Jason Day Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Jason Day
Acting
Biography
Jason Day (Lima, July 8, 1985) is a Peruvian actor. He trained as an actor under teachers such as Ron Burrus, from the "Ron Burrus Studio" in Los Angeles and Deborah Aquila, from the "Aquila Morong Studio" in Los Angeles, California. He also studied film direction at the Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires. In 2005 he stood out in his first film appearance in "Mañana te cuento", directed by Eduardo Mendoza. A year later he starred in the series "Esta sociedad". In 2008, he appeared in the films "Dioses" under the direction of Josué Méndez, and "La gran sangre: La Película" by director Jorge Carmona del Solar. He then starred in the film "Máncora", alongside Elsa Pataky and Enrique Murciano; a Spanish-American production filmed in Peru and directed by Ricardo de Montreuil. It premiered at the Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals. In 2012, he premiered the independent film "30 Beats" in New York, where he shared roles alongside Lee Pace, Justin Kirk and Jennifer Tilly. This film directed by British-French Alexis Lloyd, is his first co-lead role in an American film. He then participated in the Fox series recorded in Bogotá and Miami "El Capo 2", for Mundo Fox and RCN Televisión. He starred in the film "Atacada", by Aldo Miyashiro, the television series "Venganza", a Latin American remake of the successful ABC Revenge, participated in the futuristic FOX Latin America series "2091", and is the protagonist of "Jugar con fuego", a production by Telemundo and O'Globo that is also broadcast on Netflix. In 2022, he participated in the series "El Inmortal", a production by Movistar+, DLO Producciones and Telemundo Global Studios for Movistar+ and Peacock. He directed the short film "La Revelación", which won him a Cannes Film Festival award. He is also a renowned human rights activist in Peru and has been a weekly columnist for the newspaper La República.
Filmography Movies
Acting
How to Deal with a Heartbreak
María Fe, still single but not so sought after, faces the existential crisis and the blank page as any mature and sensible woman would: by getting involved with the wrong guy.
Mañana te cuento
On Halloween night in Lima, four rich kids spend a night on the town, goofing, getting into trouble, and deciding to help Manuel lose his virginity. From Juan Diego's house they hire three call girls, not much older than they, and they pair up (El Gordo declines - he wants to be true to his girlfriend). The young women are sweet and street smart, the boys are naïve and full of bravado, Romance and violence are possibilities during this night of surprises and self discovery
Máncora
Following the suicide of his father, haunted by inner demons and his hatred for the world, Santiago decides to escape from Lima and take refuge in Máncora, a beach to the north of Peru where it is always summer.
La gran sangre - La pelicula
An ex-cop, a martial arts master, a hustler and an ex-soldier join forces to fight crime on the fringes of the law in the city of Lima, Peru. They form a gang known as La Gran Sangre (The Great Blood), due to the pact they make, by getting a wound on their wrist.
Gods
A Peruvian teen lusts after his wild sister while the new wife of their difficult, wealthy father tries to hide her lower-class background.
30 Beats
A summer heat wave and a series of sexual encounters connect a group of New Yorkers.
Atacada: la teoría del dolor
A young woman is sexually assaulted by a powerful businessman, starting a public trial in which she will have to endure the abuse of those who do not want justice to be made.
Peter Pan & Wendy
Wendy Darling, a young girl afraid to leave her childhood home behind, meets Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up. Alongside her brothers and a tiny fairy, Tinker Bell, she travels with Peter to the magical world of Neverland. There, she encounters an evil pirate captain, Captain Hook, and embarks on a thrilling adventure that will change her life forever.
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