Joel Joan i Juvé (; born 2 November 1970) is a Spanish actor, screenwriter and director.

Biography

Joan studied dramatic arts at Institut del Teatre in Barcelona. He began his acting career on the stage, appearing in productions directed by

Calixto Bieito Calixto Bieito ( Miranda de Ebro, 2 November 1963) is a Spanish theater director known for his radical interpretations of classic operas. Biography Born in the small town of Miranda de Ebro, Bieito moved to Barcelona with his family when he wa ...

, Sergi Belbel and Rosa Maria Sardà. His first major television role came in 1994 on the TV3 show ''Poblenou''. That same year he helped found the Kràmpack theater company. The company's success gave them the opportunity to create a television show. The sitcom '' Plats bruts'' (“Dirty Dishes”), co-starring Joan, made its debut on TV3 in 1999. Joan went on to direct, write and co-star in ''Porca misèria'', which aired on TV3 from 2004 to 2007. Joan has also appeared in films, including roles in

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'' (2006) and

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'' (2008). He is an administrator of Arriska Films, the production company he founded in 2000. Arriska Films has produced the television show ''Porca misèries'' and the film ''Excuses!'' Joan is one of the instigators of the ''Sobirania i Progrés'' ("Sovereignty and Progress") platform in support of Catalan independence. He has been the president of the

Catalan Academy of Cinema The Catalan Film Academy (''Acadèmia del Cinema Català'', in Catalan) is a non-profit organization located in Barcelona created to recognize Catalan film productions and professionals, with the objective of being a voice of the Catalan film ind ...

since its foundation in 2008 to 2013.

Outstanding works

Theatre

*'' Fum, fum, fum'' *'' Kràmpack'' *'' L'avar de Molière'' *'' Sóc lletja'' *'' Excuses!'' *'' Glengarry Glen Ross'' *''

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'' *'' Peer Gynt'' *''

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Television

*''

Poblenou El Poblenou (; ) is an extensive neighborhood of Barcelona ( Sant Martí district) that borders the Mediterranean Sea to the south, Sant Adrià del Besòs to the east, Parc de la Ciutadella in Ciutat Vella to the west, and Sant Andreu to the no ...

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Rosa Rosa or De Rosa may refer to: People *Rosa (given name) * Rosa (surname) * Santa Rosa (female given name from Latin-a latinized variant of Rose) Places * 223 Rosa, an asteroid *Rosa, Alabama, a town, United States * Rosa, Germany, in Thuringia, ...

'' *'' Periodistas'' *'' Plats Bruts'' *'' Porca Misèria'' *'' El Crac'' (The Crackpot)

Cinema

*''

'' by

(2006), actor. *'' Excuses!'' (2003), actor and director. *'' Friends Have Reasons'' by

Gerardo Herrero Gerardo Herrero Pérez-Gamir (born 28 January 1953) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a prolific promoter of international coproductions and collaborations between Spain and Hispanic American countries. From 1993 to ...

(2000), actor. *'' Heart of the Warrior'' by

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(1999), actor. *'' The Good Life'' by

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(1996), actor. *'' Rosita, please!'' by

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(1993), actor. *'' Monturiol, el senyor del mar'' by

Francesc Bellmunt Francesc Bellmunt (; born 1 February 1947 in Sabadell) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director from Catalonia. Film director * 1975, ''Canet Rock'' * 1975, ''La Nova Cançó'' * 1977, ''La Torna'' * 1978, ''L'Orgia'' * 1979, ''Salut i força ...

(1993), actor. *'' Fènix 11*23'' (2012), director.

Radio

*''

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'' on RAC1.

Books

*''Despullats'' (2003), with Víctor Alexandre.

References

External links

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Joel Joan plays
1970 births Living people Male film actors from Catalonia Film directors from Catalonia Male stage actors from Catalonia Male television actors from Catalonia Theatre directors from Catalonia Spanish male film actors 21st-century Spanish male actors 20th-century Spanish male actors {{spain-actor-stub