Chico Jericho

Chicco Jerikho Jarumillind (born 3 July 1984) is an Indonesian actor and film producer. In 2014, he received the Citra Award for Best Actor for his performance as Sani Tawainella in Lights from the East: I Am Maluku.

Early life Chicco Jerikho Jarumillind was born in Jakarta on 3 July 1984 to a Thai father and Batak mother of Panggabean clan.

Career Jerikho started his career by participating in a cover boy competition held by teen magazine Aneka Yess! in 2000. In his early acting career, he frequently starred in soap operas, most notably SCTV's Cinta Bunga in 2007. He made his feature film acting debut as an extra in 2007 horror film Lawang Sewu: Dendam Kuntilanak.

In 2014, he starred as Sani Tawainella, a former football player, in biographical sports drama Lights from the East: I Am Maluku. His performance in the film earned him the Citra Award for Best Actor at the 2014 Indonesian Film Festival. In 2015, he starred as Ben Soesilo, a barista in Angga Dwimas Sasongko's adaptation of Dewi Lestari's Filosofi Kopi. He also served as a co-producer for the film. Jerikho starred as Alex, a pirate DVDs subtitler, in Joko Anwar's A Copy of My Mind, which had its world premiere at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.

In 2016, he made his producing debut and starred in Sasongko's Letters from Prague. The film was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. In 2017, he reprised his role as Ben in the sequel, Filosofi Kopi 2: Ben & Jody. In 2018, he starred as Romo Yosef, a Catholic priest involved in a romantic relationship with a nun in romantic drama film Ave Maryam. Jerikho starred in English-language science fiction film Foxtrot Six. In 2019, it was announced that Jerikho would portray Godam in the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe, making his debut appearance in a mid-credit scene of Sri Asih (2022). In 2022, he starred in the Indonesian remake of Doctor Foster, Mendua as Ivan Atmajaya.

Personal life On 3 March 2018, Jerikho married actress and model Putri Marino in Bali. Their daughter, Surinala, was born in September 2018.

Along with director Angga Dwimas Sasongko, actor Rio Dewanto, writer Dewi Lestari, producers Anggia Kharisma and Handoko Hendroyono, Jerikho opened a coffee shop, Filosofi Kopi, inspired by the film they worked on.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2007 Lawang Sewu: Dendam Kuntilanak Guy at the Club 2008 In the Name of Love Krisna Merem Melek Tito 2014 Lights from the East: I Am Maluku Sani Tawainella Seputih Cinta Melati Ivan 2015 Filosofi Kopi the Movie Ben Soesilo Also co-producer Negeri Van Oranje Gery A Copy of My Mind Alex 2016 Letters from Prague Rama Also producer Chaotic Love Poems Rumi The Postman and Kartini Sarwadi Terjebak Nostalgia Reza 2017 Bukaan 8 Alam Also producer Filosofi Kopi the Movie 2: Ben & Jody Ben Soesilo Also producer 2018 Ave Maryam Romo Yosef Love for Sale As producer 2019 Foxtrot Six Spec Too Handsome to Handle As executive producer 2020 One Day We'll Talk About Today Anton Irianto 2021 Aum! Panca Kusuma Negara A World Without Ali Khan 2022 Ben & Jody Ben Soesilo Also producer Jakarta, City of Dreamers Himself Sri Asih Awang / Godam Mid-credit sceneMenduaIvan AtmajayaTV series 2023 13 Bombs in Jakarta ICTA inspection officer 2024 Heartbreak Motel Raga Assad 2025 This City Is a Battlefield Isa