Course: BA (Hons) Acting
Graduated: 2018
Jes Gislason is an Icelandic actor who, since graduating from AUB in 2018, has since been working in TV, films and on stage. He was last seen in the HBO Max series The Flight Attendant, starring Kaley Cuoco.
He's also highly trained in stage combat and stunt work. Working as a stuntman for the docudrama series Enslaved, featuring Samuel L. Jackson, and the independent film Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot, directed by Giles Alderson.
Jes has also created his own projects, one of which was the short film The Roots of You. This project has won several awards in the film festival circuit, including Best First Time Director at the Oniros Film Awards in New York. He's currently working on new short film projects.