---
name: "DJ Próvaí"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dj-provai"
fi1m_id: "dj-provai"
imdb_id: "nm13399202"
tmdb_id: 4279808
wikidata_id: "Q123702377"
roles: ["Songs"]
born: "1 January 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T19:54:27.953830+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# DJ Próvaí

## Identity

DJ Próvaí

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dj-provai
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dj-provai
- **IMDb ID:** nm13399202
- **TMDB ID:** 4279808
- **Wikidata ID:** Q123702377
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Pr%C3%B3va%C3%AD, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123702377, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13399202/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4279808

Songs. Born 1 January 1987 in Derry, Northern Ireland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Songs
- **Born:** 1 January 1987, Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
- **Active:** 2023–present
- **Also known as:** JJ Ó Dochartaigh, James John Ó Dochartaigh
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 crew
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Pr%C3%B3va%C3%AD, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123702377, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13399202/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4279808

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Kneecap*](https://film.one/film/kneecap.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

DJ Próvaí, also known as JJ Ó Dochartaigh or James John Ó Dochartaigh, is an Irish DJ, actor and activist from Derry, Northern Ireland. He is a founding member of the Irish-language hip hop trio Kneecap, which he joined in 2017 alongside Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap.

Before his music career, Ó Dochartaigh worked as an Irish-language teacher at a Catholic secondary school. He appeared as himself in the 2024 biographical film *Kneecap*, for which he also received a story credit. The film premiered at Sundance and won several awards; Ó Dochartaigh was nominated for Best Lead Actor at the IFTA Awards and shared the British Independent Film Award for Best Joint Lead Performance with his bandmates.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *Kneecap* (2024), Fi1m 80, as DJ Próvai or JJ — [page](https://film.one/film/kneecap.md)

### Crew (1) — the average rests on these

- *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves* (2023), Fi1m 73, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Irish Goodbye* (2026), as Songs
- *See it. Say it. Censored.* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Kneecap* (2024), as DJ Próvai or JJ, Songs · Story — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/kneecap.md)
- *Kneecap: ARTE Concert* (2024), as Songs
- *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves* (2023), as Songs — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves.md)

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