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Aleksandar Filimonović
Born
Years active2009–present
WebsiteFilimonovic.com

Aleksandar Filimonović is a film and television actor, best known for his roles in the films Dolemite Is My Name, White Lions and Montevideo, and in the television series My father's killers, Ravna gora, Village is burning..., The Americans, NCIS, as well as series of commercials for Chipsy, Pils, Telekom, Skybet, Dulux and others.

Personal life

Aleksandar has lived in Belgrade, Moscow, London, New York and Los Angeles, and is fluent in English, Russian and Serbian. Before attending Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute he attained a BSc in Computer Science from Royal Holloway, University of London and has graduated from IV Belgrade Gymnasium before that. He is also a member of MENSA high-iq society.[1]

Other than acting, Aleksandar has been involved in many different sports, including soccer (at FK Rad youth team and later University of London All-star team), he also had a STARS (Student Talented Athlete Recognition Scheme) scholarship at Royal Holloway; He practices Shotokan Karate, in which he trained with Masataka Mori and James Field, he holds a black-belt; aikido, in which he trained with Mirko Jovandić and Yoshimitsu Yamada; XMA (eXtreme Martial Arts), with Mike Chat; and quite a few other sports, including snowboarding, waterskiing, ice-skating, horseback riding, sky-diving, volleyball, tennis, speedboat, jetski, motorcycle and car racing.[1][2][3]

He also plays guitar, piano and sings - he is a bass-baritone. Aleksandar also studied Latin and ballroom dancing with Paul Pellicoro.[2][4]

Known for his humanitarian attitude, Aleksandar is a member of the Red Cross, where he is a lifeguard and was involved in multiple rescue operations during the catastrophic 2014 Balkan floods. He has also saved a lady's life on the intercontinental flight in the spring of 2018.[5][6]

Acting education

Before moving to New York to attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Aleksandar was a member of Mika Aleksić's acting studio (Thing of the Heart) in Belgrade. At Lee Strasberg he studied under many renowned acting teachers, including Hope Arthur, George Loros, Paul Calderón, Robert Ellerman, Anna Strasberg, Irma Sandrey, Geoffrey Horne, Ted Zurkowski, Pennie DuPont, Jeffrey Ferguson, Bruce Baumer, Jan Douglas, Chris Lutkin, Michael Ryan, Kohli Calhoun, John van Wyden, Allen Suddeth, Robert Castle and Richard Larson.[1][7]

Filmography

Title Year Role Notes
Dolemite Is My Name 2019 Joseph Bihari Film
Code Despot 2018 Johnny TV series
The Americans 2017 Yugoslav guard TV series
NCIS 2017 Armed bodyguard TV series
My father's killers 2016-2017 Dejan Mitrovic TV series
Occam's razor 2016 Aleksei Petrov Short film
Gli anni spezzati 2014 Prospero Gallinari TV series
Beyond the mirror 2014 Death Short film
Ravna gora 2013-2014 Krcun TV series
Roommates 2013 Nikola TV series
Montevideo, God bless you! (TV series) 2012 Ljubiša Stevanović "Leo" TV series
Blossom of linden in the Balkans 2012 Timoti TV series
White Lions 2011 Dzoksi Film
Village is burning... 2010-2011 Adam TV series
Montevideo, God Bless You! 2010 Ljubiša Stevanović "Leo" Film
1000 Ways to Die 2009 Mikhail TV series

References

  1. ^ a b c Bilić, Meri (24 August 2013). "Čast mi je što igram Krcuna". Politika - TV Revija (in Serbian).
  2. ^ a b Apostolovski, Žaneta (2011). "Razotkrivanje: Aleksandar Filimonović". Gloria (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Jonev, Katarina (29 January 2014). "Aleksandar Filimonović - Gluma i adrenalin". RedBull (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. ^ Plazinić, Miroslav (4 June 2010). "Srpski sajam sporta na Ušću". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian).
  5. ^ Bojana Ristivojević (21 May 2014). Srce za Srbiju (TV). Happy TV.
  6. ^ Kljajić, Dejana (12 March 2018). "Aleksandar Filimonović spasio baki život u avionu". Informer (in Serbian).
  7. ^ Milojević, Nataša (2011). "Ljubav u pogledu - Aleksandar Filimonović". Reci Da (in Serbian).

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