holds an MA with Merit from Middlesex University, London.

Mr. Korangy has worked as visiting professor at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, E 15 Acting School, University of Essex, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, The School of Science of Acting, and was the professor of Theatre History for the London Program at Pepperdine University. During his tenure as the Head of MA and BA in Performance Program at the prestigious Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, Dame Judi Dench became the President of the Academy, and the Performance programs received the Michael Elliot Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Drama Training.

He was a major contributor to the Standing Conference of University Drama Departments on Teaching Stanislavski in the U.K., co-directed the BAFTA newcomers Los Angeles Showcase and while the president of Theatre of Arts, directed the Drama U.K. Los Angeles Industry Showcase for three years. He has also been a pre-publication reviewer for Bloomsbury Publishers in London for the past four years as well as an associate faculty member and Guest Director at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Los Angeles since 2012.

He has produced and directed over a hundred plays ranging from classics to contemporary in the U.K. and U.S. In addition to his extensive stage work his Film and TV acting credits include guest starring roles for BBC, HBO, Channel Four UK, London Weekend Television, Thames Television, Granada TV, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Netflix, CBS, ABC and NBC.  Most recently he has appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mom, Shameless, Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS, Dead to Me, and as a recurring character in NBC’s primetime sitcom Superstore.