Jadiel Dowlin(I)
- Actor
- Director
Jadiel is a Black Latino Emmy-nominated actor. He has cultivated over a decade of experience in front of the camera, which has sparked a passion to craft high concept cautionary tales behind it as a storyteller. The Hollywood Reporter named him "One of Canada's Rising Stars," and Playback listed him as one of Canada's Top 10 Talent to Watch. He was awarded Toronto Metropolitan University's President's Entrance "full ride" Scholarship for a bachelor's in Philosophy & Film Cinema Studies and graduated in 2022 with honours. Inspired by genre actor/filmmakers such as Michael B. Jordan and John Krasinski, Jadiel similarly has a penchant for creating and starring in entertaining yet enlightening sci-fi thriller media through his production company banner Istmo Productions. His company's goal is to create content based on "Vita Brevis, Ars Longa," which is Latin for, "Life is brief but art is long lasting."
In 2022, Jadiel was a recipient of the $750,000 Rogers-BSO Development fund for a sci-fi comedy TV series he created. In 2023, his autobiographical documentary "The Last Son of Panama" had a World Premiere at the Toronto Black Film Festival, as well as Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, and Montreal. It can be viewed on his web page or on CBC Gem.
In 2022, Jadiel was a recipient of the $750,000 Rogers-BSO Development fund for a sci-fi comedy TV series he created. In 2023, his autobiographical documentary "The Last Son of Panama" had a World Premiere at the Toronto Black Film Festival, as well as Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, and Montreal. It can be viewed on his web page or on CBC Gem.
