Goran Jevtić (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Јевтић; born 18 January 1978) is a Serbian actor; director and LGBT activist. During his two decade long career, Jevtić has composed a prolific range of performances notable in film, television and theater.

Goran Jevtić
Горан Јевтић
Jevtić in April 2014
Born (1978-01-18) 18 January 1978 (age 46)
NationalitySerbian
EducationFaculty of Dramatic Arts
Alma materUniversity of Arts in Belgrade
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present

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.[citation needed]

In October 2019, the Court of Appeals in Sombor convicted Jevtić of illegal sexual acts against a teenage male.[1] 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

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Jevtić with Viktor Savić

Jevtić was born in the settlement of Kovačevac in Mladenovac, SFR Yugoslavia. He began acting in 1998, and was since active in the Atelje 212 theatre in Belgrade. 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.[2] His Shakespearean interpretations in European-based theatres include Romeo Montague in Romeo and Juliet' in Verona,[3] Macbeth in Macbeth in Zagreb, Prince Hamlet in Hamlet in Belgrade, Antonio in The Merchant of Venice in Rome and Gaius Marcius Coriolanus in Coriolanus.[citation needed]

For his performance in Okamenjeni princ in the Duško Radović theatre, he received the Miloš Žutić Award. As Prince Hamlet in Hamlet, he won the Ardalion and the Serbian Oscar of Popularity in 2011.[2] He was awarded the Serbian Oscar of Popularity again for his Romeo Montague interpretation at the Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre. The Noises Off 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.[2] He has performed in Moscow, London, Verona, Rome, Split, Budapest, Dresden, Vienna and Zagreb.[4] In 2018, he starred as Friedrich Nietzsche in his directorial debut Kad je Niče zaplakao at Atelje 212.[5]

He further rose to continental prominence as homosexual activist Mirko Dedijer, in the 2011 Festroia Award-winning film The Parade.[6] The film by Srđan Dragojević reached commercial success, despite the controversial subject, and critics praised Jevtić's portrayal.[7] Other than his role in The Parade, he actively appeared in the We're Not Angels films as fictional Leskovac native Andreja and played the supporting role of Mitar in the 2011 American war film In the Land of Blood and Honey directed by Angelina Jolie. He won the Apolon Prize in Belgrade for his role as Miloš in Life Is a Miracle entered into the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[8] 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.[9]

His repertoire on television includes Sisyphus 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.[10]

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In March 2019, the Court of Appeals in Sombor convicted Jevtić of illegal sexual acts against a 16 year old teenage male.[1] Initially sentenced to ten months under house arrest, Jevtić's sentence was changed to ten months in prison in October 2019 following his appeal.[11] However, a final verdict reversed the sentence and Jevtić began serving his sentence under house arrest in June 2020.[12]

Filmography

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Jevtić with Nebojša Milovanović
 
Jevtić performing as Gospodja Ministarka

Film roles

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Film iznenađenja Goran Short film; producer
2000 Land of Truth, Love and Freedom Goran Main role
2001 Ona voli Zvezdu Grašak Main role
2002 Novogodišnje venčanje Nemanja Main role
2003 Mansarda Petar Peđa Supporting role
Kuća sreće Grašak Minor role
Dobre namere Nikola Cameo
2004 Život je čudo Miloš Main role
2005 Mi nismo anđeli 2 Andreja Main role
2006 Mi nismo anđeli 3: Rokenrol uzvraća udarac Andreja, Koks Main role
2007 Mile protiv tranzicije Mile Main role; producer
Maska Jean Cameo
2008 Na lijepom plavom Dunavu Jacek Main role
Sveti Georgije ubiva aždahu Dane Main role
2009 Pada kiša u Rolan Garosu Filomen Supporting role
Đavolja varoš Filomen Supporting role
2011 Parade Mirko Main role
In the Land of Blood and Honey Mitar Supporting role
2013 Ljubav dolazi kasnije The Ex Main role

Television roles

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Porodično blago Police officer Episode: Vanja smara
2008-2012 Samo Era Nebojša Secondary character; 5 episodes
2009-2011 The Myth of Sisyphus Sisyphus Main role, 20 episodes
2009 Naša mala klinika Burglar Episode: Novi Portir
2010 Veče sa Ivanom Ivanovićem Himself Guest
2017-2018 Komšije Bob Stanković Supporting role, 10 episode
2021 Nečista krv Paraputa 6 episodes

Voice-over roles

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Year Title Role
2002 Aladdin Genie
The Return of Jafar
Little Mermaid Sebastian
The Lion King Banzai
The Emperor's New Groove Kuzco
2003 Monsters, Inc. Randall Boggs
Finding Nemo Crush
2004 Alice in Wonderland Cheshire Cat
2005 Chicken Little Runt of the Litter
Madagascar Marty
The Jungle Book King Louie
Valiant Bugsy
Home on the Range Rusty
2006 Open Season Elliot
Ice Age: The Meltdown Crash
Over the Hedge RJ
2007 Bee Movie Barry Benson
Ratatouille Pompidou
The Simpsons Movie Reverend Lovejoy
2008 Kung Fu Panda Master Crane
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Marty
Horton Hears a Who! The Chairman
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Crash
Monsters Versus Aliens Dr. Cockroach
The Princess and the Frog James
2010 Shrek Forever After Rumpelstiltskin[13]
Beauty and the Beast Lumière
Tangled Big Nose Thug
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 Master Crane
2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Marty
Wreck-It Ralph King Candy/Turbo
Hotel Transylvania Quasimodo
Ice Age: Continental Drift Crash
2013 Monsters University Randall Boggs
2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 Master Crane
Ice Age: Collision Course Crash
2018 The Grinch The Grinch

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Film Result
2002 Ardalion Award Best Actor Demons Won
2003 Ardalion Award Best Actor Elephants in Belgrade Won
2004 Apollon Prize Best Actor Life Is a Miracle Won
2005 Miloš Žutić Award Best Actor in a Play Okamenjeni princ Won
2005 Zoran Radmilović Award Best Actor in a Play Okamenjeni princ Nominated
2008 Zoran Radmilović Award Best Actor in a Play Timon of Athens Nominated
2009 Serbian Oscar of Popularity Best Stage Actor Timon of Athens Won
2011 Ardalion Award Best Stage Actor Hamlet Won
2011 Serbian Oscar of Popularity Best Theatrical Performance Hamlet Won
2011 Golden Arena Best Actor The Parade Nominated
2013 Ardalion Award Best Actor Romeo and Juliet Won
2013 Serbian Oscar of Popularity Best Stage Actor Romeo and Juliet Won
2014 Zoran Radmilovic Award Best Actor in a Play Noises Off Won
2014 Ljubinka Bobić Award Best Stage Actor Noises Off Won

References

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  1. ^ a b "Poznati glumac Goran Jevtić ide u zatvor: Zbog seksualnog zlostavljanja maloljetnika". Radio Sarajevo. 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Goran Jevtić". akademijaumetnosti.edu.rs. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Srpsko-albanski "Romeo i Julija" ispraćeni ovacijama". Dalmacija News. 14 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Glumac Goran Jevtić nepravosnažno osuđen zbog odnosa sa maloletnikom". www.021.rs. March 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "KAD JE NIČE PLAKAO U REŽIJI GORANA JEVTIĆA: Gde čovečanstvo danas stoji stotinu godina posle Ničeove filozofije i Brojerove psihoanalize? Postoji li sloboda?". kurir.rs.
  6. ^ "Goran Jevtić, glumac iz filma 'Parada', napastovao mladića? - Komentari | 24sata". www.24sata.hr.
  7. ^ Njegić, Marko (19 December 2011). "Srđan Dragojević: Socijalistička revolucija je iza ugla" [Parade's Srdjan Dragojevic: Socialist revolution is around the corner]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian).
  8. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Life Is a Miracle". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  9. ^ "The Beautiful Blue Danube (2008)". IMDb.
  10. ^ "Goran Jevtic". IMDb.
  11. ^ "SUD PREINAČIO PRESUDU Glumac Goran Jevtić kaznu služi IZA REŠETAKA". Blic.rs. October 1, 2019.
  12. ^ "GLUMAC POČEO SA IZDRŽAVANJEM KAZNE: Evo gde će i koliko robijati Goran Jevtić". Kurir.rs. 6 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Premijera filma Šrek srećan zauvek". Glossy. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
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