Arūnas Sakalauskas was born in 1962 in Varniai. In 1985, he graduated from the acting master’s program at the Lithuanian State Conservatory (course leader – Jonas Vaitkus). From 1985 to 1986, he was an actor at the Kaunas State Academic Drama Theatre, served in the army from 1986 to 1987, returned to the Kaunas theatre from 1987 to 1989, and has been an actor at the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre since 1989. He appeared in the television improv shows “Pagauk kampą,” “Dviračio žinios,” hosted the show “Vakaro autografas,” and, together with Vytautas Šapranauskas, hosted the show “Puikusis šou.”

Film roles:
1985 Staselis – "Mano mažoji žmona," directed by Raimundas Banionis, LKS
1988 KGB officer – "Vaikai iš 'Amerikos' viešbučio," directed by Raimundas Banionis, LKS
1989 Writer – "Miškais ateina ruduo," directed by Raimundas Vabalas, LKS
1990 Actor – "Dvynys," directed by Remigijus Sabulis, LKS
1991 He – "Trys dienos," directed by Šarūnas Bartas, "Kinema"
1993 Marius – "Ir jis pasakė jiems sudie," directed by Andrius Šiuša, Kino studija VJS
1993 Brother – "Likusios dienos," directed by Kristijonas Vildžiūnas, LKS
1996 Friend – "Baimė," directed by Linas Ryškus, LKS
1997 School Principal – "Mėnulio Lietuva," directed by Gytis Lukšas, Cinemark Studio
2001 "Vienui vieni," directed by Jonas Vaitkus
2003 "Sekmadienis toks, koks yra," directed by Ignas Jonynas, Cinevera
2005 "Food Family," directed by Živilė Montvilaitė, Maxime Maxote, AXX Festival
2005 "Debesėlis ir Faustas," directed by Saulius Šaltenis

Notable television roles:
1986 Elžbietas – "Gaisrininkų legendos," LRT
1991 Robber – "Mano gyvenimas – mano džiaugsmas," directed by Augustinas Gricius, LRT
1994 Tomas – "Aš nežinau, kas aš esu," directed by Aloyzas Jančioras, LRT
1994 Administrator – "Vegetaras," directed by Tomas Ribaitis, LRT
2003 "Lietuviškas tranzitas," directed by Evaldas Kubilius, Dom Film Idee Fixe (Russia, Lithuania)

Theatre roles:
1985 Makakutis – "Makakučio nuotykiai," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, KVADT
1985 Astronomy teacher – "Binoklis" and Arūnas, Sakalas – "Vanagėlis," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, KVADT
1985 Duke of York – William Shakespeare "Ričardas III," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, KVADT
1986 Creon – Jean Anouilh, "Antigonė," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, KVADT
1986 Eisutis – Juozas Grušas, "Herkus Mantas," directed by V. Balsys, KVADT
1988 Kazelis, second son, child – Balys Sruoga "Baisioji naktis," directed by V. Balsys, KVADT
1989 Bestuževas – Adomas Mickevičius, "Vėlinės," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, LVADT
1989 Priest – Thomas S. Eliot, "Žmogžudystė katedroje," directed by Olegas Kesminas, LVADT
1989 Karaliūnas – Lithuanian folktales, "Karžygys Karaliūnas," directed by Gintaras Varnas, LVJT
1990 Daniil Charms – "Ten būti čia," directed by Oskaras Koršunovas, LNDT
1990 Bestuževas – Adomas Mickevičius, "Vėlinės," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, LVADT
1990 Doll – Joshua Sobol, "Getas," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, LVADT
1991 Perlis VaisietaII miškinis – Feliksas Bajoras, "Dievo avinėlis," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, LVADT
1992 Trinkulas – William Shakespeare, "Audra," directed by Olegas Kesminas, LVADT
1992 Writer – Daniil Charms, "Senė," directed by Oskaras Koršunovas, LVADT
1994 Petia – Aleksandr Vvedenskij, "Labas Sonia Nauji metai," directed by Oskaras Koršunovas, LVADT
1994 Merso – Albert Camus, "Svetimas," directed by Gintaras Varnas, LVADT
1994 Tarnas – Federico Garcia Lorca, "Jei praeitų penki metai," directed by Gintaras Varnas, VVMT
1995 Lawyer – August Strindberg, "Sapnas," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, LVADT
1996 Norman – Ronald Harwood, "Aprengėjas," directed by Algirdas Latėnas, LVADT
1997 Director – Federico Garcia Lorca, "Publika," directed by Gintaras Varnas, LVADT
1996 Krosnis – Saulius Šaltenis, "Lituanica," directed by Rimas Tuminas, LVADT
1997 Julius – Botho Strauss, "Laikas ir kambarys," directed by Gintaras Varnas, LVADT
1997 Kolia – Michail Ugarov, "Driskius," directed by Rokas Ramanauskas, LVADT
1997 Beggar – Pedro Calderón de la Barca, "Didysis pasaulio teatras," directed by Gintaras Varnas, Specifinės vietos projektas Observatorija
1997 Patrisas – Roger Vitrac, "Meilės misterijos," directed by Cezaris Graužinis, LVADT
1998 Ježevikinas – Fiodor Dostojevski, "Stepančikovo dvaras," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, LNDT
1999 Richmond – William Shakespeare "Ričardas III," directed by Rimas Tuminas, LNDT
1999 Mark – Mark Ravenhill, "Shopping and fucking," directed by Oskaras Koršunovas, OKT
2000 Clarin, Fool – Pedro Calderon de la Barca, "Gyvenimas – tai sapnas," directed by Gintaras Varnas, LNDT
2000 Cat Begemoth – Michail Bulgakov, "Meistras ir Margarita," directed by Oskaras Koršunovas, OKT
2001 Chlestakovas – Nikolai Gogol, "Revizorius," directed by Rimas Tuminas, VVMT
2002 Austrian Emperor Leopold – Howard Barker, "Europiečiai," directed by Lary Zappia, LNDT
2001 Elyzas – Marius Katiliškis "Paskendusi vasara," directed by Julius Dautartas, LNDT
2002 Tarnas – Sophocles, "Oidipas karalius," directed by Oskaras Koršunovas, OKT
2002 Man – Jonas Mekas, "Pati pradžios pradžia," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, LNDT
2003 Duke Escalus, Pharmacist – William Shakespeare, "Įstabioji ir graudžioji Romeo ir Džuljetos istorija," directed by Oskaras Koršunovas, OKT
2003 He – Ingmar Villqist, "Helverio naktis," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, LNDT
2004 Wilhelm Cecil – Friedrich Schiller, "Marija Stiuart," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, LNDT
2005 Karmazinovas – Fiodor Dostojevski, "Demonai. Nelabieji. Apsėstieji. Kipšai," directed by Jonas Vaitkus, LNDT
2005 Vershinin – Anton Chekhov, "Trys seserys," directed by Rimas Tuminas, VVMT
2008 Sigitas Parulskis "Keltininkas," directed by Paul Eugen Budraitis

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