JORGE DE JUAN
Artistic Director

Jorge is a renowned Spanish producer, director, and actor.

Founder of the Spanish Theatre Company (London).

He trained at the Royal School of Dramatic Art of Madrid (Acting) and the British Theatre Association (Directing and Producing).

Directing credits include: The Public and The Grain Store (Fourth Monkey); End of the Rainbow; Dracula; The 39 Steps The Woman in Black (Spanish production); The Public and The Grain Store (Fourth Monkey); Blood Wedding, The Judge of the Divorces… and others, The House of Bernarda Alba and Yerma (STC).

He has produced the theatre productions The Swallow, Darwin’s Tortoise, The Little Pony and Ay Carmela!, and the New Spanish Playwrighting Season I, IIand III (STC). Other credits include doing the dramaturgy for the show She Said (English National Ballet).

As an actor he has appeared in more than 20 plays, 30 films and TV series, having played the lead in over 30 projects. Some of the credits include: (Theatre) Blood Wedding, Calígula, Oedipus, Macbeth, Richard III, The 39 Steps. (Feature Films), Talk of Angels, Open your Eyes, One of the Hollywood Ten. He has worked with both Spanish and foreign directors.

Awards
Francisco Rabal Film Award for his starring role in El Mejor de los Tiempos (1990). The Turia Theatre Award for his performance in La Mujer de Negro (1998) and his film Bala Perdida, starring David Carradine received the Best Film and Best Soundtrack awards at the Mostra de Valencia Cinema awards. Grand Prix des Amériques at Montréal World Film Festival with the Serbian film Kordon that he co-produced.

Other info
Director of El Palenque (Universal Exhibition Seville Expo ’92); Bala Perdida feature film (Producer and Screenwriter); Kordon feature film (Associate Producer).