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Aleksandar Filimonović is a Serbian-American film and television actor, writer and producer best known for his roles in the films Dolemite Is My Name, White Lions and Montevideo, and in the television series Gaslit, S.W.A.T., The Americans, NCIS, My father's killers, Ravna gora, Village is burning..., and others.
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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 an 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
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Montevideo, God Bless You! | Ljubiša Stevanović "Leo" | |
| 2011 | White Lions | Dzoksi | |
| 2014 | Beyond the mirror | Death | Short film |
| 2016 | Occam's razor | Aleksei Petrov | Short film |
| 2019 | Dolemite Is My Name | Joseph Bihari |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1000 Ways to Die | Mikhail | Episode: 'Up with Death" |
| 2010–2011 | Village is burning... | Adam | 7 episodes |
| 2012 | Blossom of linden in the Balkans | Timoti | Episode #1.12 |
| 2012 | Montevideo, God bless you! | Ljubiša Stevanović "Leo" | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Roommates | Nikola | Episode #1.1 |
| 2013–2014 | Ravna gora | Krcun | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Gli anni spezzati | Prospero Gallinari | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | My father's killers | Dejan Mitrovic | 6 episodes |
| 2017 | NCIS | Armed bodyguard | Episode: "Pandora's Box, Part I" |
| 2017 | The Americans | Yugoslav guard | Episode: "What's the Matter with Kansas?" |
| 2018 | Code Despot | Johnny | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Dream Team | Seki | 14 episodes |
| 2021 | S.W.A.T. | Gorov | Episode: "Keep the Faith" |
| 2022 | Gaslit | Zolton | 5 episodes |
References
- ^ a b c Bilić, Meri (24 August 2013). "Čast mi je što igram Krcuna". Politika - TV Revija (in Serbian).
- ^ a b Apostolovski, Žaneta (2011). "Razotkrivanje: Aleksandar Filimonović". Gloria (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ Jonev, Katarina (29 January 2014). "Aleksandar Filimonović - Gluma i adrenalin". RedBull (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ Plazinić, Miroslav (4 June 2010). "Srpski sajam sporta na Ušću". Mozzart Sport (in Serbian).
- ^ Bojana Ristivojević (21 May 2014). Srce za Srbiju (TV). Happy TV.
- ^ Kljajić, Dejana (12 March 2018). "Aleksandar Filimonović spasio baki život u avionu". Informer (in Serbian).
- ^ Milojević, Nataša (2011). "Ljubav u pogledu - Aleksandar Filimonović". Reci Da (in Serbian).
External links
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