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Lazar Ristovski

Lazar Ristovski

Actor · Born October 26, 1952 · Ravno Selo near Vrbas, Serbia, Yugoslavia

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Lazar Ristovski (born October 26, 1952, Ravno Selo, Vojvodina, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian actor, director, producer, and writer of Macedonian descent, who has appeared on stage approximately 4,000 times and starred in over 90 films and 30 TV series, mostly in lead roles. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the University of Belgrade and is best known for his role as Petar "Blacky" Popara in Emir Kusturica's Palme d'Or-winning Underground (1995). As a producer, he founded Zillion Film, which has produced or co-produced over 27 feature films, and directed The White Suit (1999) and White Lions (2011). He briefly served as a member of the Serbian National Assembly in 2022 and was awarded the Order of the Karađorđe's Star in 2023. He was married to actress Danica Ristovski from 1980 until their divorce in 2022; they have two sons, Jovan and Petar. His most notable film credits include Underground (1995) (Miki Manojlović, Mirjana Joković), Casino Royale (2006) (Daniel Craig, Eva Green), The November Man (2014) (Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey), and Train Driver's Diary (2016) (Petar Korać, Mirjana Karanović), the latter of which he produced and which won the Grand Prix, Best Actor, and Best Feature Film at the 2017 Prague Independent Film Festival. He also starred in Tito i ja (1992), King of Thieves (2004), St. George Shoots the Dragon (2009), Along the Roadside (2013), King Peter of Serbia (2018), Dream Team (2021), and Saligia (2024).

Acted in 65

2020s

  1. 2026

    Saligia

    Choirmaster

  2. 2023

    Tunnel

    Malić · 12 episodes

  3. 2021

    Dream Team

    Ika · 14 episodes

2010s

  1. 2019

    Neverending Past

    Čovjek koji traži mrtvog sina (segment "III priča")

  2. Leeches

    Stjepan Stroh

  3. 2018

    What a Country!

    Karlo

  4. King Petar the First

    Kralj Petar I Karađorđević

    70

  5. The Man Who Bought The Moon

    Taneddu

  6. 2016

    Train Driver's Diary

    Ilija

  7. On the Other Side

    Zarko

  8. Point Blank

    Aco Gorić

  9. 2015

    For the King and Fatherland

    Movie

  10. We Will Be the World Champions

    Tito

  11. 2014

    The November Man

    Arkady Federov

    52
  12. 2013

    Flat Hill

    Đeneral Borivoje Mirković · 10 episodes

  13. Who Is This Kusturica?

    Movie

  14. Along the Roadside

    Milutin

  15. The Priest's Children

    Biskup

  16. 2011

    White Lions

    Dile

2000s

  1. 2009

    Honeymoons

    Verin ujak

  2. St. George Shoots the Dragon

    Đorđe

  3. Devil's Town

    Rajko Zorić

  4. 2008

    Sonetàula

    Egidio Malune

  5. 2007

    Save Our Souls

    Gvozden

  6. The Village Is Burning, and the Grandmother Is Combing Her Hair

    Jovan · 17 episodes

  7. 2006

    Casino Royale

    Kaminofsky

    82

  8. The Optimists

    Profesor Gavrilo / Simon / Pokojni Ratomir / Gazda Pera / Aleksa Pantić

  9. Tomorrow Morning

    Zdravko

  10. Tailor's Secret

    Pukovnik

  11. 2005

    Well Tempered Corpses

    Ruždija Kučuk

  12. 2004

    Midwinter Night's Dream

    Lazar

  13. Falling in the Paradise

    Ljubiša Kundačina

  14. 2003

    King of Thieves

    Caruso

  15. Small World

    Ras

  16. 2001

    Boomerang

    Bobi

1990s

  1. 1999

    The White Suit

    Savo / Vuko Tiodorović

  2. 1998

    Goodbye, 20th Century

    Santa Claus

  3. The Second Wife

    Fosco

    58

  4. Cabaret Balkan

    Svetin kum

  5. 1997

    Balkan Rules

    Matori

  6. Rage

    Kovač

  7. 1996

    Once Upon a Time There Was a Country

    Petar "Crni" Popara · 6 episodes

  8. 1995

    Underground

    Petar 'Crni' Popara

    81
  9. 1993

    Byzantine Blue

    Aranđel

  10. 1992

    A Little Joke

    Svetislav

  11. Tito and Me

    Raja

  12. 1991

    The Original of the Forgery

    Pavle

  13. 1990

    Let's Make Love 3

    Miloje

  14. The Border

    Topić

1980s

  1. 1988

    The Bizarre Country

    Putnik

  2. The Way Steel Was Tempered

    Leo

  3. 1985

    Miss Julie

    Žan, sluga

  4. The Killer

    Stojan Stanojević, inženjer

  5. Knot

    Nikola

  6. 1984

    The Damned Yard

    Ljubitelj žena

  7. Zadar's Memento

    Krševan Stipčević

  8. 1983

    The Igman March

    Josip Broz Tito

  9. The Petty Bourgeois

    Nil, posinak

  10. The Terrace

    Vladan

  11. 1982

    Wild Flesh

    Steva Andrejević, sin

  12. 1980

    Svetozar Markovic

    Svetozar Marković

1970s

  1. 1978

    Breakdown

    Psihijatar Savić

  2. 1977

    Manhunt

    Ivan

No release date

  1. Dream Team

    TV

  2. Svetozar Markovic

    Svetozar Marković · 1 episode

Produced 11

2020s

  1. 2026

    The Name Is Varvara

    Producer

  2. 2020

    The Name of the People

    Producer

2010s

  1. 2016

    Train Driver's Diary

    Producer

  2. On the Other Side

    Co-Producer

  3. 2011

    White Lions

    Producer

2000s

  1. 2009

    St. George Shoots the Dragon

    Producer

  2. 2004

    Midwinter Night's Dream

    Producer

  3. Falling in the Paradise

    Producer

  4. 2002

    A Little Night Music

    Producer

  5. 2001

    Boomerang

    Producer

No release date

  1. Block 62

    Co-Producer

Wrote 4

2020s

  1. 2024

    Crown Street 11

    Writer

2010s

  1. 2011

    White Lions

    Writer

2000s

  1. 2001

    Boomerang

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1999

    The White Suit

    Writer

Directed 2

2010s

  1. 2011

    White Lions

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    The White Suit

    Director

Created 1

2020s

  1. 2023

    Tunnel

    Creator

Appearances2

2010s

  1. 2014

    Rock the Trumpet

    Himself

1990s

  1. 1996

    Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground

    Himself