Nikola Rakočević
Nikola Rakočević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Ракочевић; born 27 June 1983, Kragujevac, Serbia) is a Serbian actor proclaimed as one of Europe’s leading young screen actors.
Rakočević has received numerous awards at major international film festivals.
Nikola Rakočević | |
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.jpg) Nikola Rakočević at the premier of The Sky Above Us at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2015 | |
| Born | 27 June 1983 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
The Berlin Film Festival (2014) placed Nikola among its ten European Shooting Stars.[citation needed]
The accolade was just one among many international Best Actor awards to acknowledge the Serbian actor’s talent in feature films such as The Sky Above Us (2015), The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip / Branio Sam Mladu Bosnu (2014), Travelator (2013), Circles / Krugovi (2013), and Skinning / Šišanje (2010).
Rakočević has an integral role in the Sky TV/Canal+ crime series The Last Panthers (2015), an acclaimed European drama inspired by notorious Balkan jewel thieves, the Pink Panthers. He voiced Fred in the Serbian-language version of Big Hero 6 (2014).
In 2001, he began his drama study at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts, from which he graduated in 2005. He lives in Belgrade with his wife and son.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Meet Me in Venice | Dragan | |
| The Sky Above Us | Bojan | ||
| 2014 | The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip | Rudolf Zistler | |
| Travelator | Slav | ||
| 2013 | Circles | ||
| Vojna akademija 2 | Milan Laki Lakićević | ||
| 2011 | Oktobar | Dejan | segment "Graduation" |
| 2010 | The Woman with a Broken Nose | Marko | |
| Skinning | Novica | ||
| 2009 | Život i smrt porno bande | Unnamed theater actor | |
| 2007 | S. O. S. - Spasite naše duše | Border guard | |
| 2006 | Sinovci | Milan Srećković | |
| Šejtanov ratnik | Novica |
Awards
- Shooting Stars Award (2014)
References
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