Daniel Vivian
Daniel Vivian | |
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Born |
Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | 17 June 1963
Occupation | Actor, writer, film producer, |
Years active | 1997–present |
Daniel Vivian (born 1963) is a British actor of Serbian origin. He works mainly in British and Italian film and TV. [1]
Biography
Early life and career
Daniel Vivian began acting with Bosnian film director Pjer Zalica in experimental short films. [2] He later appeared in a one-man show which he took to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. [3]
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 indie feature film Evidence of Existence, playing a thoughtful mobster, Manon. In 2013 he narrates the documentary Smash & Grab [4] by award winning British director Havana Marking. In the following year he appears in two feature films: The Perfect Husband and Morning Star. In upcoming Paolo Sorrentino's The Young Pope, he plays Domen, the Pope's butler.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
References
External links
- Daniel Vivian at the Internet Movie Database
- Daniel Vivian Official Site
- Matt J Horn
- Gorilla film magazine blog
- Variety - Smash & Grab