Miloš Timotijević ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Тимотијевић; born 9 March 1975) is a Serbian actor. He has appeared in more than sixty films and TV series since 1995.
Miloš is best known for his roles in American
war
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film ''
In the Land of Blood and Honey
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'' (2011) by
Angelina Jolie
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and in Serbian
psychological
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drama ''
Humidity
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'', for which he won the Best Actor Award at the
Belgrade International Film Festival
FEST is an annual film festival held in Belgrade, Serbia since 1971., International Radio of Serbia'', (VoiceOfSerbia.org in English) (glassrbije.org in Serbian), February 22, 2013. The festival is usually held in the first quarter of the year.
...
in 2016.
His most notable television works are crime thrillers ''
South Wind The south wind is the wind that originates from the south and blows north.
South Wind may also refer to:
* ''South Wind'' (film), 2018 Serbian film
* ''South Wind'' (TV series), 2020 Serbian TV series
* , 2021 Serbian film
* , 2022 Serbian TV s ...
'' (2020) and ''
Besa'' (2019), as well as acclaimed Serbian mystery ''
Black Sun'' (2017).
Since 2016 he has started to gain more media attention and praise of critics for most of his recent work.
Early life
Miloš showed interest in acting in early age. During primary and high school, he was a member of the Drama Studio of
Radio Television of Belgrade
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, led by
Mika Aleksić. After graduating from the high school, he attended the
Faculty of Dramatic Arts
The Faculty of Dramatic Arts (; abbreviated FDU) is a constituent institution of the University of Arts in Belgrade which focuses on education and research in the fields of film, theatre, dramaturgy, culture, radio, acting and medias. It was esta ...
in
Belgrade
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, where he graduated in the class of professors
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and
Branislav Mićunović Branislav () is a Czech, Croatian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian given name. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław, in Russian as ''Bronislav,'' and Ukrainian as ''Boronyslav.'' The name is derived from the Slavic elements brani ...
in 1999. His professional career started early during the studies.
Career
1994—2015: Beginning
His first appearance on big screen was in 1995, when he was 20, with an episodic role in the historical series
The End of the Obrenović Dynasty
''The End of the Obrenović Dynasty'' () is а Serbian historical drama television miniseries which depicts events that led to the May Overthrow and assassination of the last Serbian king from the Obrenović dynasty, Alexander, and his close famil ...
(org. ''Kraj dinastije Obrenović''). After that, numerous roles ensued in different genres in both domestic and foreign production. The career start for Miloš wasn't easy, as it took almost 20 years to leave the supporting roles behind. Yet he said he was determined to become a real professional.
Early in his career he got to be known as dedicated and disciplined actor.
He trained hard for 27 days only to be able to play the role of a bodybuilder in
Seven and a Half (org. ''Sedam i po'').
For the role of Emin in
The Hornet (org. ''Stršljen'') he took a course in
Albanian
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.
He went on playing in both commercial and independent projects, as well as in short films and theatre plays. Between 1995 and 2020 he has played in more than 50 roles in all theaters of the city of Belgrade. He is also a regular in the
Military Academy (org. ''Vojna akademija'') series (2012—).
International projects
In the years to come he shifted his focus to international cinema.
He took a part in many foreign projects:
The November Man
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,
Chernobyl Diaries
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and
In the Land of Blood and Honey
''In the Land of Blood and Honey'' () is a 2011 war drama film written, produced, and directed by Angelina Jolie, and starring Zana Marjanović, Goran Kostić and Rade Šerbedžija. The film, Jolie's first commercial release as a director, dep ...
(
United States
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),
The Sky Above Us (
The Netherlands
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—Serbia),
The Last Panthers
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and
Despite the Falling Snow
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(
United Kingdom
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), as well as in Indian, German, Italian cinema and television. Timotijević also played Varlek in American TV series
The Outpost in 2018. His movie
No One's Child
No One's Child (; ''Ničije dete'') is a 2014 Serbian drama film directed by Vuk Ršumović. It was one of six films shortlisted by Serbia to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but ...
(org. ''Ničije dete'') was one of six films shortlisted by Serbia to be their submission for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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at the
88th Academy Awards
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. The movie was also screened at the
Venice Film Festival
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where it won ''Audience Award'', ''
FIPRESCI
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Award'' and ''Fedora Award for Best Screenplay''.
2016—now: Career peak
''Humidity''
Only in the period of 2016 his career has rapidly started to go up. In
Humidity
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(org. ''Vlažnost'') (Serbian - Greek - Dutch productions, premiered at the
66th Berlin International Film Festival
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), Miloš played the main role which brought him award for the best actor at the
Belgrade International Film Festival
FEST is an annual film festival held in Belgrade, Serbia since 1971., International Radio of Serbia'', (VoiceOfSerbia.org in English) (glassrbije.org in Serbian), February 22, 2013. The festival is usually held in the first quarter of the year.
...
- ''FEST''.
The Serbian Section of the
International Federation of Film Critics
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''(FIPRESCI)'' also awarded Miloš the ''Best Actor Award''. The film has been screened at festivals around the world: in
Vilnius
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,
Uruguay
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,
North Macedonia
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, the
Sarajevo Film Festival
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, the Berlin Film Festival,
Amsterdam
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and the
Cannes Film Festival
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Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...
.
''Black Sun''
In 2017 Miloš got the role of Vojin Đukić in
Black Sun (org. ''Senke nad Balkanom''). The first season received universal critical acclaim and soon became one of the highest rated Serbian TV series of all time. Timotijević rose to even bigger fame thanks to an estimated 2 million viewers per episode. ''Black Sun'' won ''Golden Antenna'' (org. ''Zlatna antena'') for the best Serbian series of 2017.
''Besa''
In 2019 Timotijević played one of the leading roles in
Besa (org. ''Besa''), television series of Serbian—British production. Miloš interpreted the character of Inspector Petrit Koczi -
Interpol's chief man for the
Western Balkans
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. He is a loner, dedicated to his job, a good detective, and the actor points out that he played his role with much pleasure, as Petrit is a ″good guy, with a dark side.″
For this role, Miloš had to learn his lines in Serbian,
English
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and Albanian language.
The series is based on a screenplay by British screenwriter
Tony Jordan
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, in collaboration with Serbian writers. ''Besa'' won ''Golden Antenna'' (org. ''Zlatna antena'') for the best Serbian television series of 2019.
''South Wind''
Career of Miloš Timotijević took a more significant turn in 2018, with the main role in Serbian blockbuster
South Wind The south wind is the wind that originates from the south and blows north.
South Wind may also refer to:
* ''South Wind'' (film), 2018 Serbian film
* ''South Wind'' (TV series), 2020 Serbian TV series
* , 2021 Serbian film
* , 2022 Serbian TV s ...
(org. ''Južni vetar''). The film had almost 150.000 admissions in the first week of screening, breaking the record of the best opening for a domestic film, set by
Zamphir’s Zona (org. ''Zona Zamfirova'') in 2002. Miloš played one of the main roles, the corrupt police inspector Stupar, who operated as a link between the police, the state and the Balkan
drug cartels
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. The
South Wind The south wind is the wind that originates from the south and blows north.
South Wind may also refer to:
* ''South Wind'' (film), 2018 Serbian film
* ''South Wind'' (TV series), 2020 Serbian TV series
* , 2021 Serbian film
* , 2022 Serbian TV s ...
series followed in 2020, recording a viewership of 2.1 million per episode.
Personal life
He has not been a part of any scandal and tends to minimally participate in tabloid news. He always emphasizes that he doesn’t want to talk about his private life.
Filmography
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Male actors from Belgrade
Serbian male film actors
21st-century Serbian male actors
20th-century Serbian male actors