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Jean Jean
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn January 1, 1980 (46 years)
Jean Jean is a Haitian-Dominican actor and filmmaker known for his work in theatre and cinema. He gained international recognition for his leading role in “Woodpeckers” (2017), for which he received the Best Actor award at the Havana Film Festival and Best Ibero-American Actor at the Guadalajara International Film Festival.
He began his career in Dominican theatre, training at the Ángel Haché Performance Laboratory of the National School of Dramatic Arts, and performed in productions such as “An Enemy of the People,” “Paradise,” and “La Peste de Estos Días.” He later appeared in a number of Dominican films, including “La Soga,” “Hermafrodita,” and “Operación Patakón.”
After studying documentary filmmaking at the International School of Cinema and Television in Cuba, he expanded his work in film, acting in projects such as “Locki 7” and “Isla Rota.” He also directed the documentary “Si bondye vle, Yuli” (2015), which won several international awards.
He began his career in Dominican theatre, training at the Ángel Haché Performance Laboratory of the National School of Dramatic Arts, and performed in productions such as “An Enemy of the People,” “Paradise,” and “La Peste de Estos Días.” He later appeared in a number of Dominican films, including “La Soga,” “Hermafrodita,” and “Operación Patakón.”
After studying documentary filmmaking at the International School of Cinema and Television in Cuba, he expanded his work in film, acting in projects such as “Locki 7” and “Isla Rota.” He also directed the documentary “Si bondye vle, Yuli” (2015), which won several international awards.
Filmography
| 2024 | Le dernier repas · as Zorro |
| 2023 | Kanaval · as Ceradieu / Korbo |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Freda · as Yeshua |
| 2021 | Breathless · as Negro |
| 2019 | Killing Sarai · as Fredrik |
| 2017 | Y a Dios que me perdone! · as Francisco Viau |
| 2017 | Carpinteros · as Julián |
| 2016 | Achilles Redemptions · as Francés |
| 2016 | Loki 7 · as La Yarda |
| 2016 | |
| 2009 | La soga · as Fellito Polanco |
| 2008 | Home Delivery Thieves · as Gregorio Brown |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd · as Figurant |
| 2006 | Viajeros · as Cabuya |
| 2005 | Los locos también piensan · as Abañil 1 |
| 2004 | La cárcel de La Victoria: El cuarto hombre · as El Haitiano |
| 1988 | The Serpent and the Rainbow · as Niño 1 |