Hannaj Bang Bendz
Hannaj Bang Bendz is a multi award-winning actress best known for her lead roles in Action Revenge film, 'I Am Rage' (Clear Focus Movies, 2023) and 'Wrath of Dracula' and 'Ship Of the Damned' (Creativ Studios, 2023). Hannaj was born in London, England, to her English mother (Michelle) and Danish father (Henrik).
In 2008, Hannaj studied "Scriptwriting for Film and Television" at Bournemouth University, and in 2012, she graduated with a BA (Hons) in Animation Film Production from The Arts University at Bournemouth (AUB).
In 2013, she starred in her first Professional Theatre Production, "Dorian Gray" at The Lighthouse Theatre in Poole, and was cast in Docudrama "Black Ops: Operation Firemagic" directly after - which aired on both American Netflix and the History Channel.
In 2017, Hannaj's performance as Julia in 'The Man Up The Stairs' secured several Best Actress awards across various festivals, most notably the LA Film Festival. In 2018, the short film "A Still Sunrise" premiered at Cannes Film Festival, in the 'Short Film Catalogue Corner', and shortly afterwards she featured as the lead role of Keeley Jones in popular small series "Seaside Town" (Amazon Prime, 2018) as well as "Glamour" (Amazon Prime, 2020).
"3 Pints and a Rabbi" a dark comedy feature, playing opposite Amanda Abbington and Michael Maloney, and "God's Whisper" a Biblical Vampire short, were releases in 2021. Hannaj has also written and produced fan-film "Salvaje", and dark psychological feature "Jax".
Hannaj has a passion for Mixed Martial Arts, in the forms of Kickboxing, Kali and Muay Thai and is a Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - winning Blue Belt Open Weight division at the Masters European Championship (2023). She has had some training in Taekwondo, Kung Fu and Bo-Staff, as well as live fire-arms.
Hannaj Bang Bendz's screen work to date leans strongly toward Action and Horror, a consistent thread across her credits so far.
Hannaj Bang Bendz's most notable role to date came in The Dark Kingdom (2018), where she played Nyssa. She also appeared in The Crucifix: Blood of the Exorcist (2025) as Sara. Most recently appeared in I Am Rage (2023) as Erin.
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