Goran Bogdan (born 2 October 1980) is a Bosnian-born Croatian actor.[1] He has appeared in more than 40 films since 2005.

Goran Bogdan
Born (1980-10-02) 2 October 1980 (age 44)
Citizenship Croatia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

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.

Early life and career

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Za naivne dječake Dario Šimić Short film
2008 Iza stakla Radnik
2009 Dirty Little Bubbles Suprug / Papak Short film
2010 Neke druge priče Marin
2010 The Show Must Go On Vojnik
2010 Harakiri djeca Short film
2010 Šampion Mladi vojnik Short film
2011 View from a Well Marin Short film
2011 Pink Express Gogo Short film
2011 Noć za Dvoje Goran Short film
2011 Romkom Short film
2012 Iris Short film
2012 Sonja and the Bull Ante
2012 Ivo Davor Short
2012 Goltzius and the Pelican Company Gottlieb Film starring: F. Murray Abraham
2012 Točkica na nosu Short film
2013 The Priest's Children Jure
2013 Soba 3 Short film
2013 Moj sin samo malo sporije hoda Tin
2013 Majstori Ilija
2014 Number 55 Tomo
2014 The Kids from the Marx and Engels Street Stanko
2014 Takva su pravila Doktor
2015 Bićemo prvaci sveta Nikola Plećaš
2015 Imena višnje
2015 Svinjari
2015 Goran
2015 Naša svakodnevna priča
2017 All Inclusive
2020 Father Nikola
2020 Oasis
2023 Faraway
2024 The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti) Dragan Short film
2024 78 Days (78 dana) Stefan

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Zabranjena ljubav Čuljak
2007 Obični ljudi Nebojša
2007 Operacija Kajman Ivo Španković
2007 Cimmer fraj Marko
2008 Luda kuća Jozo
2008 Ponos Ratkajevih Stražar
2007–2008 Zauvijek susjedi Andrej
2008 Odmori se, zaslužio si Nikola
2009 Mamutica Darko
2009 Bitange i princeze Ozren
2013 Stipe u gostima Boris
2013 Na terapiji Jozo
2015 The Last Panthers Milan TV series
2016 Vere i zavere Sergije
2017 Fargo Yuri Gurka 6 episodes
2017–2019 Senke nad Balkanom Mustafa Golubić
2020 Strike Back: Vendetta Edon Demachi 2 episodes
2021 Vreme Zla Bogdan Dragović 14 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Goran Bogdan biografija | Biografija.com". www.biografija.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Goran Bogdan: 'Ma boli me k.... za Hrvatsku i za to što serija tamo nije emitirana'". tportal.hr. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Goran Bogdan o ulozi karijere: 'Zanimljive se stvari događaju u Srbiji, pitam se zašto kod nas nije tako?'". www.vecernji.hr. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Croatian actor Goran Bogdan nominated for the European Film Award". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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