Stjepan Perić (; born 1 March 1983) is a Croatian actor.

Biography

After finishing high school, Perić studied law at the

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. In 2003, he quit law to pursue a career as an

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. In 2003, he enrolled in the Academy of Dramatic Art at the University of Zagreb, graduating in 2008. In 2009, with director Nevio Marasović he co-wrote and starred in the pilot for the TV series ''The Instructor'', which later became the first Croatian

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TV series. In 2011, he earned a

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degree in film acting at the

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. On stage, he has starred in productions of the National Theatre in Zagreb, the National Theatre in Rijeka, the National Theatre in Varaždin, the Trešnja Theatre, the KULT Theatre and the Gavella Drama Theatre. Since 2010 he decided to do only screen-acting and has appeared in over forty titles since. He won the Best Leading Actor award at Mostar Film Festival for his role in

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in 2016. In 2023 he won the Best Actor award at International Filmmaker Festival of New York for his role in Po Tamburi. He provided the voice of President Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Croatian dub of ''

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'' (2007). He is married to

Jelena Jovanova Jelena Jovanova Perić ( mk, Јелена Јованова Периќ; born 21 October 1984) is a Macedonian actress. Biography Jelena Jovanova was born in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina to a Macedonian father from Štip and a Bosnian Serb mother from ...

and they have a son.
Story.hr, January 2021

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Stage

* '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (film), They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' as Robert Syverten, Croatian National Theatre (2008) * ''

Dundo Maroje ''Dundo Maroje'' (Uncle Maroje) is a comedy by Croatian playwright Marin Držić. Dealing with the misunderstandings between the older and newer generations during the Renaissance, the comedy is considered a staple in Croatian theatre, and one of ...

'' as Maro Marojev, Croatian National Theatre (2008) * ''Elton John's Sunglasses'' as Shaun, Croatian National Theatre (2008) * ''

Mourning Becomes Electra ''Mourning Becomes Electra'' is a play cycle written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. The play premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 26 October 1931 where it ran for 150 performances before closing in March 1932, starring Lee Baker ...

'' as Orin Mannon, Croatian National Theatre (2008) * ''

Sorrows of Young Werther ''The Sorrows of Young Werther'' (; german: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is a 1774 epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, which appeared as a revised edition in 1787. It was one of the main novels in the '' Sturm und Drang'' period in Ger ...

'' as Werther, KULT (2007) * ''

No One's Son ''No One's Son'' ( hr, Ničiji sin) is a 2008 Croatian film directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić. It is based on a play by Mate Matišić Mate Matišić (born 17 January 1965) is a Croatian playwright, screenwriter, composer and musician. His plays ...

'' as Patient 002, Croatian National Theatre (2006) * ''

Cinderella "Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...

'' as Storyteller, Tresnja (2006)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peric, Stjepan 1983 births Living people Male actors from Zagreb Croatian male film actors Croatian male stage actors Croatian male television actors Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb alumni 21st-century Croatian male actors