Alban Ukaj

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Alban Ukaj (born in Pristina, 21 July 1980) is a Kosovo-Albanian actor. He attended the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is notable for his role in the film Lorna's Silence (2008) and his lead role in the Greek film J.A.C.E (2011). [1]

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Ukaj appeared in the comedy drama Fuse (2003), the romantic drama The Marriage (2017), and the critically acclaimed war drama Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020) as well. He is also known for his performances as a stage actor in Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. [2] [3]

Personal life

Ukaj married Bosnian politician Sabina Ćudić at New York City Hall in New York on 10 April 2014. [4] Their child, a boy named Nardis, was born in August 2015. [5]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Fuse Glavar
2008 Lorna's Silence Sokol
2011 J.A.C.E Jace
2017 The Marriage Bekim
2020 Quo Vadis, Aida? Tarik

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References

  1. "Ambasadori i Kosovës në Bosnjë". Gazeta JNK. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. "Alban Ukaj, nostalgjiku prishtinas që emigroi për artin". KOHA.net. Retrieved 20 October 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Nuk ka asnjë parti politike që të mos ketë influencë në teatër". Gazeta Blic. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. D.J. (1 February 2022). "Sabina Ćudić objavila rijetku fotografiju sa svog vjenčanja koje je održano u New Yorku" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. "Ponosna majka Sabina Ćudić pokazala sina Nardisa i priznala..." depo.ba (in Bosnian). 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.