Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, Robertas Petraitis graduated in acting from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2022, making his theater debut as Didi in Waiting for Godot at The State Youth Theater (dir. Gintaras Varnas). The same year Robertas and his classmates won the European Young Theatre competition at the Spoleto Festival, mounting The Tell-Tale Heart based on the novel of Edgar Allan Poe. In 2022-2023, the up-and-coming actor has secured key roles in two Lithuanian feature films, both set for release in 2025. In the comedy Southern Chronicles by Ignas Miškinis, Best Baltic project at the Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2023, Robertas stars as Minde, soulmate of the protagonist Rimants, who’s dealing with the lessons of first love in the backdrop of a fast-changing country. In the leading role of thriller The Activist by Romas Zabarauskas, Tallinn Goes to Cannes selection in 2024, the actor embodies Andrius, a young guy who infiltrates a neo-nazi group to find the killer of his boyfriend, an LGBT+ activist.