Ilir Tafa was born in Lipjan in 1974. He is one of the well-known and famous actors in Kosovo and abroad. He has played in many film and theatre projects in Kosovo and abroad, especially in Bosnia and Croatia.
At the beginning of his studies, Ilir Tafa started mastering the actor’s profession and within a short period achieved highly praised performances in theatre and cinema, both at home and abroad. So far, he has played in several films and serials, as well as in many theatrical performances, with a variety of stage roles such as: “Sonte jam vetëm” (Tonight I am alone), “Alo 038” (Hello 038), “Studio 2”, in feature films “Atje ku nuk lind dielli” (Where the sun does not rise), “Shtëpia e tmerrit” (House of Horror), and serials “Kamera me yjet” (Camera with the stars), “Kandidati për president” (Presidential Candidate), “Kaçurrelët” (Curls), “Zogjtë e luftës” (War Birds).
Since 2009, he has participated in many theatrical, artistic, film, and TV projects. Across the entire region of the former Yugoslavia, he became most famous due to the serial film “Lud, Zbunjen, Normalan” (Crazy, Confused, Normal).
He was awarded the “Best Actor” prize at the Film Festival of Kosovo – Gjilan, the Festival of Albanian Comedy in Preshevo, the Balkan Theatre Festival in Pristina, and the Albanian Theatres Festival held in Debar, Macedonia.
Ilir Tafa holds the highest university degree in the field of acting and is a lecturer of the subject Diction. He lives and works in Prishtina.