Velibor Topić (born 24 July 1970 in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian-British actor.
Velibor Topić | |
|---|---|
 Topić in October 2007 | |
| Born | 24 July 1970 |
| Nationality | Bosnian British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
He is known for his roles in Snatch (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Robin Hood (2010), The Counselor (2013), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), as well as for his work in British TV dramas such as Sharpe's Peril (2002), The Bill (2002), Prime Suspect series 6 (2003), and Ambassadors (2013).
Throughout his career, Topić has worked three times with Ridley Scott as well as other well-known directors such as Guy Ritchie, Tom Hooper, Matthew Vaughn, Anthony Minghella and William Monahan.
Early life
editTopić was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (former SFR Yugoslavia), to a family of mixed Bosnian Serb, Bosniak and Croatian heritage.
During the war he lived in Sarajevo where he formed part of a theatre group. He also appears in one of Annie Leibovitz's photographs from the time called "Sarajevo – The Kiss".
Career
editIn 1996 he moved to London.
Topić has over 69 acting credits in UK film, television and Hollywood film productions.
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Saint | Skinhead | Film starring: Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija |
| 1997 | Taggart | Alexei Kianovich | TV series |
| 1997 | Police 2020 | Mikki Ostrovsky | Film starring Liam Cunningham |
| 1999 | Casualty (TV series) | Andrei Dimitriov | TV series |
| 2000 | The Railway Children | Mr. Szczepansky | |
| 2000 | Snatch | The Russian | Film starring Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Jason Statham |
| 2001 | As If | Cabbie | TV series |
| 2001 | Always and Everyone | Savo | TV series |
| 2001 | Bodywork | Rudi Scott | |
| 2001 | Randall and Hopkirk | Cabbie | TV series |
| 2002 | The Red Siren | ||
| 2002 | Ultimate Force | Boban Haradic | TV series |
| 2003 | Messiah | Davor Pasovic | TV miniseries: Messiah II: Vengeance Is Mine |
| 2003 | The Vice | Riccardo | TV series |
| 2003 | Prime Suspect | Dusan Zigic | TV series starring Helen Mirren, Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness |
| 2003 | Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness | Marten Gunderson (voice) | Video game voices: Jonell Elliott, Eric Loren |
| 2004 | William and Mary | Bogdan | TV series |
| 2004 | Cargo | Branko | |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Almaric | Film starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson, Edward Norton |
| 2005 | Silent Witness | Chric Pivcevic | TV series, Episode: "The Meaning of Death" |
| 2005 | Rose and Maloney | Malek Dimitriev | TV series |
| 2006 | Holby City | Mirko Kovacevic | TV series |
| 2006 | Second in Command | Anton Tavarov | Film starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme |
| 2006 | Coming Up | Ilya | TV series |
| 2006 | Breaking and Entering | Vlado | Film starring Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Robin Wright |
| 2007 | The All Together | Bob Music | Film starring Martin Freeman |
| 2007 | HolbyBlue | Neculai Stenga | TV series |
| 2007 | The Living and the Dead | Vijali | Croatian war movie |
| 2007 | The Englishman | Henry | |
| 2008 | Sharpe's Peril | Dragomirov | Film starring Sean Bean |
| 2009 | Extreme Vocational Experiences | Real Assassin X | Short |
| 2009 | The Bill | Kreshnik Berisha / Slawomir Zelazny / Ion Goga | TV series 1999–2009, starred in 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Goal III: Taking on the World | Romanian Barman | |
| 2010 | Hustle | Charlie | TV series |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Belvedere | Film starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett |
| 2010 | Thorne | Pavel | TV series |
| 2010 | GoldenEye | Additional voices (voice) | Video game: Voices: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench |
| 2010 | London Boulevard | Storbor | Film starring Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | Alexander Hugo (voice) | Voices: Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, John Turturro |
| 2012 | Children of Sarajevo | Mirsad Melic | |
| 2012 | St George's Day | Albanian Thug | |
| 2012 | 007 Legends | Additional Voices (voice) | Video game voices: Judi Dench, Rory Kinnear |
| 2013 | Company of Heroes | Soviet soldier | Film starring Tom Sizemore |
| 2013 | Outpost : Rise of the Spetsnaz | Arkadi | |
| 2013 | The Counselor | Sedan Man | Film starring Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Goran Visnjic, Natalie Dormer |
| 2013 | Ambassadors | Svecko | TV miniseries |
| 2013 | Convenience | Ivan | |
| 2014 | Mea Culpa | Milan | |
| 2014 | Da Vinci's Demons | Mihail | TV series |
| 2014 | Flim: The Movie | Vuk | |
| 2014 | Coming Up | Ilya | TV series |
| 2014 | The Smoke | Dmitri | TV series |
| 2014 | The Game | KGB Hood / Hood 1 | TV series starring Tom Hughes, Brian Cox |
| 2014 | The Healer | Mak | |
| 2014 | Suspects | Marek | TV series |
| 2014 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Biggest goon | Film starring Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Samuel L. Jackson |
| 2015 | Vera | Milosh Beqiri | TV series |
| 2015 | Never Let Go | Vladislav | |
| 2016 | Our Kind of Traitor | Emilio Del Oro | Film starring Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård, Naomie Harris |
| 2016 | The Witness | Marko | |
| 2016 | The White Room | Mak | |
| 2017 | Dead Fish (Mrtve ribe) | Dragan | |
| 2017 - 2018 | Čista ljubav | Dominik | TV series |
| 2018 | Rest in Peace | Igla | TV series |
| 2018 | Experiment 77 | Jake | |
| 2018 | Dead In A Week (or your money back) | Ivan | |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | Zola Enforcer | |
| 2025 | Den of Thieves: Pantera | TBA | [1] |
References
edit- ^ Grobar, Matt (1 August 2023). "Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera Rounds Out Cast With 11 Additions". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 1 August 2023.