Goran Navojec (born 10 October 1970) is a Croatian actor and musician. In his three decade long career, Navojec has starred in numerous films including The Three Men of Melita Žganjer (1998), God Forbid a Worse Thing Should Happen (2002), Long Dark Night (2004), Two Players from the Bench (2005), The Parade (2011), Our Everyday Life (2015) and My Late Summer (2024). He has also had prominent roles on television, including the gawky, vulnerable doctor Toni Grgeč in the comedy series Naša mala klinika (2004–2007) and comical but tough Refko Mujkić in Lud, zbunjen, normalan (2010–2015).

Goran Navojec
Navojec in 2012
Born (1970-10-10) 10 October 1970 (age 54)
NationalityCroatian
OccupationActor
Spouse
Larisa Lipovac
(m. 2009; div. 2015)
Children1
RelativesBojan Navojec (brother)

He has appeared regularly on stage, including a lauded performance as the title prince in a 2004 production of Hamlet. He has also worked for various American and British stage and screen productions, including Coriolanus and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (both 2011).

For his body of work, Navojec has received critical acclaim and numerous awards. For his role in 2016's Sve najbolje, he won a Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor.

His robust, distinct bass-baritone voice has landed him prolific roles within voice-work for numerous Croatian-language dubs of animated features and radio dramas. He has voiced Mr. Ray in the Finding Nemo franchise (2003–2016), Junior in Home on the Range (2004), Boog in Open Season (2006), Bad Bill in Rango (2011) and Bomb in The Angry Birds Movies (2016, 2019).

Apart from his eminent acting career, he has also performed as a musician. Since 2010, he has been a part of Bosnian pop-rock band Karne, a group he formed alongside Miraj Grbić and Feđa Isović. With Karne, Navojec released one album called Diktatura amatera in 2012.[1]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Vukovar se vraća kući Vinko
1996 Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku Martin
1998 Tri muškarca Melite Žganjer Janko
2002 Ne dao bog većeg zla Emil
2004 Long Dark Night Matija Čačić - Mata
2005 Two Players from the Bench Ante Jukić
2011 Kotlovina Damir
The Parade Roko
2015 Our Everyday Life Hike
2018 The Eighth Commissioner Selim
2021 Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair Cafe Owner
2024 My Late Summer Ico

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004–2007 Naša mala klinika Dr. Toni Grgeč TV series
2010 Tito Marshal Fyodor Tolbukhin TV film
2010–2011 Miris kiše na Balkanu Škoro TV series
2010–2015 Lud, zbunjen, normalan Reufik "Refko" (Mehmeda) Mujkić TV series

Discography

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with Karne

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  • Diktatura amatera – 2012

References

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  1. ^ "Uskoro promocija prvog CD-a grupe "Karne"" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
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