Ario Bayu

Acting

Ario Bayu

Born

1985-02-06 (41)

Place of birth

Jakarta, Indonesia

Known for

Acting

Credits

45 titles

Ario Bayu (born in Jakarta, 6 February 1985) is an Indonesian model and actor. He is best known for his roles in Dead Time: Kala as Eros, Dead Mine as Captain Tino, and in the Hollywood production Java Heat as Lieutenant Hashim.

Known for

Joko Anwar's Nightmares and Daydreams poster
6.7

Tales of supernatural sci-fi phenomena unfold in this collection of seven mind-bending, interconnected stories imagined by writer-director Joko Anwar.

Joko Anwar's Nightmares and Daydreams

2024

Headshot poster
6.4

A young man washes ashore, his memory gone - but his past comes back to haunt him after he is nursed back to health and his killing ability is needed when he takes on a powerful drug lord.

Headshot

2016

Halfworlds poster
5.7

In the bustling streets and back alleys of Jakarta, a parallel world of bloodthirsty creatures from Indonesian mythology has lived alongside humans for generations. Taking on the appearance of humans themselves, the true identity of these "Demit" has been carefully concealed for centuries by a powerful family of mortals. The arrival of a mysterious supernatural event known only as the Gift will bring this hidden world to the surface. As the day of the Gift approaches, a young street artist named Sarah unexpectedly finds herself in the eye of the storm. Once the Demit realize who Sarah really is, and what she must do, humans and Demit are set on a collision course that could change the balance of their two worlds forever.

Halfworlds

2015

Cigarette Girl poster
8.1

A gifted artisan's journey of love and self-discovery unfolds as she defies tradition within Indonesia's clove cigarette industry in the 1960s.

Cigarette Girl

2023

Sri Asih poster
6.6

Alana discover the truth about her origin: she’s not an ordinary human being. She may be the gift for humanity and become its protector as Sri Asih. Or a destruction, if she can’t control her anger.

Sri Asih

2022

Impetigore poster
6.6

A woman inherits a house in her ancestral village, but she's unaware that members of the community have been trying to locate and kill her to remove the curse that has plagued them for years.

Impetigore

2019

Film credits

2020s · 7 titles

Sri Asih poster
6.6

Alana discover the truth about her origin: she’s not an ordinary human being. She may be the gift for humanity and become its protector as Sri Asih. Or a destruction, if she can’t control her anger.

Sri Asih

2022

Samsara poster
7.6

Darta, a man from an impoverished family, is rejected by the wealthy parents of the woman he loves. Desperate, he strikes a bargain with the Monkey King, performing a dark ritual to gain wealth. However, in doing so, he accidentally curses his wife and child to a life of suffering. Rooted in Indonesian mysticism, this universal narrative explores the insatiable hunger to become something one is not and the boundaries one is willing to cross to achieve it.

Samsara

2024

Till Death Do Us Part poster
6.7

In the wake of her marriage to Edwin turning violent, strange occurrences in Renata’s apartment drive her to question her husband’s past loyalty, her long-held religious beliefs, as well as her own sanity.

Till Death Do Us Part

2024

Kadet 1947 poster
5.7

When the Dutch initiates an aggression against Indonesia to regain its rule post World War II, a group of inexperienced cadets need to defend the last remaining airbase so they may have a chance to help the Republic win the revolutionary war and to protect what they have come to care for.

Kadet 1947

2021

Trinity of Tales poster
NR

From drama, comedy, to horror, every genre has become a space for expressions of love for film, fashion and photography artists. Three short films in three different genres that show the character and characteristics of their respective aesthetic views, are a form of respect for various styles of storytelling from different perspectives.

Trinity of Tales

2025

Asih 2 poster
7.0

After adopting Ana, Sylvia realizes that she did not only bring Ana home, but also Asih, the ghost who has been Ana's foster mother.

Asih 2

2020

Frangipani Rising poster
NR

Nyoman, our hero, is the loneliest person he knows and has given up on the idea of ever finding love. Not even the moonlit escapades with his friends, nor the beauty that surrounds him can seem to lift his spirits. Until one night, pushed by despair, he curses at the moon and blames her for his fate. The next morning, Nyoman discovers his house has been shaken by an earthquake, and something unthinkable has grown in his garden

Frangipani Rising

2020

2010s · 25 titles

Headshot poster
6.4

A young man washes ashore, his memory gone - but his past comes back to haunt him after he is nursed back to health and his killing ability is needed when he takes on a powerful drug lord.

Headshot

2016

Impetigore poster
6.6

A woman inherits a house in her ancestral village, but she's unaware that members of the community have been trying to locate and kill her to remove the curse that has plagued them for years.

Impetigore

2019

The Queen of Black Magic poster
6.6

Revisiting the orphanage where they grew up, three men and their families discover a horrific supernatural presence lingering in their former home.

The Queen of Black Magic

2019

Dead Mine poster
4.9

The legend of Yamashita's Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once they are trapped in an abandoned World War II Japanese bunker, they face the terrifying reality that the only way out is to go further in.

Dead Mine

2012

Java Heat poster
5.2

An American in Indonesia teams up with a Muslim cop to track down a terrorist.

Java Heat

2013

Gundala poster
6.2

Sancaka has lived on the streets since his parents left him. Living a hard life, Sancaka survives by thinking about his own safety. When the condition of the city gets worse and injustice rages throughout the country, Sancaka must decide whether he continues to live to look after himself or rise to become their oppressed hero.

Gundala

2019

27 Steps of May poster
8.1

Eight years ago, 14 year old May was raped by a group of men. May’s father is devastated, blaming himself for not being able to keep his daughter safe. Traumatized significantly by this incident, May withdraws completely from life.

27 Steps of May

2019

22 Minutes poster
6.8

Events happening in the 22 minutes before, during and after the explosions of the Thamrin bombings. Based on a true story.

22 Minutes

2018

Buffalo Boys poster
6.5

Betrayed by the Dutch colonial forces, Arana manages to escape along with his nephews Jamar and Suwo, the newborn sons of Hamza, one of the last Indonesian sultans fighting against foreign tyranny. In 1860, after wandering for years on the plains of the American Wild West, Arana and the two brothers return to Indonesia to avenge their dead loved ones and punish the evil man who caused their misfortune.

Buffalo Boys

2018

Crossroads: One Two Jaga poster
NR

The story revolves around what happens behind the scenes of the Royal Malaysian Police force, exposing the dark side of certain officers who are willing to betray their trust by accepting bribes and becoming entangled in criminal activities. An Indonesian immigrant, Sugiman (Iman), is a single father plagued by nightmares filled with violence and blood. His son Joko, who doesn't listen, spends too much time with the unreliable Adi and his sister Sumiati runs away from her job as a housemaid because she wants to return to Indonesia. Sugiman asks for help from his employer, Sarip, a construction company boss and father to Adi, to arrange for his sister to board an illegal boat, but there is a price to be paid. At the same time, he must protect Sumiati from the police by hiding her in a cheap hotel. The hotel room next to his is rented by Rico, a Filipino fixer who is constantly pressured to send money to his mother.

Crossroads: One Two Jaga

2018

Melancholy Is a Movement poster
NR

A lost and disillusioned film director finds himself stuck in creative limbo. A way out presents itself in the form of a peculiar film project.

Melancholy Is a Movement

2015

Bunda: Kisah Cinta 2 Kodi poster
NR

A woman with two children is faced with a choice between her family or a business in Muslim clothing for children.

Bunda: Kisah Cinta 2 Kodi

2018

Sultan Agung poster
7.0

The story of Sultan Agung Hanyakrakusuma, the king of Mataram when he was still a teenager until he becomes a king.

Sultan Agung

2018

Red And White 2: Blood Of Eagles poster
7.8

After the successful raid on Dutch Army's Supply Convoy, Amir, Thomas, Dayan, and Marius immediately found the General Soedirman's Headquarter deep in the forest. And with the experienced the got, they've been recruited into the elite unit under command of the explosive yet wise soldier, Sergeant Yanto. Captain Amir then replace Yanto's position as the unit leader. Their first mission, to crippled the the dutch army's airfield construction. Whatever the cost, whatever the risk.

Red And White 2: Blood Of Eagles

2010

A Copy of My Mind poster
6.3

The new romance between a beauty salon worker and a subtitle writer for pirated DVDs gets pulled into danger when they view a forbidden recording.

A Copy of My Mind

2016

Catatan (Harian) Si Boy poster
6.2

Satrio and Natasha met in an incident. Satrio who is interested in Natasha decides to help her find the owner of a diary of a man named "Boy".

Catatan (Harian) Si Boy

2011

Soekarno poster
7.4

This biographical drama about Indonesia's first president recounts his nationalist crusade to seize independence from Dutch colonial rule.

Soekarno

2013

What's Up with Cinta 2 poster
6.4

14 years after their budding romance in high school, Rangga and Cinta reunite in Yogyakarta to have their closure after Rangga had left Cinta with no explanation years prior.

What's Up with Cinta 2

2016

5 Cowok Jagoan: Rise of the Zombies poster
6.0

Yanto ask his friends to help him save his girlfriend that been kidnapped by a group of professional mobster.

5 Cowok Jagoan: Rise of the Zombies

2017

Banda, The Dark Forgotten Trail poster
NR

A documentary about the illustrious history of spice trade in Banda East Indonesia.

Banda, The Dark Forgotten Trail

2017

Crossroads: One Two Jaga poster
5.2

In the outskirts and back-alleys of Kuala Lumpur, several individuals with money problems struggle to get their lives straight, find their paths unexpectedly intersecting - with fatal results.

Crossroads: One Two Jaga

2018

Dilema poster
4.5

Dilemma is an omnibus film, five stories that depict dark side of Jakarta's underbelly. Jakarta's underground world that seldom to talk about, and forgotten by most of the people.

Dilema

2012

La Tahzan poster
8.0

During her study in Japan, Viona falls in love with Yamada, a Japanese photographer. Their relationship is soon ruined when her long lost crush comes back into her life.

La Tahzan

2013

The Returning poster
3.8

A husband was declared missing during a rock climbing accident. Later, he returned home and strange things began happening around the house.

The Returning

2018

Darah Daging poster
6.8

Adapted from a true story of robbery by 3 brothers to save the mother's life.

Darah Daging

2019

2000s · 10 titles

Macabre poster
6.3

Six friends are captured and tortured by a murderous family after giving a ride home to a desperate stranger.

Macabre

2009

The Forbidden Door poster
6.5

A successful sculptor's life is turned upside down when he starts to receive mysterious messages from someone asking for his help. As he digs deeper, he discovers a boy is being abused and has to choose between saving the boy or losing everything.

The Forbidden Door

2009

The Rainbow Troops poster
7.6

A group of 10 students struggles with poverty and develop hopes for the future in Gantong Village on the farming and tin mining island of Belitung.

The Rainbow Troops

2008

In The Name of Love poster
NR

Satrio Hidayat really loves Citra, but as he has not stabilized yet, Citra marries Triawan Negara. Hence the two men become rivals and they declare their mutual enmity by trying to bring each other down in public. Their feud is passed on to their children.

In The Name of Love

2008

Dead Time poster
6.9

A police and a journalist uncover series of murders that lead into one problem: A treasure many parties were fighting for and caused many casualties.

Dead Time

2007

Message from Heaven poster
NR

As the rock band Topeng navigates love triangles, secrets, and personal crises, their biggest concert looms—until a coma patient awakens with a message that could change everything.

Message from Heaven

2006

The Tarix Jabrix poster
8.0

After failing to join the most fearsome motorcycle gang in Bandung, Cacing decides to form his own motorcycle gang with morals along with his closest friends.

The Tarix Jabrix

2008

Bangsal 13 poster
NR

Nat and Mina stay overnight in a hospital when they accompany the person who is run over by their car. Dr. Aziz places them in Ward 13, a long-closed ward that contains many mysteries. At midnight, Nat hears a knocking sound on the bathroom floor, and she tells her boyfriend, Devon, about it. The next day, Devon comes to the hospital and makes a joke by knocking on the door from the inside, something that is forbidden. Devon dies and the ghost of the crawling nurse, drags Nat into the bathroom gutter.

Bangsal 13

2004

Drupadi poster
NR

Adapted from the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata, this movie depicts the story of Drupadi, the wife of five brothers known as the Pandawas.

Drupadi

2008

The Soulmates poster
NR

Cairo, Baby Blue, Arimbi, and Farlyna are a soulmates. They think they have a connection each other and it's reveals from when they are have a boyfriend. Unknowingly by them, the quartet share their love to one person named Bumi, a man who can adapted of their different personality. He recently shares his love to only one woman with tragic past and trauma named Cempaka. Cempaka always been a weirs-act or something like that. But, when all of women pregnant, the problems shown and will end in a disturbing answer.

The Soulmates

2005

Series credits