Jorge Luna was born into a family of artists in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His mother wrote children's stories, and his father was a requinto and guitar player. His sister was a dancer and his older brother was an acoustic guitar player. This creative household propagated an ideal environment to grow up in for Jorge.
At the age of seven he was inspired by a virtuoso circus performance that took place in Old San Juan by a troupe called Círcolo. A few years later Luna discovered his love for performing art when he started off as a DJ, and continued spinning in nightclubs and venues for over a decade. He particularly loved bing smuggled into nightclubs at a young age to spin a vinyl (or ten) before midnight. Jorge continued djing for several years until he discovered his central passion - acting.
Luna can be seen on Netflix’s Zero Day with Angela Bassett, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Connie Britton, and Lizzy Caplan, and on Netflix's The Week Of with Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi, and Chris Rock. Plus, Guest Starring roles on TV series Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, The Blacklist, Elementary, The Code, and Lisey’s Story.
Luna is drawn to roles that require a physical challenge and is particularly adept at radically reinventing himself from role to role. Some of Luna's favourite theatre roles have been Jorge Ramírez in Zora Howard’s BUST, Roland in Nick Payne’s Constellations, Marat in Alexei Arbuzov’s The Promise, Felisardo in Lope de Vega’s Los Melindres de Belisa, and Trissotin in Moliere's The Learned Ladies, in which he played full tilt the character's flamboyance.
His roles have been far reaching, ranging from antagonist Iachimo in Shakespeare’s Cymbeline to the visionary Vlass in Maxim Gorky’s Summerfolk. He trained in acting at Universidad de Puerto Rico, in Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and holds a MFA in acting from Brooklyn College. Additional classical roles have included Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Cassius in Julius Caesar, and Trinculo in The Tempest.
In film he has played characters who demand full emotional engagement. Recently Luna played the lead in semi-autobiographical film, planet b234, a film he co-wrote and co-produced with wife and director, Keelie Sheridan. He is multilingual, fluent in Portuguese, and native in both English and Spanish. He is also an accomplished commercial and fine art photographer, (still) a dj, and guitar player.
Awards:
~Individual Artist Grant - 2023 The Arts Center of the Capital Region (Albany, NY)
~Best Male Performance - 2022 MidWest WeirdFest (Eau Claire, WI) for feature film, planet b234 (lead actor, co-writer, co-producer)
~Honorable Mention [Best Feature Film Category] - 2022 International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival (NYC), planet b234 (lead actor, co-writer, co-producer)
~Best Sci-Fi Feature - 2022 Atlanta Underground Film Festival (Atlanta, GA), planet b234 (co-writer, co-producer, lead actor)
~Best Escapism Film - 2021 Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival (Tampa, FL), planet b234 (co-writer, co-producer, lead actor)
~Best Dance Clip - 2021 Phoenix Monthly Short Film Festival (Canada) for Butoh inspired short film papa y yoyo
~Best Supporting Actor - 2012 Downbeach Film Festival (Margate City, NJ) for ANGELO
~2006 Recognised by the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Honorary Russian Consulate in PR for contributing to strengthening artistic ties between Russia and Puerto Rico- Aleksei Arbuzov's The Promise. (San Juan, PR) (co-producer, translator, lead actor)
~2005 Victoria Espinosa Award (San Juan, PR) for talent, dedication, and commitment to Fine Arts
