Biografie
Born in 1971 in Lithuania, Ignas Jonynas has worked in theatre, film and advertising as a director, screenwriter, and actor. After completing a BA in TV Direction at the Vilnius A.Vienožinskis Art School, he went on to earn a Master's Degree in Theatre at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He has worked as a construction worker, bartender, dock worker, medical orderly at a psychiatric hospital, and radio DJ. Ignas was involved with the music band Bango Collective. He has staged 10 theatre productions and directed one documentary and two short films. The Gambler is his debut feature film.