Oka Antara

Oka Antara (Born: Nyoman Oka Wisnupada Antara) is an Indonesian actor of Balinese descent. Antara made his film debut in 2005 with Gue Kapok Jatuh Cinta (I Give Up on Falling in Love). One of the film’s directors, Thomas Nawilis, asked him to write the film’s soundtrack; Antara did so and sang a duet with Sabria Kono entitled “So Special” for the film. After the film’s success, Antara continued acting.
In 2008, he played Syaiful in Ayat-Ayat Cinta (Verses of Love), a film by Hanung Bramantyo; the part earned him a Citra Award nomination at the Indonesian Film Festival. The following year he appeared in another Bramantyo film, Perempuan Berkalung Sorban (Woman with a Turban); a role that earned him an award for Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Bandung Film Festival.
Antara earned another Best Actor award, this time at the Indonesian Movie Awards, for his role in 2010’s Hari Untuk Amanda (Days for Amanda), which garnered him a nomination for the Citra Award for Best Leading Actor. Afterward, the newspaper Kompas reported that he was taking a break from acting to write a film scenario.