Actor · Writer · Speaker
LEANDRO
TAUB
SAG-AFTRA Actor · Writer · Speaker — Brooklyn, New York
Actor · Escritor · Conferencista
Main cast of Endless Poetry by Alejandro Jodorowsky (Cannes Film Festival, Directors' Fortnight 2016). Co-director and star of Externo — Best Film, MidWest WeirdFest; now streaming on Prime Video and Tubi. Author of The Hidden Mind, Holy Devil, The Anarchist, Homemade Wisdom (with Lou Couture) and Romance (2025). 200+ public talks across the US, Latin America and Europe. 1.4M+ followers across platforms.
Cannes 2016Directors' Fortnight premiere
Best FilmMidWest WeirdFest — Externo
Tribeca 2022A Wounded Fawn
200+public talks
30+books & audiobooks
1.4M+followers across platforms
Film · Television · Theatre
Actor
Actor
Bilingual Spanish/English (Argentine accent). Plays men 30–48. SAG-AFTRA. Full credits and reels on IMDb — imdb.com/name/nm5441632.
Feature Films
2025
Where to Land
as Photographer's Assistant
DirectorHal Hartley
2022
A Wounded Fawn
as Marcel Champ
DirectorTravis Stevens
Tribeca Festival 2022
2021
Externo
as Joseph — lead; co-director & writer
DirectorJonathan & Leandro Taub
Best Film, MidWest WeirdFest
2017
Woodwind
as Bonifaz — lead
DirectorFin Manjoo
2016
Endless Poetry
as Enrique Lihn — co-lead
DirectorAlejandro Jodorowsky
Cannes Film Festival — Directors' Fortnight premiere
Television & Series
2023
Drunks
as Rudolph — lead
DirectorAlbert Rudnitsky
TV pilot
2019–2022
Inspire
Host
DirectorTaub Brothers
Interview series
2018
Tu Última Relación
Host
DirectorTaub Brothers
2016
Diario de un Santo Diablo
Lead
DirectorJoan Cutrina
2016
Loser
Supporting
DirectorRobertita
2014
Recreo
Co-Lead
DirectorAlfred Olivieri
Short Films
2025
Strangers
Supporting
DirectorNed Myerberg
2025
Boxing
Supporting
DirectorBarry Tan
2024
The Big Score
Lead
DirectorFedir Zavodylenko
2024
The Resident
as The Resident — lead
DirectorSergio Graman
2023
The Black Man Cometh
as Nathan Gray
DirectorAlexandre Pulido
2022
All Tomorrow's People
as Dad
DirectorJivensley Alexis
2017
Bed
as Walker — lead
DirectorFlorian Tscharf
2016
An Innocent Mind Has No Fear
Supporting
DirectorRalf Schmerberg
Documentary
2015
¿Quién Soy?
Protagonist
DirectorLuis Alvarez Armenta
Documentary following his book tours in Mexico
Writer · Director · Producer
Writer
Externo · Between Worlds (short, 2011) · The Dream of the Guest (in development)
Director
Externo (co-directed with Jonathan Taub) · Theatre: Revelaciones (2016–2017)
Producer
Externo · Tu última relación (2018–2019)
Theatre
Tu Última Relación (2018–2019, lead) · Revelaciones (2016–2017, lead & director) · Happening “El Tonto” (2010)
TrainingTrained at the Lee Strasberg Institute and the Stella Adler Studio (New York), and Teatro Calibán (Buenos Aires). SAFD-certified in stage combat.
“Leandro Taub in ‘Endless Poetry’ is acting like the poet Enrique Lihn, in a great way. I was not wrong to offer him such a difficult role.”
Bibliography
Books
Libros
Part One — Main Titles
Featured Books
His principal books, in English and Spanish — practical philosophy on the mind, and his major work on love and relationships.
Holy Devil / Santo Diablo
The Anarchist / El Anarquista
Tales for the Hidden Mind / Cuentos para la mente oculta
Pre-sale crowdfunding raised over US$9,000 from 396 backers.
Homemade Wisdom / Sabiduría Casera
A long seller for more than 12 years.
Romance (2025) / Romance (sin filtros)
His major book on relationships.
Part Two — Collections
The Short-Book Collections
Two collections of short books and talks — one on love and relationships, one on the improvement of oneself.
Relationships — the short books
Twelve short books on love and relationships, born from his talks and his Audible series.
- El problema del ego en la relación de pareja
- ¿Por qué fracasan las relaciones?
- El camino de la bondad y la justicia
- ¿Por qué no puedes quitártelo/a de la cabeza?
- El comportamiento en mi relación de pareja
- El fin del noviazgo y el inicio del compromiso
- ¿Es un enamoramiento ciego?
- ¿Por qué sí al matrimonio?
- ¿Qué es la intimidad?
- ¿Cómo saber si es mi pareja?
- Ideas para mejorar nuestra relación de pareja
- ¿Qué es el amor?
Colección Mejora de uno mismo
A new ten-volume collection, now being published on KDP (paperback US$14.99 · Kindle US$6.99).
- ¿Cómo hago para que suceda como quiero que suceda?
- ¿Cómo aprender a pensar?
- El camino de la felicidad
- La construcción integral de la salud
- ¿Cuál es el aspecto místico del dinero?
- ¿Cómo cambiar los hábitos y costumbres?
- Hábitos saludables
- ¿Cómo mejorar tu vida y relaciones a través de los límites?
- Datos curiosos para el mejor vivir — Vol. 1
- ¿Cómo mejorar mi comunicación?
22 audiobooks on Audible
Leandro Taub on Audible →Talks · Lectures · Conferences
Speaking
Charlas · Conferencias
Leandro Taub has been giving talks since 2010 — more than 200 lectures to thousands of people in the US, Germany, France, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Venezuela — in galleries, cultural centers, museums, yoga studios, bookstores, universities, theaters, hotels and private homes. Topics include mind training, wellbeing and integral health, love relationships, healthy habits, communication, emotional intelligence, happiness, limits, money, creativity, and our relationship with G'd.
Since 201016+ years speaking
200+talks
9countries
Thousandsof attendees
Universities · Museums · Theaterscultural centers
REVELATIONS — trailer (2017)
On Stage
Talks & Conferences
“A pleasure to have heard you yesterday at the Picadero Theater. Interesting chat, empathy, connection. Life learning!”
Coverage · Reviews · Interviews
Press
Prensa
His work has been covered by hundreds of newspapers, magazines, radio and TV outlets across Latin America, the United States and Europe.
Featured In
La Nación·Yahoo! News·Radio Uno·Radio Vale·Radio La Red·Buen Hogar·Diario Comitán·Film Inquiry·HeyUGuys·Film International·Vimooz·UK Film Review·Film Carnage·Noticine·Splice Today·Projected Figures·The Establishing Shot·Upcoming On Screen·Indy Film Library
“More than 350 practical tools to acquire healthy habits that improve the quality of life.”
La Nación (Argentina) — on Homemade Wisdom
“Homemade Wisdom: simple and practical tips to build physical and mental health.”
Yahoo! News (Latin America)
“I admire your creative energy.”
Alejandro Jodorowsky
“Externo is a captivating look at what drives mankind to thirst for more at the expense of others.”
Film Inquiry — on Externo
“Political commentary meets art installation in this meditative piece from the Taub brothers.”
HeyUGuys — on Externo
“No, this isn't The Big Short, and Margot Robbie is nowhere in sight, but I wonder what the financial world might think of this film.”
Film International — on Externo
“The stunning socio-political allegory Externo, from brothers Jonathan and Leandro Taub, captured the fest's ‘Best Film’ award (MidWest WeirdFest).”
Vimooz
Media impact
On November 30, 2020, one of his tweets became a trending topic, with over 12 million impressions and more than 15,000 quote tweets.
Archive
Externo — what the critics said
Reviews and coverage of Externo across film press and festivals. Where a line is quoted, it is the review already featured on this page.
Film International
“No, this isn't The Big Short, and Margot Robbie is nowhere in sight, but I wonder what the financial world might think of this film.”
Upcoming On Screen
HeyUGuys
“Political commentary meets art installation in this meditative piece from the Taub brothers.”
The Establishing Shot
Indy Film Library
Projected Figures
“A beautiful, terrifying modern myth of utopian dreams and dystopian realities.”
Sydney Underground Film Festival
Vimooz
“The stunning socio-political allegory Externo, from brothers Jonathan and Leandro Taub, captured the fest's ‘Best Film’ award (MidWest WeirdFest).”
Pedestrian At Best
Fake Shemp
Groovie Movie Reviews
Noticine
Splice Today
Film Snob Reviews
Into:Screens
The Sardonic Romantic
Movie Meister Reviews
Film Inquiry
“Externo is a captivating look at what drives mankind to thirst for more at the expense of others.”
UK Film Review
Dallas Movie Screenings
The Movie Buff
Film Carnage
A Genre Through Time
Press kit available on request: studio@leandrotaub.com
Feature Film
Externo
Feature film · 2021
A man starts with US$2,000 and a plan to take over the world — not with weapons, but with money, media and power.
Written by Leandro Taub · Co-directed by Jonathan and Leandro Taub · Starring Leandro Taub as Joseph
Also on The Roku Channel (US).
Awards
Best Film — MidWest WeirdFest 2021
Official selections and awards at festivals internationally
Rotten Tomatoes score: 80%
“Externo is a captivating look at what drives mankind to thirst for more at the expense of others.”
Film Inquiry
“Political commentary meets art installation in this meditative piece from the Taub brothers.”
HeyUGuys
“A beautiful, terrifying modern myth of utopian dreams and dystopian realities.”
Projected Figures