in 2004 he was crowned top guest, an award for models, by the indonesian variety magazine "aneka", although he was never a professional model. instead, he considered modelling as a way to help him become an actor. through the coverage he received from his modelling career, rahadian was cast in several "sinetron" (indonesian soap operas), including "culunnya pacarku" and "idola". he made his film debut in 2007, with the horror-comedy "film horor"; the following year he acted in another horror film, "ghost island 2".