Eduardt Badaluta (born 31 July, 1996, Bucharest, Romania) is an international fashion model and actor, most known for being the character/face and body model for Leon S. Kennedy in the 2019 remake of Resident Evil 2, as well as the 2023 remake of Resident Evil 4. One of the world's top male models, with over 30 major runway shows under his belt, he has done numerous runway shows in the years that have followed, appearing in Dior, Louis Vuitton, Marni, Fendi, Gucci, Prada, Armani, Valentino, OffWhite, Bottega Veneta, Burberry and more.
He started his career in 2014 with Dejavu Models, and has since signed and been represented by Supa London, Sucess Paris, Next Managment, Metropolitan / M Management / Makers (Paris), Donna Models in Tokyo Japan, I Love Models Management (Milan), Next London, View Management (Barcelona), M4 Models (Hamburg), New Monarq Manila, among others. Badaluta obtained the cast of Leon S. Kennedy in 2018 by Capcom, and quikly rose to fame thereafter, though he prefers to fly under the radar and keeps his life private.
He currently lives in Tokyo, Japan, while his twin brother (and fellow model) Alexandru Badaluta lives in Thailand Bangkok. Eduardt is fluent in romanian, english and japanese.
