BEST CROATIAN ACTORS
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Boris Dvornik was born to the family of a carpenter. His acting experience started at the age of 8 when he took parts in plays for children. In his high school days he was learning to be electrician, but soon decided to pursue full-time acting career instead. After finishing National Acting School in Novi Sad he enrolled in Drama Academy in Zagreb. While on the first academic year, he began his movie career in The Ninth Circle (1960). His film debut was instant success, and in his second movie, Martin u oblacima (1961), he proved his abilities in comic roles. Dvornik soon became on of the movie icons of former Yugoslavia, together with 'Bata Zivojinovic', Milena Dravic and Ljubisa Samardzic. However, the zenith of popularity was reached by his role in humorous cult series "Malo misto" (mini) and some other light pieces that followed in the 1970s. However, although still being one of the most prolific actors in history of former Yugoslav and Croatian cinema and TV, Boris Dvornik in 1980s mostly used to work in the Croatian National Theatre in Split. In 1992, due to the friendship with Antun Vrdoljak, he flirted with politics for a couple of months. Dvornik is married, has a daughter and four granchildren, while two of his sons - Dean Dvornik and 'Dino Dvornik', who used to cameo as children in his movies - are now major pop stars in Croatia.- Actor
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Goran Visnjic is a Croatian American actor and producer, born in Sibenik, Croatia. He is married to Eva Visnjic (formerly Ivana Vrdoljak) with whom has three children. From an early age Visnjic started appearing in various theater plays. At the age of 16, he had his screen debut in the film Braca po materi (1988). In 1990, when the dissolution of Yugoslavia began, Visnjic was serving a one-year military obligation in the Yugoslavian Army (JNA). He left the JNA and returned to Sibenik, where he joined the Croatian Army in the defense of his hometown. After leaving the army, he moved to Zagreb and enrolled at the Academy of Dramatic Art. In his second year of studies at the academy, Visnjic was chosen for the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet, which made him the youngest actor to play that role. Prior to joining ER (1994) in 1999, Visnjic played several minor roles in the films like The Peacemaker (1997), Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) and Practical Magic (1998). In 1998, he appeared in Madonna's music video for the song "The Power of Goodbye", which opened the doors of Hollywood for him.- Actor
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Rene Bitorajac is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in a number of Croatian and Bosnian films since the 1980s. Most notably, he starred in the 2001 Academy Award-winning Bosnian film "No Man's Land". He is also known for starring in popular Croatian television sitcoms "Bitange i princeze" (2005-2010) and "Nasa mala klinika" (2004-2007). In 2009, he won the Golden Arena for Best Actor at the 56th Pula Film Festival for his role in the 2009 film "Metastases", in which he portrayed the character of a sociopathic football hooligan named Krpa. He again won the Golden Arena for Best Actor in 2012 for his role of Dr. Babic in the same year's film "Cannibal Vegetarian" and, still in 2012, he has been awarded as "Best actor" at the Fantastic film festival in Austin, Texas, USA, 2013 Best actor Bruxelles and Paris Mediteraneo film festival ("Cannibal Vegetarian").
Bitorajac also worked prominently in Croatian-language versions of animated features. He provided voice acting for Syndrome in "The Incredibles", Buck in "Home on the Range" (both 2004), Ham in "Space Chimps" (2008), Gru in the "Despicable Me" franchise (2010-present) and Red in "The Angry Birds Movie" (2016) complete with its 2019 sequel.- Ivo Gregurevic was born on 7 October 1952 in Orasje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Ne dao Bog veceg zla (2002), Tri muskarca Melite Zganjer (1998) and The Reaper (2014). He was married to Dubravka Ostojic. He died on 1 January 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Ljubomir Kerekes was born on January 16, 1960 in Varazdin, Croatia (former Yugoslavia). He is an actor, known for croatian TV series Zauvijek susjedi (2007), Bumerang (2005), Najbolje godine (2009) and the movie "Kako je poceo rat na mom otoku" . He is the father of Jan Kerekes, the frontman of the nu/groove metal band Cold Snap.- Actor
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Fabijan Sovagovic was born on 4 January 1932 in Ladimirevci, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and writer, known for Rhythm of a Crime (1981), Covjek koji je volio sprovode (1989) and Handcuffs (1970). He was married to Maja Blaskov-Sovagovic. He died on 1 January 2001 in Zagreb, Croatia.- Spiro Guberina was born on 1 March 1933 in Sibenik, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Cimmer fraj (2006), Posljednja volja (2001) and Point 905 (1960). He was married to Ingrid Guberina. He died on 27 November 2020 in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Goran Navojec is a Croatian actor and musician. In his three decade long career, Navojec has starred in numerous films. He has also had prominent roles on television. He has appeared regularly on stage, including a lauded performance as the title prince in a 2004 production of "Hamlet". He has also worked for various American and British stage and screen productions, including "Coriolanus" and "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" (both 2011). For his body of work, Navojec has received critical acclaim and numerous awards. For his role in 2016's "Sve najbolje", he won a Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor.
His robust, distinct bass-baritone voice has landed him prolific roles within voice-work for numerous Croatian-language dubs of animated features and radio dramas. He has voiced Mr. Ray in the "Finding Nemo" franchise (2003-2016), Junior in "Home on the Range" (2004), Boog in "Open Season" (2006), Bad Bill in "Rango" (2011) and Bomb in "The Angry Birds" movies (2016, 2019).
Apart from his eminent acting career, he has also performed as a musician. Since 2010, he has been a part of Bosnian pop-rock band Karne, a group he formed alongside Miraj Grbic and Fedja Isovic. With Karne, Navojec released one album called "Diktatura amatera" in 2012.- Mustafa Nadarevic was born on 2 May 1943 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Glembays (1988), Washed Out (1995) and No Man's Land (2001). He was married to Slavica Radovic, Snjezana Nozinic and Jasna Nadarevic. He died on 22 November 2020 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Emir Hadzihafisbegovic was born on 20th of August 1961 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He graduated acting at the Academy of performing arts in Sarajevo in 1986. From 1989 to 1992 he worked at the Folk theater in Tuzla. The war years he spent (1991 - 1995) in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) and Croatian Defence Council (HVO). In 1996 he started to work at the National Theater of Sarajevo. Achieved more than 80 roles in theater and on TV. He is working as the theatre, television and film actor.
From 1998 to 2005 he was a professor of acting at the Academy of drama arts in Tuzla and from 2007 to 2011 he was a Minister of Sport and Culture of Sarajevo Canton. He is a member of Bosniak nationalist Party of Democratic Action (SDA). He lives in Sarajevo and Tuzla, he is married and has 2 children. - Hrvoje Keckes was born on 17 March 1975 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. He is an actor, known for Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010), Bitange i princeze (2005) and Ne dao Bog veceg zla (2002).
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Filip Sovagovic was born on 13 September 1966 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for No Man's Land (2001), Transatlantik (1998) and Fashion Tension (2013). He was previously married to Ruza Grizelj.- Actor
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Slaven Knezovic was born on 4 March 1968 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and producer, known for Dead Fish (2017), Kucni ljubimci (2008) and Bosanski lonac (2023).- Actor
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Leon Lucev was born on 26 November 1970 in Sibenik, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for Circles (2013), The Load (2018) and Will Not End Here (2008).- Vedran Mlikota was born on 31 July 1969 in Zagvozd, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Zagvozd, Croatia]. He is an actor, known for The Parade (2011), Treca zena (1997) and Vjerujem u andjele (2009).
- Igor Mesin was born on 8 July 1967 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Zagreb, Croatia]. He is an actor, known for Nasa mala klinika (2004), Posljednja volja (2001) and Ne dao Bog veceg zla (2002).
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Enis Beslagic was born on 6 January 1975 in Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia [now Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina]. He is an actor, known for Nasa mala klinika (2004), Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010) and Megdan: Izmedju vode i vatre.- Damir Loncar was born in 1961 in Osijek, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Luka (1992), Ne dao Bog veceg zla (2002) and Nasa mala klinika (2004).
- Edo Vujic was born on 24 April 1950 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Kapelski kresovi (1974), Vrijeme ratnika (1991) and U sredini mojih dana (1988).
- Drasko Zidar was born in 1961 in Virovitica, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. He is an actor, known for Kotlovina (2011), The Bridge at the End of the World (2014) and Red Dust (1999).
- Zijad Gracic was born on 7 March 1959 in Kakanj, Yugoslavia [now Bosnia and Herzegovina]. He is an actor, known for Infinity Pool (2023), Obicni ljudi (2006) and Novine (2016). He has been married to Katarina Gracic since 1989. They have two children.
- Vanja Drach was born to the family of a respectable doctor in Vinkovci, Croatia. Having lost his father at the age of 11, he decided to continue with family tradition and came to Zagreb to study medicine. However, in the big city he fell in love with theater and cinema and, and after only one year in the medical school, he tried to enroll in the Drama Academy. At first, professor 'Branko Gavella' didn't want to admit him because of his natural red hair, but Drach's perfect diction saved the day. After the Academy and two years in the Gavella Theater, Drach listened to the advice of Bojan Stupica and joined Croatian National Theater in Zagreb in 1957. He stayed in the National Theater until 1975 when he joined his good friend Relja Basic and his travelling company "Teatar u gostima" for next five years. After that period, Vanja Drach rejoined Croatian National Theater where he works until the present day. Vanja Drach is married, has a son and a grandaughter.
- Stojan Matavulj was born on 24 February 1961 in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. He is an actor, known for Carpe Diem! (2022), Pjevajte nesto ljubavno (2007) and Dream Warrior (2003). He is married to Branka Matavulj. They have two children.
- Filip Rados was born on 3 December 1958 in Arzano, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Oprosti za kung fu (2004), Red Dust (1999) and What Is a Man Without a Moustache? (2005). He has been married to Matija since 27 August 1982. They have two children.
- Zeljko Duvnjak was born on 18 August 1963 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Manifesto (1988), Bibin svijet (2006) and Ko te sisa (2017).
- Zvonimir Zoricic was born on 30 October 1948 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Charuga (1991), Kamenita vrata (1992) and The Glembays (1988). He died on 30 May 2015 in Zagreb, Croatia.
- Dusan Bucan was born on 28 September 1976 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. He is an actor, known for Nedjeljom ujutro, subotom navecer (2012), Bitange i princeze (2005) and Red Dust (1999).
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Bojan Navojec is Croatian film and stage actor with an extraordinary charm and personal warmth, attracted attention as a student. Throughout his career, he worked with leading Croatian and regional directors, appeared in more than 70 films and 50 theatre plays across major Croatian theatre. In 2010 he joined Croatian National Theatre drama. Navojec graduated from University of Zagreb School of Drama in 2010. Today, he is acting class adjunct faculty at the School, teaching "Acting on Camera". He is recipient of numerous Croatian acting awards.