| Nickolai Stoilov | |
| Native Name: | Николай Стоилов |
| Native Name Lang: | Bulgarian |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Nationality: | Bulgarian, American |
| Citizenship: | American, Bulgarian |
| Education: | Master of Arts in Acting[1] |
| Alma Mater: | Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts |
| Occupation: | actor |
| Years Active: | 1992 – present |
| Agent: | DPN Talent[2] |
| Notable Works: | Despicable Me 2, Lana's Rain |
| Awards: | Timmy Award (2005) |
Nickolai Stoilov (Bulgarian: Николай Стоилов) is a Bulgarian-American film and stage actor, and writer.
He is best known for his performance as Darco Lucev in the American film Lana's Rain (2002), as well as his roles in , Alias, and voice in Despicable Me 2.[3] He is also skiing competitively in the Far West Masters League.[4]
Nickolai Stoilov has graduated the First English Language School in Sofia in 1987.
He has served for two years in the Bulgarian military as a parachutist.[5]
Stoilov received his Master of Arts degree in acting from the Bulgarian Academy for Theater and Film Arts in Sofia in 1992 (graduating one year earlier!), and then continued to study at the Guildford School of Acting until 1994. He has also graduated the Advanced Acting Program of the British American Drama Academy at Stanford University.
American film critic Roger Ebert describes[6] Stoilov in his role of Darko in Lana's Rain as
" ... a low-life Scarface, with a stable of hookers, a big cigar, and a bottle and gun under his coat ...On the basis of his work as the brother, Nickolai Stoilov has a future as a Bond villain."
Nickolai Stoilov has also co-written and published a book, The Ph.D. Horror Story.[7]
Stoilov speaks Bulgarian, English, French and Russian, and plays piano and accordion.[8] He is married, with one child.[9]