Radovan Vujović | |
Native Name: | Радован Вујовић |
Native Name Lang: | sr |
Birth Date: | 8 September 1984 |
Birth Place: | Titovo Užice, SFR Yugoslavia |
Nationality: | Serbian |
Occupation: | Actor |
Education: | Faculty of Dramatic Arts |
Alma Mater: | University of Arts in Belgrade |
Years Active: | 2000–present |
Radovan Vujović (born 8 September 1984) is a Serbian actor, comedian and director.[1]
After graduating Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade in 2005, he became a member of the Boško Buha Theatre. Since 2010, he works as a member of the Yugoslav Drama Theatre ensemble.
In 2006, he made his first lead role in Šejtanov ratnik. He has since starred in numerous films, including We Will Be the World Champions (2015), ZG80 (2016), Offenders (2017) and King Petar of Serbia (2018). He is perhaps best known for his critically lauded role as Radisav Risović Ris in the successful television series Vojna akademija (2012-2017), and films Vojna akademija (2012) and Vojna akademija 2 (2013).
A native of the western Serbian city Užice,[2] [3] he graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade in the class of Biljana Mašić. He was hired as a member in the Boško Buha Theatre upon graduation. He performed in the theatre from 2005 to 2010, and has accomplished lead roles in plays such as Othello, As You Like It, The Brothers Karamazov, Three Sisters, In Agony, Tartuffe, Metamorphosis and Les Précieuses ridicules, presenting himself well in comedic and dramatic roles. He has also performed as a guest in several European theatres.
He has won two Emperor Constantine (Car Konstantin) awards, one for Pogled u nebo and one for Offenders. He won the Dr. Branivoj Đorđević Award in 2010. He has won three prominent JDP Theatre Awards, in 2009, 2011 and 2016.
His first prominent television role came with the comedic, rural portrayal of aggressive loner Siledžija Mića in the popular Serbian television series Ljubav, navika, panika, with Zijah Sokolović and Gorica Popović in supporting roles.
He is widely known for his role as Radisav Risović Ris in the successful television series Vojna akademija (2012-2017), and the films Vojna akademija (2012) and Vojna akademija 2 (2013).[4] [5] He portrayed Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in the Dragan Bjelogrlić-directed cult televised series Shadows over Balkan.
Alongside fellow actor and close friend Jakov Jevtović, Vujović directed, conceived and starred in the commercially successful comedy mini-series Komunalci, as gaffe-prone and corrupt police officer Gaga.[6]
He was nominated for an Apollo Award for his role as Srđan Kalember in the cult 2015 sports drama film We Will Be the World Champions, directed by Darko Bajić.
He has voiced numerous characters for Serbian-language versions of prominent animated feature films.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Land of Truth, Love and Freedom | Jovan | Dara Čalenić Award for Best Actor |
2002 | Dobro poznata stvar | Veljko | Short film |
2003 | Pivac Vedletov | Gavrilo | |
2004 | Svinjar | Branković | |
2005 | Jedan dan u belom | Saša | Short film |
2006 | Šejtanov ratnik | Cane | |
2007 | Pogled u nebo | Edvard | 2008 Emperor Constantine Award for Best Actor |
2011 | Coriolanus | Guard | |
2012 | Vojna akademija | Radoslav Risović Ris | 2012 Emperor Constantine Award for Best Actor nomination Serbian Oscar of Popularity for Best Actor |
2013 | Vojna akademija 2 | Radoslav Risović Ris | 2013 Emperor Constantine Award for Best Actor nomination |
2014 | MioDrag | Advokat | |
2015 | We Will Be the World Champions | Srđan Kalember | |
2017 | Offenders | Aleksandar | 2018 Emperor Constantine Award for Best Actor nomination |
2018 | King Peter of Serbia | Života | 2019 Emperor Constantine Award for Best Actor |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003-2004 | Losing | Branislav | 6 episodes |
2006-2008 | Ljubav, navika, panika | Siledžija Mića | Supporting role |
2012-2017 | Vojna akademija | Radoslav Risović Ris | Lead role |
2014-2020 | Komunalci | Gaga | Lead role |
2014-2017 | Urgentni centar | Miki | Supporting role |
2017–present | Pet | Vaca | Lead role |
2018–present | Koreni | Vukasin | Lead role |
2019 | Drzavni sluzbenik | Macan | Guest role |
2019–present | Shadows over Balkan | Prince Paul of Yugoslavia | Supporting role |
2024 | Air Bridge | Zvonko Vučković | Supporting role |
Dubbing Year[7] | Title | Role |
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2004 | Brother Bear | Kenai |
Shrek | Donkey | |
Finding Nemo | Bloat | |
Monsters, Inc. | Yeti Lanky Schmidt Charlie Proctor Jerry | |
Shrek 2 | Donkey | |
Shark Tale | Oscar | |
The Incredibles | The Underminer | |
2005 | Home on the Range | Buck |
The Jungle Book | Kaa | |
Tarzan | Flynt, Captain | |
2006 | Cinderella | Gus |
2007 | Shrek the Third | Donkey |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Leonardo | |
The Simpsons Movie | ||
2008 | The Jungle Book 2 | Kaa |
2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Naveen |
2010 | Beauty and the Beast | Beast |
How to Train Your Dragon | Gobber | |
Dinosaur | Aladar | |
Shrek Forever After | Donkey | |
Tangled | Short Thug | |
2011 | Rango | Turley |
Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Croc | |
2013 | Turbo | Chet[8] |
2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Gobber |
2016 | Finding Dory | Bloat |
Kung Fu Panda 3 | Master Croc | |
2018 | Incredibles 2 | The Underminer |
2019 | How to Train Your Dragon 3 | Gobber |