Jade Hassouné

Jade Hassouné (born 18 February 1991) is a Lebanese-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
Occupation
  • Actor
  • dancer
  • singer
Years active2011–present

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

Biography

Early years

Jade Hassouné was born in Lebanon but grew up in Switzerland, then in Montreal, Canada where he spent most of his life. He studied at John Abbott College where he graduated in the Professional Theater program. He is also a member of the Canadian Film Center since 2012.[1]

He 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.

Career

Acting career

Hassouné got his first acting role in the film Laurentie in 2011, his debut in his acting career.[2]

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.[3]

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.[3]

Music and design

Hassouné is very interested in fashion, music and graphic design (comics and computer graphics). He recently collaborated with Ubisoft Toronto to develop the video game Starlink: Battle For Atlas.[4]

In 2019, he 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".

Personal life

Jade Hassouné left Lebanon with his family to Switzerland because of the unstable situation in Lebanon when he was just one year old. He immigrated to Canada in 1996 when he was just five. He resided in Montreal before moving to Toronto, Canada. He is part of the LGBT community. He is fluent in French and English.

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 Laurentie Jay Kashyap
2011 Cyberbully Caleb
2012 The Expatriate Adbi
2014 Brick Mansions Peter
2015 After the Ball Peter
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 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. "Jade Hassouné". cfccreates.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. "Laurentia (2011) - Full Cast & Crew". imdb.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. "Exclusive Interview with Shadowhunters' Jade Hassouné". TalkNerdyWithUs. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. "That's My DJ Series". www.thatsmydjseries.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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