| Rene Bitorajac | |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1981–present |
| Spouse: | Ana Bitorajac |
Rene Bitorajac (pronounced as /sh/; born 2 March 1972) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in several Croatian and Bosnian films since the 1980s. Most notably, he starred in the 2001 Academy Award-winning Bosnian film No Man's Land.[1] He is also known for starring in popular Croatian television sitcoms Bitange i princeze (2005–2010) and Naša mala klinika (2004–2007).
Bitorajac won Golden Arena Awards for Best Actor for his portrayals of sociopathic football hooligan Krpa in the 2009 film Metastases,[2] and Dr. Babić in the 2012 film Cannibal Vegetarian. His role in the latter earned him the Vladimir Nazor Award and the Paris Mediteraneo Gran Prix, among other accolades.
Bitorajac also worked prominently in Croatian-language versions of animated features. He provided voice acting for Syndrome in The Incredibles, Buck in Home on the Range (both 2004), Ham in Space Chimps (2008), Gru in the Despicable Me franchise (2010-present), and Red in The Angry Birds Movie (2016) complete with its 2019 sequel.[3] [4]
| Year | Title | Original title | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Visitors from the Galaxy | Gosti iz galaksije | Dušan Vukotić |
| 1996 | How the War Started on My Island | Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku | Vinko Brešan |
| 2001 | No Man's Land | Ničija zemlja | Danis Tanović |
| 2003 | Witnesses | Svjedoci | Vinko Brešan |
| Cheese and Jam | Kajmak in marmelada | Branko Đurić | |
| 2004 | Long Dark Night | Duga mračna noć | Antun Vrdoljak |
| 2009 | Metastases | Metastaze | Branko Schmidt |
| 2012 | Vegetarian Cannibal | Ljudožder vegetarijanac | Branko Schmidt |
| 2016 | ZG80 | ZG80 | Igor Šeregi |