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Lazar Ristovski(I)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Lazar Ristovski, Actor
An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.
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The November Man (2014)
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Lazar Ristovski was born in Ravno Selo in the province of Vojvodina. He graduated from the Teacher College in Sombor, and then completed the Belgrade Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating as an actor. He lives and works in Belgrade. At the beginning of his career, he was deeply dedicated to theater performance where he masterfully played the classical repertoire including Shakespeare and Moliere; his creations of Hamlet at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival - directed by Oscar winner Jiri Menzel, and his interpretations of Don Juan and Amadeus are well-known. He appeared in many productions of plays by local writers such as Ducan Kovacevic, Aca Popovic, Stevan Koprivica, Sinisa Kovacevic, Radoslav Pavlovic. He delivered more than 4,000 performances. He also appeared in more than 80 films, TV series, and TV dramas - mostly in leading roles. His memorable roles are those in Podzemlje (Underground), Tito i ja, Do koske, Tako se kalio celik, Bure baruta, Balkanska pravila, Boomerang, Pad u raj, Mali svet, Sveti Georgije ubiva azdahu. He also appeared in Hollywood productions: The November Man, Casino Royale, and Along the Roadside. He starred in several European movies as well. As a producer, he completed thirteen feature films and has directed two: The White Suit and Beli Lavovi. The White Suit - his fully authored project - had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999 and was the Yugoslav candidate for the Academy Award. He made one of the most significant movie roles in his directorial debut with his son, Petar Ristovski, in "King Peter I". He is the recipient of numerous national and international prizes and recognitions. The Sterija Award, The October Prize of the city of Belgrade, the Zivojin Zika - Pavlovic Award, the Sergey Bondarchuk Award, three Grand Prix at the Nis Film Encounters, the Crystal Prism, the Zoran Radmilovic Award, the Golden Orlando at the Dubrovnik Festival, the Best Actor prize at the Valladolid Festival, as well as many others... He is the honorary citizen of Zemun. He has also written two novels, one collection of poems, and two storybooks. In collaboration with his two sons - Petar and Jovan, Lazar is the owner of the production company Zillion film.
BornOctober 26, 1952
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  • Awards
    • 36 wins & 4 nominations

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Lazar Ristovski in King Petar the First (2018)
Lazar Ristovski in The White Suit (1999)
Lazar Ristovski in The White Suit (1999)
Lazar Ristovski in The White Suit (1999)
Lazar Ristovski and Radmila Shegoleva in The White Suit (1999)
Ade, Urbano Barberini, Tsai Chin, Daniel Craig, Mads Mikkelsen, Lazar Ristovski, Veruschka von Lehndorff, Jeffrey Wright, Carlos Leal, Charlie Levi Leroy, and Andreas Daniel in Casino Royale (2006)
Lazar Ristovski
Lazar Ristovski
Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Pivio, Stefano Abbati, Jessica Auriemma, Rita Rusic, Ugo Chiti, Patrizia Corti, Aldo De Scalzi, Pietro Fornaciari, Giorgio Noè, Sergio Pierattini, Lazar Ristovski, Franca Tamantini, Nicola Zavagli, Giovanna Russo, Dante Daddi, Patrizia Telara, and Floriano Nuti in The Second Wife (1998)
Still of Lazar Ristovski as Milutin in Along the Roadside

Known for

Underground (1995)
Underground
8.1
  • Crni (Blacky)
  • Actor playing Blacky
  • 1995
The White Suit (1999)
The White Suit
5.8
  • Savo
  • Vuko Tiodorovic
  • 1999
Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale
8.0
  • Kaminofsky
  • 2006
Train Driver's Diary (2016)
Train Driver's Diary
7.1
  • Ilija
  • 2016

Credits

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Actor

  • Tunnel
    • Milorad Malic
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Saligia
    • Horovodja
    • Post-production
  • Milutin 'Mima' Karadzic, Danica Ristovski, Lazar Ristovski, and Tatjana Sojic in Dream Team (2021)
    Dream Team
    • Ika
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Kralj Petar I (2019)
    Kralj Petar I
    • Kralj Petar I Karadjordjevic
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Leeches (2019)
    Leeches
    • Stjepan Stroh
    • 2019
  • Sebastian Cavazza, Drazen Kuhn, Daniel Olbrychski, Milan Plestina, Lazar Ristovski, Kresimir Mikic, Niksa Butijer, and Iva Mihalic in What a Country! (2018)
    What a Country!
    • Karlo
    • 2018
  • King Petar the First (2018)
    King Petar the First
    • Kralj Petar I Karadjordjevic
    • 2018
  • The Man Who Bought the Moon (2018)
    The Man Who Bought the Moon
    • Taneddu
    • 2018
  • Neverending Past (2018)
    Neverending Past
    • Covjek koji trazi mrtvog sina (segment "III prica")
    • 2018
  • Mirko Babic, Rados Bajic, Milorad Mandic-Manda, and Dragan Nikolic in Selo gori, a baba se ceslja (2007)
    Selo gori, a baba se ceslja
    • Jovan
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2017
  • Dnevnik masinovodje (2016)
    Dnevnik masinovodje
    • Ilija
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Train Driver's Diary (2016)
    Train Driver's Diary
    • Ilija
    • 2016
  • Prvaci sveta (2016)
    Prvaci sveta
    • Tito
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Point Blank (2016)
    Point Blank
    • Aco Goric
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • On the Other Side (2016)
    On the Other Side
    • Zarko
    • 2016
  • Djordje Markovic in Panta Draskic cena casti (2015)
    Panta Draskic cena casti
    • Panta Draskic ... Prvi adjutant kralja Aleksandra I
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • For King and Homeland (2015)
    For King and Homeland
    • Djeneral Mirkovic
    • 2015

Producer

  • Saligia
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
  • Sveta obitelj
    • co-producer
    • Completed
  • A Blue Flower (2021)
    A Blue Flower
    • producer
    • 2021
  • Milutin 'Mima' Karadzic, Danica Ristovski, Lazar Ristovski, and Tatjana Sojic in Dream Team (2021)
    Dream Team
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Name of the People (2020)
    The Name of the People
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Leeches (2019)
    Leeches
    • producer
    • 2019
  • Sebastian Cavazza, Drazen Kuhn, Daniel Olbrychski, Milan Plestina, Lazar Ristovski, Kresimir Mikic, Niksa Butijer, and Iva Mihalic in What a Country! (2018)
    What a Country!
    • co-producer
    • 2018
  • King Petar the First (2018)
    King Petar the First
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Neverending Past (2018)
    Neverending Past
    • co-producer
    • 2018
  • Train Driver's Diary (2016)
    Train Driver's Diary
    • producer
    • 2016
  • On the Other Side (2016)
    On the Other Side
    • co-producer
    • 2016
  • Dragan Despot, Drazen Kuhn, Stojan Matavulj, Drazen Cucek, Ljubisa Savanovic, Ivan Djuricic, Tena Jeic Gajski, Stjepan Peric, and Kristijan Jaic in Shooting Stars (2015)
    Shooting Stars
    • co-producer
    • 2015
  • Kresimir Mikic in The Priest's Children (2013)
    The Priest's Children
    • co-producer
    • 2013
  • The White Lions (2011)
    The White Lions
    • producer
    • 2011
  • St. George Shoots the Dragon (2009)
    St. George Shoots the Dragon
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Tihomir Arsic, Mira Banjac, Ivan Bekjarev, Petar Bozovic, Nebojsa Glogovac, Dragan Jovanovic, Nebojsa Milovanovic, Bojana Novakovic, Lazar Ristovski, Slavko Stimac, and Milorad Kapor in The Optimists (2006)
    The Optimists
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Tomorrow Morning (2006)
    Tomorrow Morning
    • producer
    • 2006

Writer

  • The White Lions (2011)
    The White Lions
    • Writer
    • 2011
  • Boomerang (2001)
    Boomerang
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • The White Suit (1999)
    The White Suit
    • writer
    • 1999

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • October 26, 1952
    • Ravno Selo near Vrbas, Serbia, Yugoslavia
  • Spouse
    • Danica Ristovski? - present (2 children)

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    Performed "Blacky" in Emir Kusturica's "Underground".

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