Robert Jozinović (; born 7 April 1979) is an Australian film and television actor.
Early life
Born in
Mackay Australia, the eldest of four children to his
Croatian parents who immigrated to Australia, settling in
Moranbah
Moranbah is a coal mining town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Moranbah had a population of 9,425.
In addition to the permanent population, Moranbah also has ...
. Completed his secondary education at
St Joseph's College Nudgee and holds two bachelor's degrees from the
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...
in Philosophy and Neuroscience.
Acting
Early Career 2000–06
Trained for four years at
The Actors Workshop Australia, under acting teacher
Lyn Kidd.
Filming in Australia constituted much of his formative years as an actor, working on independent short films (award-winning films screened at film festivals worldwide), TV commercials (most notable for the Australian
advert featuring the song
''Rush'' by
Big Audio Dynamite
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, music videos (Australian bands
The Superjesus
The Superjesus are an Australian rock band formed in Adelaide in late 1994. Their debut album, ''Sumo'' (February 1998), peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart, their second album, ''Jet Age'' (October 2000) reached No. 5 and their ...
,
The Living End
The Living End is an Australian punk rock band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 1997 after ...
, and
Silverchair's ARIA
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nominated clip ''
The Greatest View'') and small roles in feature films (
''Undead'' directed by
Spierig brothers
Identical twin brothers Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig (), known collectively as the Spierig Brothers, are German-Australian film directors, producers, and screenwriters. They are best known for their 2014 sci-fi thriller, ''Predestination ...
).
Europe 2006–11
After stops in Munich and London, he found his first major television role in Croatia. Jozinović played English speaking roles in three Croatian telenovelas. In the period-piece Ponos Ratkajevih he played ''Randy'', a British World War II pilot downed in Nazi-occupied territory and in
Zakon Ljubavi played ''Will Markovich'', an American-born Harvard law graduate (both screening in five countries). In the Croatian telenovela
Larin Izbor
''Larin izbor'' () is a Croatian telenovela created by Jelena Veljača and written by Tomislav Hrpka. The series premiered on September 4, 2011 on Nova TV. Doris Pinčić and Ivan Herceg are main protagonists, while Ecija Ojdanić, Filip Jur ...
Jozinović plays South African police officer ''Inspector Camden'' (screening in 17 countries).
He played a small role on the German biopic
Max Schmeling
Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (, ; 28 September 1905 – 2 February 2005) was a German boxing, boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cul ...
, by renowned director
Uwe Boll
Uwe Boll (; born 22 June 1965) is a German filmmaker. He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises. Released theatrically, the films were critical and commercial failures; his Alone in the Dark (2005 film), ...
.
Jozinović's most notable role in Croatia was the main cast role of ''Doctor Dražen Ricijaš'' in the TV series drama
Najbolje Godine
''Najbolje godine'' () was a Croatian drama television series that aired for two seasons on Nova TV, from 14 September 2009 to 3 June 2011. The series follows everyday conflicts between inhabitants of Dragošje, a small fictional village in Slavo ...
. He played an Australian general practitioner. Two seasons of 318 episodes were filmed over two years and constantly gained excellent prime-time viewer ratings. The role was in Croatian. As preparation he enrolled for a semester at the
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb (, ) is a public university, public research university in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest Croatian university and one of the oldest continuously operating universities in Europe. The University of Zagreb and the Unive ...
studying
Croatian language
Croatian (; ) is the standard language, standardised Variety (linguistics)#Standard varieties, variety of the Serbo-Croatian pluricentric language mainly used by Croats. It is the national official language and literary standard of Croatia, o ...
. Jozinović's character became quite popular with the viewing public.
Filmography
Notes and references
External links
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Graduate of The Actors Workshop
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1979 births
Living people
Australian male film actors
Australian male television actors
People from Mackay, Queensland
Australian people of Croatian descent
People from Moranbah
People educated at St Joseph's College, Nudgee