Stefan Kapičić

Stefan Kapičić

Kapičić promoting Deadpool at the Mayfair Hotel in Manhattan in 2016
Born (1978-12-01) 1 December 1978
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Alma mater University of Belgrade
Occupation Actor
Years active 2002–present
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Partner(s)
  • Ivana Horvat (2014-present)

Stefan Kapičić (born 1 December 1978) is a German-born Serbian actor with numerous screen credits to his name, best known for providing the voice of Colossus in Deadpool (2016).

Early life

Stefan Kapičić was born December 1, 1978 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany,[1] the son of Slobodanka Zugić, a Montenegrin actress, and Dragan Kapičić, a retired Yugoslav and Serbian basketball player. Stefan played the role of his own father in the 2015 film Bićemo prvaci sveta (We Will Be the World Champions) about the Yugoslavian national basketball team which won 1970 FIBA World Championship.[2] He studied acting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. He speaks Serbian, English and Russian.[3]

His grandfather bought him his first comic book when he was six years old, which sparked what he called an "ongoing love" in a 2015 interview.[4]

Career

By 2015, Kapičić had accumulated more than 80 roles in television, film, and theater. He made it to the second round of a secret casting process for the X-Man Colossus in the superhero film Deadpool, learning what the production was only after he passed that round. Working with first-time director Tim Miller in Los Angeles, Kapičić did 120 takes during his third call of auditions, stretching the session an additional eight hours beyond its intended four-hour duration, before flying back to Montenegro to perform Romeo and Juliet. Kapičić, a self-described "comic book geek" who considered Deadpool one of his favorite characters, was especially delighted when he learned he won the role, taking over from Daniel Cudmore, who had played the role in the X-Men films. Kapicic was a last minute replacement for Andre Tricoteux, and was selected by Miller in part because Miller wanted his version of Colossus, who is Russian in the comics, to have a Russian accent. The 6-foot-4 Kapičić portrayed the 7-and-a-half-foot tall character through voice work, completing filming in mid-December 2015, eight weeks before the film's February 12, 2016 release date.[4]

Personal life

In December 2015, Kapičić became engaged to Croatian actress Ivana Horvat.[5][6]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Kordon
2006-2007 Obicni ljudi Igor Nikolic
2008 Vratice se rode Dizajner Mitrovic Decanski
2008 The Unit Dragan
2008 Numb3rs Lee Hagopian
2010 24 Davros' Operative
2011 The Event Dimitri Jelavitch
2013 Stella Zac
2011-2013 Larin izbor Niksa Ivanov
2013–2014 Zora dubrovačka Rocco Sorgo

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2002 Kordon
2003 Citravita Policeman in a Batman shirt Short
2003 Skoro sasvim obična priča Bane Leskovac
2004 Slobodan pad Nikola Short
2004 Ulični hodač
2004 O štetnosti duvana Ahmed Crni Arapin
2006 Ne skreći sa staze Gay Deda Mraz
2008 Čarlston za Ognjenku Arsa 'Kralj carlstona'
2008 The Brothers Bloom German Bar Owner
2012 Big Miracle Yuri
2012 Larin izbor: Izgubljeni princ Niksa Ivanov
2013 Hitac Crni
2015 Bićemo prvaci sveta Dragan Kapičić
2016 Deadpool Piotr Rasputin / Colossus Voice[4]

References

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