Jared Grange

Birthplace

Barcelona, Spain

Biography

Jared Grange -- currently residing in Los Angeles, CA -- was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. Coming from parents of different origins, he grew up in a multicultural environment. He had his first acting experience at the age of 9 at a summer school. At 15, he took his first theatrical acting job, performing in "The Children of Herakles" by Peter Sellers, in one of the most prominent theaters in Barcelona: the Teatre Lliure de Montjuïc. Challenging himself by performing in English for the first time, he received critical acclaim for his performance. After finishing high school, he decided to focus on his acting career and started studying the dramatic arts. He portrayed the title character in Shakespeare's "Othello" as well as Monk in Tennessee Williams' "Small Craft Warnings." He also played leading roles in the short films "Plague" and "Chauvinism." Additi onally, Jared has worked as a dancer in many operas, such as Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida" and Richard Wagner's "Tannhaüser," in the most prestigious theater in Barcelona, El Gran Teatre Del Liceu. he has also lived in London and New York. Moreover, he has worked as a model in several campaigns for Nike, Adidas, Puma, Reebok, Karstadt and Asics as well as runways for Roberto Cavalli, Macy's, Calvin Klein and Desigual, among others. Jared had leading roles in national commercials for AT&T, Honda, Vodafone, Corelle and Samsung. He was the lead in the 30-minute short film "Least Among Brethren" that won an Award of Merit at the Canada Shorts Film Festival of 2015. He gave remarkable performances portraying Aaron in the film "Shadowkill" and Marcus in "Lost Romance," with the multi-award-winning director Kenneth Mader; those two films also comprised Jared's debut as a producer, with a new concept of a prod uction company, SunLand Films, born with the objective of bringing diverse talent into the film industry. The company made its debut with the documentary film "Project Rwanda" (released in 2015). Jared has also recently opened SunLand Designs, a real estate company specializing in home renovations.