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Quick Facts
Biography
Joseph Emmanuel Bascon, popularly known by the stage name Joem Bascon, (born August 29, 1986) is a Filipino actor. He is currently under ABS-CBN's talent management arm, Star Magic.
Career
Bascon's first relevance in the entertainment industry came due to his supposed resemblance to established entertainers Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby. However, he has since tried to create his own image. Speaking to the Philippine Star Supreme, he says, "To be compared with Piolo and Sam is really flattering especially when I was just starting, but I want now to be known as myself, as Joem Bascon, to finally have my own identity."
Bascon is into weightlifting, boxing and kettle bell training.
Education
He graduated from high school at Don Bosco Technical College in Mandaluyong City, an exclusive school for boys. He served as a basketball varsity player then. After graduating from high school on 2003, he went to University of Santo Tomas to take up Electrical Engineering but was not able to finish it.
Awards and nominations
Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Source |
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2008 | Batanes: Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan | Golden Screen Awards for Movies | Breakthrough Performance by an Actor | Won | |
2011 | Noy | Gawad Urian Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won | |
Luna Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |||
Gawad Tanglaw | Best Supporting Actor | Won | |||
2012 | Ka Oryang | Gawad Urian Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |
2013 | Qwerty | Nominated | |||
Blue Bustamante | Cinema One Originals Film Festival | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
Maalaala Mo Kaya: "Pulang Laso" | PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Single Performance by an Actor | Nominated | ||
2014 | Golden Screen TV Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Single Drama Program | Won | ||
2016 | Oro | Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actor | Nominated | |
2017 | Ang Tulay ng San Sebastian | Young Critics Circle Awards | Best Performance (Duo) - shared with Sandino Martin | Nominated | |
Historiographika Errata | Cinema One Originals Film Festival | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
Kusina | Famas Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
2018 | Double Twisting Double Back | Cinema One Originals Film Festival | Best Actor | Nominated | |
2019 | Famas Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Supporting Actor of the Year | Nominated | |||
Utopia | Cinema One Originals Film Festival | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
Write About Love | Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Won | ||
Culion | Special Jury Prize (Ensemble Performance) | Won |