Goran Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Костић, born 18 November 1971) is a Bosnian actor based in the United Kingdom. He has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood films.
Goran Kostić | |
|---|---|
| Горан Костић | |
 Kostić in 2012 | |
| Born | 18 November 1971 |
| Nationality | Bosnian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Early life
editKostić was born on 18 November 1971 to an ethnic Serb family in Sarajevo, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia.[1]
Career
editHe is an actor and producer, known for roles in Taken (2008), and Hannibal Rising (2007).
In 2007, he played the Polish builder Erek in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He appears as Pavel, a Russian PhD student moonlighting as the campus security officer in New Tricks Series 7, episode 2, "It Smells of Books".
He appeared in Angelina Jolie's 2011 film In the Land of Blood and Honey about the Bosnian war where he plays Danijel, a Serb policeman, with co-star, Zana Marjanović. The film was Jolie's directorial debut.[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Career Girls | Student | Uncredited |
| 2001 | The Fourth Angel | Voice | Uncredited |
| 2003 | Inside Outside Lydia's Head | Zoltan | |
| 2004 | The Face at the Window | Davor | |
| 2005 | The Truth About Love | Chris Webb | |
| 2005 | Benjamin's Struggle | SS Guard 1 | Short film |
| 2006 | Children of Men | Bexhill Market Hustler | |
| 2007 | Hannibal Rising | Kazys 'Pot Watcher' Porvik | |
| 2007 | Extraordinary Rendition | Radovan | |
| 2007 | The Hunting Party | Srdjan | |
| 2008 | Taken | Gregor | |
| 2008 | The Crew | Lepi | |
| 2009 | L'aide au Retour | Miroslav | Short film |
| 2009 | Wish 143 | Milan | Short film |
| 2010 | The Duel | Voice | |
| 2010 | Of Gods and Men | Le Chef de Chantier | |
| 2010 | Caged | Le Serb Prisonnier | |
| 2011 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | Danijel | |
| 2013 | The Last Days on Mars | Marko Petrovic | |
| 2015 | Orion | Magician | |
| 2015 | Hiljadarka (Thousand) | Rudar - zafrkant | |
| 2016 | The Zookeeper's Wife | Mr. Kinszerbaum | |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Anitolov | |
| 2024 | When Santa Was a Communist | Merdzo | |
| 2024 | Canary Black | Konrad Breznov |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Ghostbusters of East Finchley | Claus | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Out of Hours | Misha | Miniseries |
| 2001 | Sword of Honour | Voice | TV movie; uncredited |
| 2001 | Always and Everyone | Voice | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Table 12 | Rose Seller | Episode: "Aphrodisiac"; uncredited |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | Prisoner with Corpse | Miniseries; Episode: "Why We Fight" |
| 2001 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Sergei | Episode: "The Glorious Butranekh" |
| 2001 | The Bill | Milos | Episode: "Paint it Black" |
| 2002 | Ultimate Force | Eli | Episode: "Breakout" |
| 2003 | Casualty | Sali | Episode: "Flight" |
| 2003 | Final Demand | Cheddar | TV movie |
| 2003 | Days That Shook the World | Gavrilo Princip (voice) | Episode: "The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand/The Death of Hitler" |
| 2003-2004 | Grease Monkeys | Ezekiel | Main cast |
| 2004 | Red Cap | Voice | Episode: "Betrayed"; uncredited |
| 2004 | Sex Traffic | Voice | Miniseries; uncredited |
| 2004 | Foyle's War | Jan Komorowski | Episode: "The French Drop" |
| 2004 | Murder Prevention | Paul Whitley | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | The Bill | Zacchadeli | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Sea of Souls | Voice | 2 episodes; uncredited |
| 2005 | Comedy Lab | Ivan | Episode: "Speeding" |
| 2005 | Spooks | Bodyguard | Episode: "Road Trip" |
| 2006 | Ultimate Force | Sgt. Pudovkin | Episode: "The Changing of the Guard" |
| 2006 | Afterlife | David | Episode: "Mirrorball" |
| 2007 | EastEnders | Erek | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | The Bill | Marek Jankowski | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | The Deep | Zubov | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2010 | New Tricks | Pavel Illich | Episode: "It Smells Like Books" |
| 2012 | Covert Affairs | Alexei Vershinin | Episode: "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" |
| 2014 | The Assets | Victor Cherkashin | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Legends | Ivanenko | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Bliss | Vladislav | Main cast |
| 2018 | Genius | Lvovich | Episode: "Picasso: Chapter Seven" |
| 2018 | Jack Ryan | Ansor Dudayev | Recurring |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert | Russian Officer | |
| 2002 | Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | Additional voices | Uncredited |
| 2008 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Russian Officer |
References
edit- ^ "Casting Authenticity – Angelina Jolie's "In the Land of Blood and Honey"". Toonari Post. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Interview Magazine article.
External links
edit- Goran Kostić at IMDb