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balkan actors in hollywood; a thread

this thread features actors born or of descent from eastern europe (more specifically countries of former yugoslavia) who have made their way into hollywood.

please don& #39;t start fights, this is just for fun and if you know any that i didn& #39;t add feel free to add them.

enjoy! :)

also all the information about their heritage i got from google so if you see anything that& #39;s wrong please let me know.....in a respectful way :)

same goes for the roles i picked, these aren& #39;t their only roles, but the ones IMDB shows as their most popular roles

Izabela Vidović

- Croatian actress born in Chicago, Illinois; she grew up in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- famous for her roles in Wonder and Homefront
- she also starred in Supergirl and The Fosters
- she does music as well

Eliza Dushku

- born in Boston, Massachusetts; her father is of Albanian heritage
- her most famous role was Missy Pantone in Bring It On
- she gave voice to She-Hulk in animated series Ultimate Spider - man and Hulk and the Agents of the S.M.A.S.H

Stefan Kapičić

- born in Cologne, West Germany
- his father is from Serbia and his mother from Montenegro
- he is most famous for his role of Colossus in Deadpool and Deadpool 2
- he had a small role in Better Call Saul
- he also starred in famous tv shows in Serbia and Croatia

Rade Šerbedžija

- born into an ethnic Serbian family in Lika, a region in Croatia; grew up and lives in Croatia
- usually plays russians in movies bc he is fluent in russian
- most famous for his roles in Taken 2, X-men: First Class and The Saint
- he does music in Croatia

Goran Višnjić

- born and raised in Croatia
- most famous for his roles in a tv shows ER and Timeless
- also starred in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and more recently he played Nikola Tesla in Doctor Who

Joe Manganiello

- born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- his mother is of Croatian descent
- most famous for his roles in Magic Mike and Magic Mike XXL
- also starred in True Blood and Justice League

Eric Bana

- his full name is Eric Banadinović
- born in Melbourne, Australia
- his mother was born in Croatia
- most famous for his roles in Munich, Troy and The Time Traveler& #39;s Wife
- he also starred in series Dirty John

Enver Gjokaj

- born in Orange County, California
- his father is Albanian
- most famous for his role of Daniel Sousa in Agent Carter and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
- also starred in Hollywood Hitmen and Stone

Blerim Destani

- Albanian actor born in Stolberg, Germany; spent his childhood in Macedonia
- most famous for his roles in Get Low and The Captian
- also starred in The Poison Rose

Bojana Novaković

- born im Beograd, Serbia; later moved to Australia
- most famous for her roles in I, Tonya and Devil
- starred in show called Instinct
- recently had a small role in Birds of Prey

Ivana Miličević

- born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- most famous for her roles in Casino Royale and Just Like Heaven
- starred in well known series The 100 and Gotham

Branka Katić

- born in Beograd, Serbia
- famous for her roles in Black Cat, White Cat and Public Enemies
- also starred in The Big Picture
- had a small role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier

end of thread :)

these are all the actors i could find, please add more if you know any!

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