BROUGHT up in an artistically-inclined family, Iedil Dzuhrie Alaudin was naturally introduced to arts at a very young age, notably through his late father, who was the former secretary-general of the Tourism and Culture Ministry and an ardent painter and poet, as well as his mother, a former playwright.
At the age of nine, Iedil and his younger siblings were part of Tunas Budaya, a pioneer childrenâs arts troupe, and they would watch plays and performances every other week.
âI remember watching Raja Lawak, a play by Zakaria Ariffin, when I was a kid. Watching the actors perform and having so much fun doing it made me want to be on stage and become an actor,â he recalls.
At Tunas Budaya, he took up traditional dance, music and theatre classes, and acted in his first theatre production titled Remember The Rest House (1994), marking the start of his acting journey that has spanned over 20 years in both local productions and on the international stage.
âYou get to live many lives as an actor, through the charactersâ stories which are a reflection of the present time and society. It is something that Iâve only come to learn and realise as I get older,â Iedil said.
