Luka Juričić (actor)
Luka Juričić (born 25 November 1983) is a Croatian actor, director and author. Juričić debuted alongside fellow Pula actress Jadranka Đokić in "Šverceri hlapić" (1999) which he also directed. His television roles include Blagoje in "Zauvijek susjedi" (2008), and Srećko in "Dome, slatki dome" (2010). Juričić also starred in some films, including "Will Not End Here" (2008). He is the author of the Croatian TV series "Dar mar", which debuted on Nova TV in 2020. Juričić is best known for his theater work. He has starred in such productions as "Dok nas smrt ne rastavi " and the  award-winning "Neboder" ("Skyscraper"). Early life. Juričić was born in Pula on 25 November 1983. He attended Italian language school, graduating from the Dante Alighieri High School. Juričić stated that he got the passion for acting when he was in elementary school. In elementary school he started to take drama classes. In early 1997 he started drama school at the Istrian National Theater, in his native Pula. He participated in theater projects from 1997 until 2002, when he enrolled at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb, graduating in 2008. Career. Theater. Juričić started his acting career with such roles  as Otavijo in "Štoria ud Otavia i Nikolete", Bepo in Daniel Načinović's "Divojke za ženidbu" (INK, Pula), and Francis Flute in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (HNK Zagreb). He went on to star as the title character in "Ballads of Petrica Kerempuh" (Gavella), the lead character in "Zaljubljenici" (INK/FERR), the Priest, mother-in-law, neighbor, sister in "Dok nas smrt ne rastavi" (Kerempuh), for which he was praised by Matica hrvatska, as Caki in "Multicro" (HNK Osijek), and as Ante in Miro Gavran's "Parellel Worlds" (HNK Osijek). In 2009 he was one of the lead characters in  the award-winning "Neboder" ("Skyscraper"). In 2021 a play starring Juričić, "Moje istrijansko korona vjenčanje", debuted in Pula. Juričić played several roles in the play, and is also the author of the scenography. The production was well received and his performance was described as "extraordinary". Juričić also wrote "librettos", including "Vuk i sedam kozlića"'s ("The Wolf and the Seven Goats"), a collaboration with . In the 2000s he was one of the several Croatian stars who performed at the recently opened Moruzgva Theater. He was one of the main characters (Florian) of "Floromanija", which premiered at the Požega City Theater  in 2017. Children's theater. Juričić was the lead character of Ivica Šimić's children's play "Rock'n'roll za DVA MIŠA", which debuted in Zagreb in 2008. He is one of the lead characters (playing Zlatko) of Snježana Banović's adaptation of "Debela". He starred in the Mala Scena Theater production since its conception in 2008 for over ten years. Juričić stars in the play alongside , who suggested the show to him. Beside being an actor, Juričić is the director of Pula's children's theater "Teatar Naranča" ("Orange Theater"). He has stated that he manages to "balance the obligations  of the stage and the Orange Theater" thanks to good organization and quality staff. Television. In 2007 Juričić had a part in an episode of "Luda kuća". In 2008 he played Blagoje in the Croatian TV series "Zauvijek susjedi" (2008). He had small parts in "Dobre namjere" (2008), "Bitange i princeze" and "Odmori se, zaslužio si" (2009). In 2010 he played Srećko in "Dome, slatki dome" (18 March 2010 - 22 July 2010). He played young Đuka Lotar in an episode of "Najbolje godine" (2011) and made a cameo in "Stipe u gostima" (2011). In 2020 he authored the TV series  Dar mar, which debuted on Nova TV in 2020. Film. Juričić's first film role was in the 1999 movie "Šverceri hlapić", alongside Jadranka Đokić, who debuted in that movie too. Juričić was also the director of the movie. He later starred in Čejen Černić's short film "Pratioci" alongside Urša Raukar-Gamulin and Luka Petrušić. He had a small part in "Will Not End Here" (2008).