| Nikola Rakočević | |
| Birth Date: | 27 June 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Kragujevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2002–present |
Nikola Rakočević (Serbian: Никола Ракочевић; born 27 June 1983, Kragujevac, Serbia) is a Serbian actor proclaimed as one of Europe’s leading young screen actors.[1] Rakočević has received numerous awards[2] at major international film festivals. The Berlin Film Festival (2014) placed Nikola among its ten European Shooting Stars.
The accolade was just one among many international Best Actor awards[3] to acknowledge the Serbian actor’s talent in feature films such as The Sky Above Us (2015), The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip / Branio Sam Mladu Bosnu[4] (2014), Travelator (2013), Circles / Krugovi (2013), and Skinning / Šišanje (2010).
Rakočević has an integral role in the Sky TV/Canal+ crime series The Last Panthers[5] (2015), an acclaimed European drama inspired by notorious Balkan jewel thieves, the Pink Panthers. He voiced Fred in the Serbian-language version of Big Hero 6 (2014).
In 2001, he began his drama study at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts, from which he graduated in 2005. He lives in Belgrade with his wife and son.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Meet Me in Venice | Dragan | |
| The Sky Above Us | Bojan | ||
| 2014 | The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip | Rudolf Zistler | |
| Travelator | Slav | ||
| 2013 | Circles | ||
| Vojna akademija 2 | Milan Laki Lakićević | ||
| 2011 | Oktobar | Dejan | segment "Graduation" |
| 2010 | The Woman with a Broken Nose | Marko | |
| Skinning | Novica | ||
| 2009 | Život i smrt porno bande | Unnamed theater actor | |
| 2007 | S. O. S. - Spasite naše duše | Border guard | |
| 2006 | Sinovci | Milan Srećković | |
| Šejtanov ratnik | Novica |