Jasmin Geljo

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 (2015–present) as Ivan.

Jasmin Geljo
Born	Jasmin Geljo (1959-09-18) September 18, 1959 Sarajevo, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Alma mater	Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–present

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).[1]

Early work

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.

He is also known for his roles as Mima Šiš and Roki Mokroguz in famous Yugoslav and Bosnian show Audicija.[2]

Career in Canada

Geljo relocated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1993 and continued his acting. He has since expanded his repertoire to include film production as well.

In 2016, he garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, for his performance in the film The Waiting Room.[3]

Filmography

Film

• Noć strijepnje (1982)
• Pismo – Glava (1983)
• Samek (1983)
• Provincija u pozadini (1984)
• Veliki talenat (1984)
• When Father Was Away on Business (1985)
• Audicija (1985) as Mima Šiš
• Azra (1988) as Ibro
• Čovjek koji je znao gdje je sjever a gdje jug (1989) as Ivan
• Hajde da se volimo 2 (1989) as Vatrogasac 1
• Sa 204-272 (1991) as Otas
• Nova Audicija (1991) as Mima Šiš and Roki Mokroguz
• Voajer (1992)
• Peacekeepers (1997) as Cowboy
• After Alice (2000) as Immigrant Husband
• Beyond Borders (2003) as Truck Driver
• Cube Zero (2004) as Ryjkin
• Left Behind: World at War (2005) as Russian Officer
• Neil (2005) as Davor
• Land of the Dead (2005) as Tambourine Man
• Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) as Marko
• Citizen Duane (2006) as Barber
• The Battery-Powered Duckling (2006) as The Guard
• Skinwalkers (2006) as Cabin Person #1
• The Sentinel (2006) as Assassin
• Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming (2007) as Maintenance Man
• Snijeg (2008) as Miro
• Gangster Exchange (2009) as Gogo Wolf
• The Shrine (2010) as Purple Cloaked Man #2
• The Waiting Room (2015)

Television

• Brisani prostor (1985) as Bili (3 episodes)
• ZOS: Zone of Separation (2009) as Vilko the Red (3 episodes)
• Schitt's Creek (2015–2020) as Ivan

References

1. "Geljo: 'Audicija' se vraća, a s njom i Mima Šiš" (in Bosnian and Croatian). Interviewed by Selma Boračić-Mršo. slobodnaevropa.org. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
2. "Jasmin Geljo za "Avaz": Haljinu Mime Šiš sam uokvirio i čuvam je" (in Bosnian). Interviewed by Nerma Ajnadžić. avaz.ba. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
3. "Room, Schitt’s Creek lead 2016 Canadian Screen Award nominations". National Post, January 20, 2016.

External links

• Jasmin Geljo on IMDb