Leon Lučev (born 1970 in
Šibenik
Šibenik () is a historic city in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin County, and is also the ...
) is a Croatian actor. He had his feature film debut in
Vinko Brešan's 1996 comedy ''
How the War Started on My Island''. Since then, he has amassed lead roles in numerous high-profile European films, including ''
Sex, Drink and Bloodshed'' (2004), ''
What Is a Man Without a Moustache?'' (2005), ''
Grbavica'' (2006), ''
The Melon Route'' (2006), ''
Behind the Glass'' (2008), ''
On the Path'' (2010), ''
Silent Sonata'' (2011), ''
Vegetarian Cannibal'' (2012), ''
The Miner
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'' (2017) and ''
Men Don't Cry
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'' (2017).
Lučev won the
Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor at the 2008
Pula Film Festival
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, for his role in ''
Will Not End Here''. He was awarded the
Heart of Sarajevo two times, for ''
Buick Riviera
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As General Motors' first entry into the personal luxury car market segment, the Riviera was highly praised by au ...
'' in 2008 and ''
The Load
''The Load'' ( sr, Терет, Teret) is a 2018 Serbian war drama film directed by Ognjen Glavonić. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the Golden Pram Award for Best Featur ...
'' in 2018.
Apart from his film work, he regularly performs in the
Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka.
He provides the voice of
Lightning McQueen
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in the Croatian dub of the
''Cars'' franchise (2006-2017) and voiced
Nigel
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The English ''Nigel'' is commonly found in records dating from the Middle Ages; however, it was not used much before being revived by 19th-century antiquarians. For instance, Walte ...
in the Croatian-language version of ''
Finding Nemo'' (2003).
Selected filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
People from Šibenik
Croatian male actors
Golden Arena winners
Croatian Theatre Award winners
Croatian male stage actors
Croatian male television actors
Croatian male film actors
Croatian male voice actors
Croatian theatre directors
Croatian television directors
Croatian comedians
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