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Nicholas Saputra

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Nicholas Saputra

Born February 24, 1984 in Jakarta, Indonesia32 films

Nicholas Saputra (born Nicholas Schubring Saputra on February 24, 1984, in Jakarta) is an Indonesian actor, model, and film producer. He gained widespread recognition after starring in Ada Apa dengan Cinta? (2002) as Rangga, a role that became an icon in Indonesian cinema.

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His career continued to flourish with strong performances in various films, including Gie (2005), where he portrayed activist Soe Hok Gie and won the Citra Award for Best Actor at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI). Other films that solidified his status as a top-tier actor include Janji Joni (2005), 3 Hari untuk Selamanya (2007), Aruna & Lidahnya (2018), and Paranoia (2021).

Saputra holds a degree in architecture from the University of Indonesia. As of 2007 Saputra has become a VJ for Channel V Asia, hosting such segments as 'The Ticket' and 'Screentime'.

In addition to acting, Nicholas is also active as a producer and has been involved in several documentary projects and environmental advocacy. He is known as an environmental ambassador, actively campaigning for nature conservation, particularly in forest and marine preservation.

With his charisma and selectivity in choosing roles, Nicholas Saputra remains one of the most respected and influential actors in the Indonesian film industry.

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What's Up with Cinta? posterFirst watchWhat's Up with Cinta?20027.5as RanggaA popular high school girl strains her relationship with her close-knit clique when she begins falling for a reclusive, lower-class schoolmate.View film

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Filmography

32 films as actor
  1. 2026Red Before Dawn
  2. 2025Twisted FateRawa
  3. 2025Siapa DiaLayar / Nicolas / Kabel / Saputra
  4. 2024Borderless FogBatalyon Commander
  5. 2024The Architecture of LoveRiver
  6. 2022(s)AyaAndhika
  7. 2022Kau, Rabu, dan Perkara2 Sepintas LaluRhun
  8. 2022Broken WingsAdji
  9. 2021ParanoiaRaka
  10. 2020Motel AcaciaDon
  11. 2018Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2018: JourneyKenji
  12. 2018Aruna & Her PalateBono
  13. 2016InterchangeBelian
  14. 2016What's Up with Cinta 2Rangga
  15. 2016Sinopsis Filem Interchange
  16. 2014The Golden Cane WarriorElang
  17. 2013Love From WamenaDaniel
  18. 2013What They Don't Talk About When They Talk About LoveEdo
  19. 2013I Am Into YouVano
  20. 2013Someone's Wife in the Boat of Someone's HusbandSukab
  21. 2012Postcards from the ZooCowboy
  22. 2012Us vs. CorruptionVano
  23. 2008DrupadiArjuna
  24. 2008Love PotpourriAa' Penjual DVD
  25. 2008Pesantren: 3 Wishes 3 LovesHuda
  26. 2008Hulahoop SoundingsNico
  27. 2007The PhotographWaria
  28. 2007Three Days to ForeverYusuf
  29. 2005GieSoe Hok Gie
  30. 2005Joni's PromiseJoni
  31. 2003The Stringless ViolinBhisma
  32. 2002What's Up with Cinta?Rangga