Goran Navojec (born 10 October 1970) is a Croatian actor and musician. In his three decade long career, Navojec has starred in numerous films including '' The Three Men of Melita Žganjer'' (1998), '' God Forbid a Worse Thing Should Happen'' (2002), ''

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'' (2004), '' Two Players from the Bench'' (2005), '' The Parade'' (2011), '' Our Everyday Life'' (2015) and '' My Late Summer'' (2024). He has also had prominent roles on television, including the gawky, vulnerable doctor Toni Grgeč in the comedy series '' Naša mala klinika'' (2004–2007) and comical but tough Refko Mujkić in '' Lud, zbunjen, normalan'' (2010–2015).

Career

Theater

Navojec has appeared regularly on stage, including a lauded performance as the title prince in a 2004 production of ''

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''. He has also worked for various American and British stage and screen productions, including ''

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'' and '' Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'' (both 2011).

Television

Navojec starred in '' Naša mala klinika'', the first

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television series, as dr. Toni Grgeč. The series ran on Nova TV from 2004 to 2007. He also portrayed Dudo Kosmički in ''Odmori se, zaslužio si'', a comedy series that was broadcast on HRT from 2016 to 2013. Since 2020, Navojec stars as the titular character in HRT's comedy series '' Mrkomir Prvi''. Aside from his acting roles, Navojec has been one of the team captains on HRT's game shows television series ''

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'' since 2012. Since 2014, Navojec has been the recurring main judge on '' Tvoje lice zvuči poznato'', the Croatian edition of '' Your Face Sounds Familiar'', which is broadcast on Nova TV.

Voice acting

His robust, distinct bass-baritone voice has landed him prolific roles within voice-work for numerous Croatian-language dubs of animated features and radio dramas. He has voiced Mr. Ray in the ''

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'' franchise (2003–2016), Junior in ''

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'' (2004), Boog in '' Open Season'' (2006), Bad Bill in '' Rango'' (2011) and Bomb in ''

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s'' (2016, 2019).

Music

Apart from his eminent acting career, he has also performed as a musician. Since 2010, he has been a part of Bosnian pop-rock band Karne, a group he formed alongside

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and Feđa Isović. With Karne, Navojec released one album called ''Diktatura amatera'' in 2012.

Accolades

For his body of work, Navojec has received critical acclaim and numerous awards. For his role in 2016's ''Sve najbolje'', he won a Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Discography

with Karne

*Diktatura amatera – 2012

References

External links

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