TORONTO ACTOR, ART DIRECTOR, ARTISTA,
BY WAY OF CANADA, JAPAN, Y ARGENTINA.

Ariel Pagliuso is a Toronto based actor, art director, artista, focusing in performance, art direction, design, and film. Originally born in Argentina, Ariel moved with his family to Canada when he was 14 to start a new life. Learning a new language and culture had its challenges. But coming from a city like Buenos Aires made him resilient and also opened minded. Not knowing the English language, he looked for ways to communicate and express himself. He naturally gravitated towards art, and then acting once his craft gained confidence and bloomed. Since moving to Toronto, and building a career for himself through client work and recent artistic commissions. Ariel uses his experience along with his cultural influences from the different countries he spent the most time in – Argentina, Japan, and Canada.  Embracing the powers of imagination through the boldness of art, and now his new voice and love for the screen. Inspired by his Latin culture, family, love, pain, politics and the disruptive moments that keep happening in our lives.