Goran Jevtić ( sr-Cyrl, Горан Јевтић; born 18 January 1978) is a Serbian actor; director and

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activist. 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

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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.

Early life and career

Jevtić was born in the settlement of Kovačevac in Mladenovac,

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

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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 Aulularia. He later landed lead roles in various theatre productions, for which he earned numerous awards. His Shakespearean interpretations in European-based theatres include Romeo Montague in ''

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in ''

'' in

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in ''

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in ''

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and Gaius Marcius Coriolanus 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 Romeo Montague 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

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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

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native Andreja and played the supporting role of Mitar in the 2011 American war film '' In the Land of Blood and Honey'' directed by

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

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'' entered into the

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. 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

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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

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