Vera Graziadei is a British actor, writer, director and producer, known for her diverse and dynamic career. Her journey in the arts began with a degree and Masters in Philosophy from the London School of Economics (LSE), followed by a BA in Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). Signed by Curtis Brown during her time at LAMDA, Vera spent a decade with them, honing her craft in film, TV and radio both in the UK and internationally.

Vera’s award-winning short films were selected for OSCAR and BAFTA-qualifying festivals. Her portfolio includes BAFTA-qualifying drama “The Silent Canary“, co-written with Bex Harvey, docudrama “nic_unextinct“, dark comedy “In the Woods with a Dead Dog” and mini-comedy “A Map of the World“. Vera’s recent short about a Ukrainian refugee boy “Ivanko’s Childhood”, starring Tom Goodman-Hill, Sinead Matthews and Sandra Dickinson, is starting its festival run in autumn 2025. Currently, Vera is in development on her first drama feature.

Vera is a founder of Luminous Arts Productions and producer of The Book of Vision, which was executively produced by Terrence Malick. The film, directed by Carlo Hintermann and starring Charles Dance, Lotte Verbeek, and Sverrir Gudnason, premiered at the Venice Film Festival, opened the Warsaw Film Festival and San Francisco International Film Festival, and featured in numerous other prestigious festivals worldwide, including Sitges, where it was nominated for Best Film. Distributed by Celluloid Dreams, it had an international cinema release, including UK, and is now available on major VOD platforms.

As an actor, Vera’s often recognised for her role as Elena in the British cult sitcom “Peep Show,” working alongside Olivia Colman, David Mitchell, and Robert Webb, under the writing of Jessie Armstrong and Sam Bain. She acted in Alfonso Cuaron’s “Children of Men” and with Steve Coogan in Michael Winterbottom’s “The Look of Love”, as well as projects like BBC series “The Deep,” alongside Minnie Driver, Antonia Thomas, Tom Wlaschiha and Tobias Menzies, “Me and Mrs Jones,” with Sarah Alexander, Jonathan Bailey and Robert Sheehan, and “Vampire Killers” with Myanna Buring, James Corden and Matthew Horne. She also appeared in iconic British TV series such as “The Bill,” “Doctors,” “Blue Murder,” “Spooks,” and “Poirot.” Her recent credits are in feature films “The Book of Vision” and “They Who Surround Us” by LA-based actor/director Troy Ruptash. Vera is currently represented by Simon & How.

Vera is a founder and director of a London-based film production company Luminous Arts Productions, which has produced a number of short films, has been involved with Amir Naderi‘s Mountain and recently produced Carlo Hintermann’s The Book of Vision in collaboration with Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life, The Thin Red Line, Days of Heaven), Entre Chien et Loup (The Happy Prince, Elle, The Man who killed Don Quixote) and Citrullo International.

The Book of Vision opened Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week and Warsaw Film Festival. It was officially selected for Sitges, Riga, Montreal, Pingayo and Thessaloniki Film Festivals and was nominated for Best Feature in Sitges and Pingayo.