Goran Bogdan

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Goran Bogdan
Born (1980-10-02) 2 October 1980 (age 43)
NationalityCroatian
Alma mater University of Zagreb
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Goran Bogdan (born 2 October 1980) is a Croatian actor. [1] He has appeared in more than 40 films since 2005. He has appeared in some American and English films and TV series such as the 2012 film Goltzius and the Pelican Company , and the third season of the television series Fargo . He starred in the 2015 TV series The Last Panthers , alongside Samantha Morton and John Hurt.

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Early life and career

Goran Bogdan was born 2 October 1980 in Lištica (today Široki Brijeg) in Herzegovina to ethnic Croatian parents. He graduated at Faculty of Economics and Business at University of Zagreb, then he started his acting career in The Zagreb Youth Theater. He later enrolled at Academy of Dramatic Arts at University of Zagreb, from which he graduated in 2012.

In 2013, he was named the theatre actor of the year by the Teatar.hr Awards. For his role in the Branko Schmidt film Agape, he won the 2017 Vladimir Nazor Award for excellence in film. [2] His role in the 2020 film Otac earned him universal acclaim and made history by becoming the first Croatian actor nominated at the European Film Awards for Best Actor. [3] [4]

He provided the voice of McBunny in the Croatian-language version of Garfield 2 .

He currently resides in Zagreb, Croatia.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Za naivne dječakeDario ŠimićShort film
2008Iza staklaRadnik
2009Dirty Little BubblesSuprug / PapakShort film
2010Neke druge pričeMarin
2010 The Show Must Go On Vojnik
2010Harakiri djecaShort film
2010ŠampionMladi vojnikShort film
2011View from a WellMarinShort film
2011Pink ExpressGogoShort film
2011Noć za DvojeGoranShort film
2011RomkomShort film
2012IrisShort film
2012 Sonja and the Bull Ante
2012IvoDavorShort
2012 Goltzius and the Pelican Company GottliebFilm starring: F. Murray Abraham
2012Točkica na nosu Short film
2013 The Priest's Children Jure
2013Soba 3Short film
2013Moj sin samo malo sporije hodaTin
2013MajstoriIlija
2014 Number 55 Tomo
2014 The Kids from the Marx and Engels Street Stanko
2014Takva su pravila Doktor
2015 Bićemo prvaci sveta Nikola Plećaš
2015Imena višnje
2015Svinjari
2015Goran
2015 Naša svakodnevna priča Post-production
2017 All Inclusive
2020 Father Nikola
2020 Oasis
2023 Faraway

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Zabranjena ljubav Čuljak
2007Obični ljudi Nebojša
2007Operacija KajmanIvo Španković
2007 Cimmer fraj Marko
2008Luda kućaJozo
2008Ponos Ratkajevih Stražar
2007–2008Zauvijek susjedi Andrej
2008Odmori se, zaslužio si Nikola
2009MamuticaDarko
2009 Bitange i princeze Ozren
2013Stipe u gostimaBoris
2013Na terapijiJozo
2015 The Last Panthers MilanTV series
2016Vere i zavereSergije
2017 Fargo Yuri Gurka6 episodes
2017–2019 Senke nad Balkanom Mustafa Golubić
2020 Strike Back: Vendetta Edon Demachi2 episodes
2021Vreme ZlaBogdan Dragović14 episodes

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References

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