Goran Bogdan (born 2 October 1980) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 2005, including the

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-nominated ''

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'' (2024). He has appeared in some American and English films and TV series such as the 2012 film ''

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'', and the third season of the television series '' Fargo''. He starred in the 2015 TV series ''

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'', alongside

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and

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Early life and career

Goran Bogdan was born 2 October 1980 in Lištica (today Široki Brijeg) in

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to ethnic

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ian parents. He graduated at Faculty of Economics and Business of

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, and started his acting career in The Zagreb Youth Theater. He later enrolled at Academy of Dramatic Arts, from which he graduated in 2012. In 2013, he was named the theatre actor of the year by the Teatar.hr Awards. For his role in the

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film ''Agape'', he won the 2017

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for excellence in film. His role in the 2020 film ''Otac'' earned him universal acclaim and made history by becoming the first Croatian actor nominated at the

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s for Best Actor. He provided the voice of McBunny in the Croatian-language version of ''

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''. He currently resides in

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Filmography

Film

Television

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* 1980 births Living people People from Široki Brijeg Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Croatia Croatian male film actors Croatian male television actors Croatian male stage actors {{Croatia-actor-stub