Biographie
Jakob Bokulich, an artist exhibited internationally since the age of eighteen, is gaining recognition as an actor, writer, and director. His critically praised film debut, Hysteria (2002), co-created with Antero Alli, was loosely inspired by his experiences in Croatia during the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s. He gave a standout performance in Lise Swenson's Mission Movie (2004), set in San Francisco, and has since established himself as a versatile talent with works like "Happy Trees," an art-film parody primarily shown in galleries, and Entangled (2007).
One of eight siblings, Bokulich grew up at his parents' gas station in Santa Cruz, the city that inspired and served as the backdrop for The Lost Boys (1987). At seventeen, he moved to Europe, achieving notable success as a painter with exhibitions in Paris, Split (Croatia), San Francisco, and other cities.
After returning to California, he became deeply involved in the Oakland and San Francisco arts scenes, curating a gallery, writing for the Artship Dance/Theater Company alongside Slobodan Dan Paich, and engaging in intensive workshops with Antero Alli based on Jerzy Grotowski's theatrical techniques (featured in Orphans of Delirium (2004)).
Bokulich trained at the esteemed American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, whose alumni include Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Winona Ryder, Benjamin Bratt, Elizabeth Banks, and Danny Glover. He is also an accomplished boxer and Capoeira practitioner. In 2005, he relocated to Los Angeles, where he continues his work as an actor and filmmaker.
