Goran Jevtić (; born 18 January 1978) is a Serbian television, film, theater actor and director. During his decades 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 Sombor 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, 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. His Shakespearean interpretations in European-based theatres include Romeo Montague in Romeo and Juliet in Verona, 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.
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. 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. He has performed in Moscow, London, Verona, Rome, Split, Budapest, Dresden, Vienna and Zagreb. In 2018, he starred as Friedrich Nietzsche 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 Srđan Dragojević 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 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. 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 Sisyphus in The Myth of Sisyphus from 2009 to 2011, cameo roles in Porodično blago, the secondary character Nebojša in Era Ojdanic - Samo Era from 2008 to 2012, and Djoni in The Mask.
Sexual offence legal issues In March 2019, the Court of Appeals in Sombor 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 Year Title Role Notes 1998 Film iznenađenjaGoranShort film; producer 2000 Land of Truth, Love and FreedomGoranMain role 2001 Ona voli Zvezdu GrašakMain role 2002 Novogodišnje venčanje NemanjaMain role2003 Mansarda Petar PeđaSupporting role Kuća sreće GrašakMinor role Dobre namere NikolaCameo 2004 Život je čudo MilošMain role 2005 Mi nismo anđeli 2 AndrejaMain role 2006 Mi nismo anđeli 3: Rokenrol uzvraća udarac Andreja, KoksMain role2007 Mile protiv tranzicije MileMain role; producer Maska JeanCameo2008 Na lijepom plavom Dunavu JacekMain role Sveti Georgije ubiva aždahu DaneMain role2009 Pada kiša u Rolan Garosu FilomenSupporting role Đavolja varoš FilomenSupporting role2011 Parade MirkoMain role In the Land of Blood and Honey MitarSupporting role 2013 Ljubav dolazi kasnije The ExMain role
Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2001 Porodično blago Police officerEpisode: Vanja smara 2008-2012 Samo EraNebojšaSecondary character; 5 episodes 2009-2011 The Myth of Sisyphus SisyphusMain role, 20 episodes 2009 Naša mala klinika BurglarEpisode: Novi Portir 2010 Veče sa Ivanom Ivanovićem HimselfGuest 2017-2018 Komšije Bob StankovićSupporting role, 10 episode 2021 Nečista krv Paraputa 6 episodes 2024 Pasjača Supporting role
Voice-over roles Year Title Role2002 AladdinGenieThe Return of JafarLittle MermaidSebastian The Lion KingBanzai The Emperor's New GrooveKuzco2003 Monsters, Inc. Randall BoggsFinding NemoCrush2004Alice in WonderlandCheshire Cat2005Chicken LittleRunt of the Litter Madagascar Marty The Jungle Book King Louie ValiantBugsy Home on the RangeRusty2006 Open Season Elliot Ice Age: The MeltdownCrash Over the HedgeRJ2007 Bee Movie Barry BensonRatatouillePompidouThe Simpsons MovieReverend Lovejoy2008Kung Fu PandaMaster CraneMadagascar: Escape 2 AfricaMartyHorton Hears a Who!The Chairman2009Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursCrashMonsters Versus AliensDr. CockroachThe Princess and the FrogJames2010 Shrek Forever After RumpelstiltskinBeauty and the BeastLumièreTangledBig Nose Thug2011Kung Fu Panda 2Master Crane2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedMartyWreck-It RalphKing Candy/TurboHotel TransylvaniaQuasimodoIce Age: Continental DriftCrash2013Monsters UniversityRandall Boggs2016Kung Fu Panda 3Master CraneIce Age: Collision CourseCrash2018The GrinchThe Grinch
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Film Result 2002 Ardalion Award Best Actor Demons 2003 Ardalion Award Best Actor Elephants in Belgrade 2004 Apollon Prize Best Actor Life Is a Miracle 2005 Miloš Žutić Award Best Actor in a Play Okamenjeni princ 2005 Zoran Radmilović Award Best Actor in a Play Okamenjeni princ 2008 Zoran Radmilović Award Best Actor in a Play Timon of Athens 2009 Serbian Oscar of Popularity Best Stage Actor Timon of Athens 2011 Ardalion Award Best Stage Actor Hamlet 2011 Serbian Oscar of Popularity Best Theatrical Performance Hamlet 2011 Golden Arena Best Actor The Parade 2013 Ardalion Award Best Actor Romeo and Juliet 2013 Serbian Oscar of Popularity Best Stage Actor Romeo and Juliet 2014 Zoran Radmilovic Award Best Actor in a Play Noises Off 2014 Ljubinka Bobić Award Best Stage Actor Noises Off
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