Klemen Janežič Biography: Movies, Age, Daughter, Awards, Ethnicity, Wife, Net Worth

Klemen Janežič is a Slovenian actor known for moving between repertory theatre and mainstream television, with a breakthrough that came from his role as Dr. Martin Rozman in the POP TV series Usodno vino.

He later reached a wider audience again as Luka Čeh in the cooking-comedy series Ja, Chef!, while continuing steady work as a member of the SNG Drama Ljubljana ensemble.

Alongside screen and stage acting, he has also taken on select creative credits behind the scenes, including writing and co-producing work tied to the feature film Pot v raj (also released internationally as Sailing to Paradise).

Profile

• Full name: Klemen Janežič
• Date of birth: 16 September 1989
• Age: 36 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Stična, Slovenia
• Nationality: Slovenian
• Profession: Actor
• Parents: N/A
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Nina Ivanišin
• Children: Two children
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: Slovenia
• Net worth: $500,000

Early Life and Education

Klemen Janežič is now 35 years old and was born on 16 September 1989 in Stična, Slovenia. His formal training took place in Ljubljana at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT), University of Ljubljana, where he completed studies in stage acting.

He later earned a master’s degree in the Art of Movement, presenting the solo performance Torso as part of that work and receiving student recognition connected to the project.

In addition to his university education in Slovenia, he also undertook further training in 2011 with the SU-EN Butoh Company in Uppsala, Sweden, extending his professional grounding in movement-based performance practices.

Personal Life

Janežič is married to Slovenian actress Nina Ivanišin. Their marriage has been as intentionally private, with the couple generally keeping personal details away from regular publicity, even while both remain visible through their theatre and television work.

They have two daughters. Their first child, a daughter, was born in 2021. Reports later indicated the couple welcomed a second child near the end of 2024.

Career

Klemen Janežič’s career has been built on a dual track: a long-running commitment to institutional theatre in Ljubljana and a selectively expanding on-screen profile.

He became a member of the SNG Drama Ljubljana ensemble in 2013, an affiliation that anchors much of his professional identity and has placed him in a range of stage productions while working with different directing approaches and performance styles.

For television audiences, his best-known early role was Dr. Martin Rozman in Usodno vino, a series that significantly raised his national profile and helped position him as a recognizable screen actor in Slovenia.

He later joined Ja, Chef!, playing Luka Čeh, another role that strengthened his presence in popular TV programming.

In film, he is linked with Pot v raj (Sailing to Paradise), which remains one of his most visible feature credits internationally. Beyond acting, film-industry databases attribute him additional behind-the-scenes work on the same production, including writing and co-producing involvement.

Awards

• 2012 – Prešeren Award for Students (Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television): an independent study in the art of movement, Razpeti mladiček / Torn Puppy
• 2016 – Mayor’s Memorial Coin of Ivančna Gorica: Prijetno domače / Comfortable and Homelike
• 2016 – Prešeren Award for Students (Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television): for M.A. staging (art of movement), Torso

Net worth

Klemen Janežič’s current net worth is estimated at $500,000. This estimate reflects a career built primarily through professional acting income.

Social Media

• Instagram: @kjanezic
• Twitter/X: @klemencek

Filmography

• Smehljaji (2010)
• Nad mestom se dani (2011)
• Kot kakšna žival se počutiš, ko si zaljubljena? (2011)
• Montaža ekstaza (2012)
• Časotresk (2012)
• Pot v raj / Sailing to Paradise (2014)
• Usodno vino (2015)
• Jan Plestenjak ~ Prelepa za poraz (2016)
• Transmedijski projekt Skrivnost barjanskega kolesca (2016)
• Ulov (2021)
• Bela, črna in prava ljubezen (2021)
• Ja, Chef! (2021–present)
• Funny Snails (2024)
• Entropija (2025)
• Funny Snails 2 (2025)