Edson Jean

Acting

Biography

Edson Jean was born in West Palm Beach Florida and raised in Delray Beach, Florida. Upon graduating High school, he moved to Miami to study theatre at New World School of the Arts, where he received his Bachelors in Fine Arts degree. Edson went on to write, direct and star in The Adventures of Edson Jean (2012), which scored an ABFF/HBO official selection.

Place of Birth: West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.

Known For

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Moonlight

The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

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War Dogs

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

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Ballers

Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Strasmore as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of football.

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Konpa

A young Haitian-American learns how to dance Konpa to impress his crush.

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Three Bedrooms

A family of four stays back while a hurricane passes through Florida; as the family falls into disarray, dark secrets come to light, and as one storm hits, another one makes itself known in the household.

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Know Me

Grief-stricken and unraveling, Kenson Joseph must overturn a barrage of false narratives propagated by the national news media and local Haitian church leaders to preserve his late brother’s memory and clear him of the public’s monstrous moniker: The Miami Zombie.

Filmography

2025

Know Me

2023

Konpa

as Jean

2021

Three Bedrooms

as Tyler

2016

Moonlight

as Mr. Pierce

2016

War Dogs

as Drug Dealer

2015

Ballers

as Lab Technician