Julian Kostov

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Julian Kostov
Юлиaн Костов
Born (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989 (age 35)
Varna, Bulgaria
Alma mater University of Wales Institute Cardiff (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
  • talent manager
Years active2010–present

Julian Kostov [a] (born 25 August 1989) is a Bulgarian actor, filmmaker and talent manager. He is best known for his recurring role in the Netflix series Shadow and Bone (2021), as well as for portraying Vladimir Makarov in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023).

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Kostov's other television credits include recurring roles in A Discovery of Witches (2018) and the Berlin Station (2018–2019). He has also starred in the films Another Mother's Son (2017), The Toxic Avenger (2023) and The Last Front (2024).

Early life and education

Kostov was born on 25 August 1989 in Varna, Bulgaria. [1] At the age of 12, Kostov became a pentathlon champion for his age group. He was a 10-time National Swimming Champion from 2005 to 2009. In 2008, he earned the Master of Sport title in Swimming. Kostov holds over 60 medals as a professional swimmer, including a bronze medal at the 2007 Balkan Games. [2] He attended the Spanish-language Frederic Joliot-Curie School in Varna, [3] before entering post-secondary studies at Tilburg University, where he majored in international business. [4]

After two years in the Netherlands, Kostov decided to move to the United Kingdom and pursue a career in acting, inspired by Heath Ledger's performance in The Dark Knight . [5] He transferred to Cardiff Metropolitan University to finish his studies, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Business Studies in 2011. He was admitted to the National Youth Theatre that same year. [4] Kostov began auditioning for agents, eventually signing with one. He later switched to a different agent and landed a Gillette commercial. During that period, he also took classes at Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop in London. [5]

Career

Kostov began his acting career in Bulgarian and British productions, including a two-episode guest arc on 24: Live Another Day in 2014. In 2016, he had minor roles in the films Ben-Hur and London Has Fallen . [6] He began doing motion capture and voice acting for video games.

In 2017, Kostov starred as Feodor "Bill" Burriy in the independent British war film Another Mother's Son . [7] That same year, he appeared in the American horror film Leatherface . [8] Kostov has had a number of television roles, including Timur in A Discovery of Witches , [9] Sergei Basarov in Berlin Station , and Yuri Leniov in Treadstone . [10] In 2021, Kostov played Fedyor Kaminsky in the first season of the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone . [11]

In 2023, Kostov portrayed Vladimir Makarov in Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III . [12] He next starred in the superhero splatter film The Toxic Avenger (2023), directed by Macon Blair. [13] In 2024, Kostov starred in the Belgian period drama The Last Front , [14] and was cast in season 3 of The White Lotus . [15] [16] He is also slated to co-produce and lead Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov's Triumph , [10] and star alongside Josh Hartnett in James Madigan's upcoming film Fight Or Flight. [17]

Other endeavours

In 2014, Kostov founded JupiterLights Productions, a Bulgaria-based production and talent management company. Their debut feature film The Dare was released in 2019. [18] JupiterLights represents Bulgarian actress Maria Bakalova in the United Kingdom. [19] Kostov is also the co-founder of the production company Five Oceans alongside Bakalova. [10]

Acting credits

Film

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Code RedHarold Miller
2014Rapid Response Corps 2: Nuclear ThreatDamon Johnson
2015Early BirdsJackShort film
Colour Me GreyNikolaiShort film
2016 London Has Fallen Aide
Ben-Hur Wounded Soldier
The QuickeningMikeShort film
Bar TricksDerek
2017 Another Mother's Son Feodor "Bill" Burriy
The Naughty ListVoiceoverShort film
Leatherface Ted Hardesty [20]
2018The ConversationSam QuentinShort film
RiskDaniel the HostShort film
2019Going CountryMateyShort film
2020Search and DestroyMarcus Cooper
2023 The Toxic Avenger Budd Berserk
2024 The Last Front Thomas Bosmans
Triumph Private GeorgiAlso producer
TBAFight or FlightAaron HunterPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 24: Live Another Day Agent Harwell2 episodes
Crystal SkullsHadden SecurityTV film
2016 Barbarians Rising Marcus2 episodes
2018 A Discovery of Witches TimurRecurring role (season 1) [21] [22]
2018–2019 Berlin Station Sergei BasarovRecurring role (season 3)
2019 Flack JuanEpisode: "Patrick"
Wild Bill Marek RudnickaEpisode: "Welcome to Boston"
Treadstone Yuri Leniov (1973)2 episodes
2020 Back Luca2 episodes
2021 Shadow and Bone Fedyor Kaminsky Recurring role (season 1) [23]
Temple Max2 episodes
2024 Alex Rider Oleg2 episodes
2024 Creature Commandos Alexei, additional voices3 episodes [24]
2025 The White Lotus TBAUpcoming season [25]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Tom Clancy's The Division Narrator, JTF Officer, Thug
2017 The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game Lloyd Garmadon [24]
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Additional voices
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 GodfreyEnglish version [24]
2018Bravo TeamMordean soldier
A Way Out Additional voices
Overkill's The Walking Dead The Family
2019 Crossfire HD / CrossfireX Alexander SteinerStory mode
2023 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Vladimir Makarov Story mode [26] [24]

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
2010Stadium ArtsActor National Youth Theatre
2016The MillennialsPaulBlack Cat Theatre
2017The BallerinaColin ClutterbuckThe Landor

Filmmaking credits

Notes

  1. ↑ Bulgarian: Юлиaн Костов, romanized: Yulian Kostov, IPA: [ʲuliˈanˈkɔstof] .

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