Nikola Kojo (; born 5 September 1967) is a Serbian

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and

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Biography

Nikola was named after his great-grandfather, who was an

protoiereus A ''protoiereus'' (from grc, πρωτοϊερεύς, "first priest", Modern Greek: πρωθιερέας) or protopriest in the Eastern Orthodox Church is a priest usually coordinating the activity of other subordinate priests in a bigger church. T ...

Mostar Mostar (, ; sr-Cyrl, Мостар, ) is a city and the administrative center of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is sit ...

. He made his acting debut before he turned 13, with the role of the boy Ivan in the 1980 film "Rad na određeno vreme". During the 1980s, he played notable roles in the film "Igmanski marš" (1983), the TV series ''Sivi Dom'' (1986), and one of the main roles in three sequels of the very popular film series ''

Foolish Years The ''Foolish Years'' ( sr, Lude godine / Луде године) are a Yugoslav series of films spawned from the 1977 movie of the same name. The original film and its nine sequels were all directed by Zoran Čalić between 1977 and 1992. The serie ...

'', which profiled him as one of the most famous actors of the younger generation in the former Yugoslavia. In 1992, he played the main role in

Srđan Dragojević Srđan Dragojević ( sr-cyr, Срђан Драгојевић, , born 1 January 1963) is a Serbian film director and screenwriter, who emerged in the 1990s as a significant figure in Serbian cinema. From 2010 until 2017, he was affiliated with the ...

's film '' Mi nismo anđeli'' (''We're Not Angels''), for which he remains notable. He starred again in the 2005 sequel ''Mi nismo anđeli 2''. He is married to Aleksandra Đurić, with whom he has a daughter Ana (2008) and two twin daughters (2013). He made his directing debut in the film ''

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'' (2016). During the

2022 Serbian general election General elections were held in Serbia on 3 April 2022 to elect both the president and members of the National Assembly. Initially, parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held in 2024; however, in October 2020 president Aleksandar Vučić s ...

Kojo supported opposition candidates

Zdravko Ponoš Zdravko Ponoš ( sr-cyrl, Здравко Понош; born 3 November 1962) is a Serbian politician, former diplomat, and retired general who served as chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces from 2006 to 2008. Born in Golubić, ...

Marinika Tepić Marinika Tepić (; sr-Cyrl, Мариника Тепић, ; born 8 August 1974) is a Serbian politician. She is a vice-president of the Party of Freedom and Justice (''Stranka slobode i pravde'', SSP) and a prominent figure in the opposition to ...

and

Dobrica Veselinović Dobrica Veselinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Добрица Веселиновић, born 27 July 1981) is a Serbian activist and politician. He is a member of the Minor Council which represents the left-wing Do not let Belgrade drown movement. Early ...

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

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* 1967 births Living people Male actors from Belgrade Serbian male actors Serbian male child actors {{Serbia-actor-stub