Jade Hassouné

Jade Hassouné (born 18 February 1991) is a Canadian actor, dancer and singer. He is known for his roles as Meliorn in the US television series Shadowhunters and as Prince Ahmed Al Saeed in the Canadian series Heartland.

Jade Hassouné
Hassouné in 2013
Born (1991-02-18) 18 February 1991
Lebanon
Alma materJohn Abbott College
CBC Actors Conservatory
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dancer
  • singer
Years active2011–present

Under the pseudonym J4DE, in 2020 he released the EP Love Letter to a Fandom.

Early life

Hassouné was born in Lebanon. Due to conflict, his family left the country when Hassouné was a year old, moving first to Geneva, Switzerland and then to Montreal, Canada in 1996.[1] He grew up attending French school. He became interested in acting when he was 10 and joined a local theatre group.[2] He graduated from the Musical Theatre programme at John Abbott College in 2008 before going on to train at the Canadian Film Centre CBC Actors Conservatory, completing in 2012.[3] He moved to Toronto upon graduation.

Career

Acting

Hassouné landed his first onscreen role in the film Laurentie in 2011, his debut in his acting career.[4]

In June 2015, he auditioned for the role of Alec in the Shadowhunters series broadcast by Freeform and Netflix outside the United States. A week later, the casting directors called him back to audition for the role of Raphael, but the following week he was contacted again for an audition for the role of Meliorn. He was later chosen to play this role.[5]

In 2016, appeared in season 2 of the web series That's My DJ on YouTube and plays the role of Sam. The Season 3 focuses on his character Sam, which makes him the main actor in the series. He also participated in this season's production.[5]

Other ventures

Hassouné was a member of the dance group Enigma Dance Productions and together they participated in the TV show Canada's Got Talent where they arrived in the quarter-finals.

He collaborated with Ubisoft Toronto to develop the video game Starlink: Battle For Atlas.[6]

In 2019, Hassouné released his EP Love Letter to a Fandom under the artistic name J4DE. Singles include "Insta Story", "To the Next", "Living Right Now" and "Human".

Discography

EPs
  • 2020 Love Letter To A Fandom EP (credited to J4DE)

Songs / videos
  • 2019: "Insta Story"
  • 2019: "To the Next"
  • 2019: "Living Right Now"
  • 2020: "Insta Story Remix"
  • 2020: "Human"

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Laurentia (Laurentie) Jay Kashyap
2011 Cyberbully Caleb
2012 The Expatriate Adbi
2014 Brick Mansions Peter
2015 After the Ball Peter
2022 Montreal Girls Tamer
Short Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Her Night Peter
2015 Inner Jellyfishes (Les Méduses)
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013-2014 Heartland Prince Ahmed Al Saeed 8 episodes
2016 Orphan Black Aaron Episode: "The Collapse of Nature"
2016-2017 That's My DJ Sam 14 episodes
2016-2019 Shadowhunters Meliorn 17 episodes
2017 Barbelle Alejandro Episode: "#1.5"
2020 Canada's Drag Race Himself Guest host, Episode: "Her-itage Moments"
Productor roles
Year Title Role Notes
2017 That's My DJ Sam
Dubber roles
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Far Cry Primal voice in the video game

References
  1. Miranda, Leaf (29 June 2017). "Interview: Jade Hassouné of Shadowhunters". The Young Folks. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. "Q&A with 'Shadowhunters' Jade Hassoune". The Urban Twist. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. "Jade Hassouné". cfccreates.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. "Laurentia (2011) - Full Cast & Crew". imdb.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. "Exclusive Interview with Shadowhunters' Jade Hassouné". TalkNerdyWithUs. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. "That's My DJ Series". www.thatsmydjseries.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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