Daniel Vivian (actor)
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Daniel Vivian | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 June 1963 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, film producer, |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Daniel Vivian (born 1963) is a British actor of Serbian origin. He works internationally.
Biography
Early life and career
Daniel Vivian began acting with Bosnian film director Pjer Zalica in experimental short films.[1] He later appeared in a one-man show which he took to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[2]
Screen and stage work
His debut was as one of the Russian thugs in John Landis' Blues Brothers 2000, followed by X-Men. His first American TV appearance was in CBS' Falcone as an Ahmed Alia. He was cast as Vinnie, the brutal mercenary, in cult film War Games: At the End of the Day by Cosimo Alemà, shot on the location in Italy. Then, he played Dragan Ilic in Zombie Massacre, a horror film based on the video game, followed by his debut on Italian TV in Un passo dal cielo, as guest star, playing the Russian mastermind Nikolaj Yelisev. Vivian co-produced an indie feature film called Evidence of Existence, playing a thoughtful mobster, Manon. In 2013 he narrated the documentary Smash & Grab[3] by award winning British director Havana Marking. In the following year he appeared in two feature films: The Perfect Husband and Morning Star. He has worked with director Gabriele Salvatores twice; first in Il ragazzo invisibile-Seconda generazione and then in Volare. In Paolo Sorrentino's The Young Pope and The New Pope, he plays Domen, the Pope's butler.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Blues Brothers 2000 | Russian thug | Directed by John Landis |
| 2000 | X-Men | Canadian | Directed by Bryan Singer |
| 2011 | War Games: At the End of the Day | Vinnie | Directed by Cosimo Alemà |
| 2012 | The Seasoning House | Radovan | Directed by Paul Hyett |
| 2012 | Zombie Massacre | Dragan Ilic | Directed by Luca Boni, Marco Ristori. |
| 2012 | Evidence of Existence | Manon | Directed by Adam El-Sharawy |
| 2013 | Smash & Grab | Mr. Green | Directed by Havana Marking |
| 2014 | Morning Star | Companion | Directed by Luca Boni, Marco Ristori |
| 2014 | The Perfect Husband | Gypsy | Directed by Lucas Pavetto |
| 2016 | The Young Pope | Domen | Directed by Paolo Sorrentino |
| 2017 | Il ragazzo invisibile-Seconda generazione | Lobanowsky | Directed by Gabriele Salvatores |
| 2017 | The Music of Silence | Uomo Russo | Directed by Michael Radford |
| 2017 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | Idriz Lazami | Directed by Philip John |
| 2017–2018 | Holby City | Lazlo Furz/Patient Zero | Directed by Paulette Randall, Michael Lacey, Jan Bauer |
| 2019 | Volare | Dragan | Directed by Gabriele Salvatores |
| 2020 | The New Pope | Domen | Directed by Paolo Sorrentino |
References
- ^ "Movie 32". Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "The Scotsman".
- ^ "The Guardian".
