Julian Emilianov Vergov (; born 15 July 1970) is a Bulgarian actor. He is best known for starring in the drama series '' Glass Home'' (2010–2012), and the medical drama '' Stolen Life'' (2017–2019). Vergov made his acting debut in theatre, starring in Lilia Abadjieva's ''

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'' at the

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. He later began acting in films and has starred in numerous Bulgarian films, such as ''Seamstresses'' (2007), '' Mission London'' (2010), '' Directions'' (2017) and ''

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'' (2022), as well as appeared in several Hollywood productions, such as ''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2014), and '' Boyka: Undisputed'' (2017).

Education

Prior to acting, Vergov took four years of engineering studies. In 2001, he graduated from the Lyuben Groys Theatre College in

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, where he studied acting in the class of Professor

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Career

Vergov made his debut on the stage of the

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's ''

'', staged by Lilia Abadjieva. His other theatre performances include ''

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'' and ''

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'' at the Tear and Laughter Drama Theatre, ''

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'' at the Small City Theatre Behind the Canal, '' Platonov'' at the

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, ''

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'' and ''

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'' at the Sfumato Theatre and ''

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'' at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre. Apart from theatre, Vergov has starred in various television productions, such as the bTV sitcom ''She and He'' (2002–2008). In 2010, he starred in the drama series ''

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'' where he portrayed Nikolai. In 2012, he appeared as Mr. Savov in ''Revolution Z: Sex, Lies and Music'', and between 2017 and 2019, he starred in

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's medical drama series '' Stolen Life''. In 2019 and 2020, he was a guest panelist on ''

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''. In 2020 and 2021, he was a judge on the Bulgarian adaptation of ''

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''.

Personal life

Vergov is in a long-term relationship with his partner Irina Yalamova. They have a daughter named Alena.

Awards

In 2015, Vergov won an Icarus award for Best Supporting Actor for the role of Boris Sarafov in the

play ''The Thessaloniki Conspirators''. In 2021, he won the Best Actor award at the

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for his role in the Bulgarian drama film ''German Lessons'' (2020).

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Notes

References

External links

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