Jasmin Geljo (born September 18, 1959) is a Bosnian actor. He is best
known for his roles in Cube Zero, as Ryjkin, and in the films Land of
the Dead, Assault on Precinct 13 and The Sentinel. He also appears in
Schitt's Creek (2015â€"2020) as Ivan.Before the Bosnian War, Geljo was
mostly known for his roles as Mima Šiš and Roki Mokroguz in Yugoslav
and Bosnian cult show Audicija (Audition).Geljo was born in Sarajevo,
PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia. He graduated acting at the
Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. At only eleven years of age,
he made his first film called Boy with a Violin. After completion of
high school, he studied drama at the University of Sarajevo’s
Academy of Dramatic Arts, taught by professor Boro Stjepanović and
world-renowned director, Emir Kusturica.Already in the second year of
the four-year-long academic program, he started getting principal
roles in film, television, and theatre in former Yugoslavia. In 1985,
he played a role in Kusturica’s film When Father Was Away on
Business, which received a Golden Palm for best film of the year at
the Cannes Film Festival. After graduating from the Academy, he
appeared in numerous productions all over former Yugoslavia.
known for his roles in Cube Zero, as Ryjkin, and in the films Land of
the Dead, Assault on Precinct 13 and The Sentinel. He also appears in
Schitt's Creek (2015â€"2020) as Ivan.Before the Bosnian War, Geljo was
mostly known for his roles as Mima Šiš and Roki Mokroguz in Yugoslav
and Bosnian cult show Audicija (Audition).Geljo was born in Sarajevo,
PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia. He graduated acting at the
Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. At only eleven years of age,
he made his first film called Boy with a Violin. After completion of
high school, he studied drama at the University of Sarajevo’s
Academy of Dramatic Arts, taught by professor Boro Stjepanović and
world-renowned director, Emir Kusturica.Already in the second year of
the four-year-long academic program, he started getting principal
roles in film, television, and theatre in former Yugoslavia. In 1985,
he played a role in Kusturica’s film When Father Was Away on
Business, which received a Golden Palm for best film of the year at
the Cannes Film Festival. After graduating from the Academy, he
appeared in numerous productions all over former Yugoslavia.
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