Goran Jevtić ( sr-Cyrl, Горан Јевтић; born 18 January 1978) is a Serbian actor and director. During his two decade long career, Jevtić has composed a prolific range of performances notable in film, television and theater. He is the recipient of various accolades, including the Ljubinka Bobić Award, the Zoran Radmilović Award, the Miloš Žutić Award, three Serbian Oscars of Popularity and four Ardalion Awards, as well as a Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work in ''The Parade''. In October 2019, the Court of Appeals in

Sombor Sombor ( sr-Cyrl, Сомбор, ; hu, Zombor; rue, Зомбор, Zombor) is a city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total population of 47,623 (), while ...

convicted Jevtić of illegal sexual acts against a teenage male. He was sentenced to a ten-month house arrest instead of a prison sentence. The conviction was upheld in March 2020.

Career

Jevtić was born in the settlement of Kovačevac in

Mladenovac Mladenovac ( sr-cyr, Младеновац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 53,050 inhabitants, while the urban area has 23,314 inhabitants. Name Its name stems ...

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. He began acting in 1998, and was since active in the

Atelje 212 Atelje 212 ( sr-Cyrl, Атеље 212) is a theatre located in Belgrade, Serbia. Established in 1956 on the premises of the '' Borba'' building in front of 212 chairs, its opening play was the staging of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ''Faust'' dire ...

theatre in

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. In 2001, he graduated from the Belgrade Academy of Dramatic Arts. A student of Biljana Mašić, his first role was Euclio in

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. He later landed lead roles in various theatre productions, for which he earned numerous awards. His

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interpretations in European-based theatres include

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in ''

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' in

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in ''

'' in

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in ''

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'' in

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in ''

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'' in

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and

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in ''

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''. For his performance in ''Okamenjeni princ'' in the Duško Radović theatre, he received the Miloš Žutić Award. As

in ''

'', he won the Ardalion and the Serbian Oscar of Popularity in 2011. He was awarded the Serbian Oscar of Popularity again for his

interpretation at the

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Serbian National Theatre. The ''

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'' rendition gained him a Zoran Radmilović Award and Ljubinka Bobić Award in 2014. He has taken part in over sixty international film and theatre festivals, and has completed over one hundred performances in the Atelje 212 theatre. He has performed in

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and

. In 2018, he starred as

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in his directorial debut '' Kad je Niče zaplakao'' at Atelje 212. He further rose to continental prominence as homosexual activist Mirko Dedijer, in the 2011 Festroia Award-winning film '' The Parade''. The film by

Srđan Dragojević Srđan Dragojević ( sr-cyr, Срђан Драгојевић, , born 1 January 1963) is a Serbian film director and screenwriter, who emerged in the 1990s as a significant figure in Serbian cinema. From 2010 until 2017, he was affiliated with the ...

reached commercial success, despite the controversial subject, and critics praised Jevtić's portrayal. Other than his role in ''The Parade'', he actively appeared in the ''We're Not Angels'' films as fictional

Leskovac Leskovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Лесковац, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Jablanica District in southern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, City of Leskovac has a 124,889 inhabitants. Etymology Leskovac was historicall ...

native Andreja and played the supporting role of Mitar in the 2011 American war film ''

In the Land of Blood and Honey ''In the Land of Blood and Honey'' ( bs, U zemlji krvi i meda) is a 2011 war drama film written, produced, and directed by Angelina Jolie and starring Zana Marjanović, Goran Kostić, and Rade Šerbedžija. The film, Jolie's first commercial re ...

'' directed by

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. He won the Apolon Prize in Belgrade for his role as Miloš in ''

Life Is a Miracle ''Life Is a Miracle'' ( sr, Život je čudo / Живот је чудо) is a Serbian drama film directed by Emir Kusturica in 2004. It was entered into the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It received nomination at the Golden Eagle Award in 2005 for ...

'' entered into the

2004 Cannes Film Festival The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the American film ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' by Michael Moore. The festival opened with '' La mala educación'', directed by Pedro Almodóvar and closed with ...

. He starred as Dane in the Srđan Dragojević production ''Sveti Georgije ubija aždahu'' in 2008, and in ''Na lijepom plavom Dunavu'' in 2009 as Jacek. His repertoire on television includes

Sisyphus In Greek mythology, Sisyphus or Sisyphos (; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος ''Sísyphos'') was the founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). Hades punished him for cheating death twice by forcing him to roll an immense boulder up a hill ...

in ''The Myth of Sisyphus'' from 2009 to 2011, cameo roles in ''Porodično blago'', the secondary character Nebojša in '' Samo Era'' from 2008 to 2012, and Djoni in ''The Mask''.

Legal issues

In March 2019, the Court of Appeals in

convicted Jevtić of illegal sexual acts against a 16 year old teenage male. Initially sentenced to ten months under house arrest, Jevtić's sentence was changed to ten months in prison in October 2019 following his appeal. However, a final verdict reversed the sentence and Jevtić began serving his sentence under house arrest in June 2020.

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

Voice-over roles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jevtic, Goran 1978 births 20th-century Serbian writers 21st-century Serbian writers 20th-century Serbian male actors 21st-century Serbian male actors Dr. Branivoj Đorđević Award winners Indexi Award winners Living people Ljubinka Bobić Award winners Serbian LGBT rights activists Male musical theatre actors Serbian male Shakespearean actors Miloš Žutić Award winners People convicted of child sexual abuse People from Mladenovac Serbian criminals Serbian dramatists and playwrights Serbian film directors Serbian film producers Serbian male film actors Serbian male stage actors Serbian male television actors Serbian male voice actors Serbian television directors Serbian tenors Serbian theatre directors University of Arts in Belgrade alumni Zoran Radmilović Award winners Writers from Belgrade