Daniel Vivian

Daniel Vivian
Born (1963-06-17) 17 June 1963
Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
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
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

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