Arswendy Bening Swara Nasution (born 22 November 1957) is an Indonesian actor and acting coach. He has received various accolades, including three Citra Awards nominations. In 2022, he received the Best Actor award at the Marrakech International Film Festival for his role in Autobiography.
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Career
Swara attended the Institut Kesenian Jakarta, graduating in 1982. Since then, he had become active in Putu Wijaya's theater collective Teater Mandiri. He made his on-screen acting debut in Sjumandjaja's Opera Jakarta (1985).
Since the 2000s, he had also served as an acting coach for films, including Denias, Senandung Di Atas Awan, King and Merah Putih, among others.
Selected filmography
Opera Jakarta (1985)
Dead Time: Kala (2007) as Haryo Wibowo
The Dancer (2011) as Marsusi
Shackled (2012) as Josef
The Clerics (2013) as Abdul Wahab Hasbullah
3 Nafas Likas (2013) as Ngantari Tarigan
Satan's Slaves (2017) as Ustad
Two Blue Stripes (2019) as Rudy
Gundala (2019) as Ferry Dani
One Day We'll Talk About Today (2020) as dr. Bambang
Missing Home (2022) as Domu
Before, Now & Then (2022) as Darga
Autobiography (2022) as Purnawinata
Khanzab (2023) as Sentot Wibisono
Grave Torture (2024) as Pandi Hakim
The Shadow Strays (2024) as Soemitro
Tale of the Land (2024) as Tuha
Lost in the Spotlight (2025) as Sudibyo
Ghost in the Cell (2026) as Prakasa
The Sea Speaks His Name (2026) as Arya Wibisana
