Ivan Barnev ( bg, Иван Бърнев; born 15 July 1973) is a Bulgarian actor. He is best known for his performance as Jan Dítě in ''

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'' (2006), as well as his frequent collaborations with filmmakers

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and Petar Valchanov in films such as ''

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'' (2014), '' The Father'' (2019) and ''

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''.

Career

Barnev was born in 1973 in

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, and grew up in Varna. He studied at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, initially majoring in

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, before moving to Stefan Danailov's

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class and graduating in 1996. Barnev began his career in theater, and won an Askeer Award for Rising Star for his performance in '' Dinner of Fools'' in 2002. In 2011, he won an Askeer Award for Best Actor for his role as Billy Bibbit in ''

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''. On screen, Barnev has starred in the historical comedy ''

'' (2006), the adventure film ''

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'' (2011), and the drama films '' Footsteps in the Sand'' (2010), ''

'' (2014), '' Directions'' (2017) and '' The Father'' (2019). In 2022, Barnev starred in the Spanish-Bulgarian comedy-drama film ''

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'', for which he received the award for Best Actor at the

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together with his screen partner

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Acting credits

Film

Stage

* '' Dinner of Fools'' (2001) * ''

'' (2011)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnev, Ivan 1973 births Living people Bulgarian male film actors Bulgarian male stage actors People from Dobrich Actors from Varna, Bulgaria National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts alumni