Tio Pakusadewo


Irwan Susetyo Pakusadewo, better known by the stage name Tio Pakusadewo, is an Indonesian actor. He has won two Citra Awards for Best Leading Actor at the Indonesian Film Festival, for Lagu untuk Seruni, and Identitas.

Life and career

Tio was born on 2 September 1963 in Jakarta. He showed interest in the arts at an early age, taking up dance while in elementary school. In senior high he was active with the school's theatre troupe, and after graduating in 1985 Tio enrolled in the Jakarta Art Institute. On the side he worked as a model, and in 1987 he made his feature film debut playing opposite Rano Karno in Bilur-Bilur Penyesalan, an adaptation of the novel by Mira W..
In 1988 Tio took four roles, including one in Catatan Si Boy II, which gave him national recognition. His fame was cemented through his role in Garin Nugroho's Cinta Dalam Sepotong Roti, which won the Citra Award for Best Film at the 1991 Indonesian Film Festival. Also in 1991, Tio received his first Citra Award for acting, for his role as an eccentric composer in Lagu Untuk Seruni.
During the early 1990s the domestic film industry faced a steep decline, and Tio began to focus on soap operas. In 1993 he established his own production hous, Kalbuku, which produced several serials, including Desy, Lakon Tiga Duda, Anak-Anak Menteng, Telaga Kesabaran, and Tirai Sutra. The company, although initially highly successful, soon faced financial problems and closed; Tio also began facing a drug addiction. His last feature film role of the millennium was in Kuldesak, an indie film co-directed by Mira Lesmana, Riza Mantovani, Riri Riza and Nan Triveni. The film was released in 1999.
Tio would not reenter the film industry until 2004, when he portrayed a "sugar daddy" in Hanny Saputra's film Virgin. His next film role, in Nia Dinata's Berbagi Suami, was as a polygamist who fears his four wives. Since 2007, Tio has appeared in at least two films every year. These span a variety of genres, including the horror film Legenda Sundel Bolong, comedy Quickie Express, drama Sang Penari, and thriller Pintu Terlarang.
In 2010 Tio was granted the title Kanjeng Raden Tumenggung from the royal court at Sultanate of Yogyakarta; from which he is descended. That year he also established an acting school in Kemang, South Jakarta, because he considered the quality of most new Indonesian actors and actresses to be poor. The school teaches a method of acting developed by Tio himself.

Accolades

Tio has received numerous film awards, beginning with a Citra Award for Best Leading Actor from the 1991 Indonesian Film Festival for Lagu Untuk Sureni. In 2008 he received another Citra Award nomination, this time for Best Supporting Actor, for his role in May. Another win for Best Leading Actor followed in 2009, and in 2010 Tio was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Dilema Cinta 2 Hati. In 2011 and 2012 he was nominated for Best Leading Actor.
Aside from the Indonesian Film Festival, Tio has won multiple Golden Screen Awards from the Indonesian Movie Awards. His first was as Best Supporting Actor in 2008, for his role in Dimas Djayadiningrat's comedy Quickie Express. Two years later he won Best Leading Actor for his role in Identitas, and in 2011 he won Best Supporting Actor for Alangkah Lucunya .
After three years of hiatus, Tio returned to the big screen in 2016, taking the leading role of an Indonesian political exile in the film Letters from Prague. For his role in the film, he was nominated for Citra Award for Best Leading Actor in the 2016 Indonesian Film Festival, and won best actor award at the 2016 Indonesian Movie Awards and Usmar Ismail Awards. The film was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.
Five films in which Tio has acted have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. They are Bibir Mer, Berbagi Suami, Alangkah Lucunya , Sang Penari, and Letters from Prague.

Personal life

Tio is a divorcee. He has three children. He is a fan of the works of Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola and has cited the latter's 1983 film The Outsiders as his favourite.

Filmography

Film

Theater

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1991Indonesian Film FestivalCitra Award for Best Leading ActorLagu Untuk Seruni
2008Indonesian Movie AwardsBest Supporting ActorQuickie Express
2008Indonesian Film FestivalCitra Award for Best Supporting ActorMay
2009Indonesian Film FestivalCitra Award for Best Leading ActorIdentitas
2010Indonesian Movie AwardsBest ActorIdentitas
2011Indonesian Movie AwardsBest Supporting ActorAlangkah Lucunya
2011Indonesian Film FestivalCitra Award for Best Leading ActorTebus
2012Indonesian Movie AwardsBest ActorDilema
2012Indonesian Movie AwardsMost Favorite ActorDilema
2012Indonesian Film FestivalCitra Award for Best Leading ActorRayya, Cahaya Di Atas Langit
2012Maya AwardsBest ActorRayya, Cahaya Di Atas Langit
2013Bandung Film FestivalBest ActorRayya, Cahaya Di Atas Langit
2016Usmar Ismail AwardsBest ActorLetters from Prague
2016Indonesian Movie AwardsBest ActorLetters from Prague
2016Indonesian Movie AwardsMost Favorite ActorLetters from Prague
2016Indonesian Movie AwardsBest Chemistry Letters from Prague
2016Indonesian Film FestivalCitra Award for Best Leading ActorLetters from Prague
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