Dragomir Mrsic Explained

Dragomir Mrsic
Birth Date:2 October 1969
Birth Place:Prijedor, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Occupation:Actor, sports consultant, sports leader

Dragomir Mrsic (born 2 October 1969), nicknamed Gago[1] is a Bosnian-born Swedish actor, sports consultant and sports leader.

Life and career

Mrsic was born in the Rasavci village near Prijedor, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, to father Momir and mother Radojka. His father got a job in Sweden in the late 1960s. Dragomir moved with his mother and two older siblings to Sweden aged a month and a half, and was brought up in Fittja, a suburb of southern Stockholm. His father worked as a chef at Grand Hôtel in the city, his mother as a cleaner at the local school. His father was a functioning alcoholic. At 14 years of age he witnessed his brother's friend's suicide by jumping. His two siblings, sister Ranka and brother Radomir "Rajko", died due to drug usage.[2]

He has been trained in Taekwondo since his youth, and has a black belt. His childhood idol was Bruce Lee.[3] At 18 years of age, in 1987, he became the Nordic Champion in taekwondo. In 1990, he and his friend Liam Norberg were involved in the robbery of bank Götabanken; he stood guard some hundred meters away.[4] He was arrested and sentenced to three years and six months in prison for the robbery, and served his sentence at Hall Prison. He studied Buddhism in prison.[5] After serving his sentence, he entered into a sports college. He then started a gym, and became a sports consultant. He was a top program trainer in the Swedish Olympics Committee from 2000 to 2004.

After a few minor acting roles, such as in the Wallander film Kuriren (2009), he got his big break out in 2010 as Mrado, in the critically acclaimed film Easy Money (2010).

In 2014, he co-starred in the Tom Cruise film, Edge of Tomorrow.[6]

In January 2015, he gave his voice and likeness to Dragan in the video game Payday 2. Mrsic is the only cast member in the game who has previously been involved in illegal activities.

In his gym, "Extreme Training", he has trained sportspeople such as Martina Navratilova, Helen Alfredsson and Douglas Murray and actors such as Rooney Mara.

He also starred in Stjärnorna på slottet in seasons 2019/2020.

Mrsic is cohabitation with the PT coach Isabel Alonso. They met in 1992 and have a daughter and a son together.[7]

Filmography

Movies

YearFilmRoleNotes
2006ExitExtra
2007GangsterDragan
LeoGago
2009Wallander – KurirenJovan
2010Easy MoneyMrado Slovovic
2012
2014Edge of TomorrowKuntz
2021Omerta 6/12ZlatkoPost-production

TV-series

YearFilmRoleNotes
2014Torpederna
2017Innan vi dör
Torpederna
Syrror
2017-2019AlexAlex Leko
2018BonusfamiljenBranco
West of LibertyPavel
BulletsJuri Borodin

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Payday 2DraganHeister
2018A Way OutPrison Brute HitmanThe one that was big and bald.

Writing

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: From Hood to Hollywood . Icon . Majsan . Boström . 25 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150302213826/http://iconmagazine.se/artiklar/stories-in-english/hood-hollywood/ . 2015-03-02.
  2. Web site: Skådespelaren Dragomir Mrsic: "Drogerna dödade mina syskon" | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet . Aftonbladet.se . 2016-11-13.
  3. News: G. Golubović. 2012-07-13. Dragomir Mršić - put od zatvora do zvezde u Švedskoj. 2014-04-25. https://archive.today/20140425181855/http://www.24sata.rs/sou/vesti/vest/dragomir-mrsic-put-od-zatvora-do-zvezde-u-svedskoj/47251.phtml. 2014-04-25. dead.
  4. News: Stjärnan dömd för grovt rån . The star convicted of aggravated robbery . January 23, 2010 . January 28, 2010 . . Wiman . Erik. Swedish.
  5. Web site: Karin Thunberg. "Jag studerade buddism i fängelset" | SvD . Svd.se . 2016-11-13.
  6. News: Dragomir Mrsic gör storfilm med Cruise . Dragomir Mrsic doing feature film with Cruise . Linus . Brännström . Expressen. 6 October 2012. 10 March 2013. Swedish.
  7. http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/dragomir-forsokte-skydda-mamma/ Dragomir: ”Försökte skydda mamma”