Stanislav Ianevski (; born Stanislav Rumenov Yanevski, bg, Станислав Руменов Яневски; on 16 May 1985), is a

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actor best known for playing

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in the 2005 fantasy film '' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. Ianevski was born in

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. He lived in

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for five years, as well as in

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.Douglas, Edward (25 July 2005)
"The New Blood From Goblet of Fire"

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. While attending

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in the

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with fellow Harry Potter actor Harry Melling, Ianevski had no particular acting aspirations and was not a drama student. He had only auditioned for '' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' after being spotted by

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, a casting director who prompted him to attend an acting workshop, which resulted in his casting as

, a Bulgarian character in the

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series. He was selected from 650 others, most of whom had auditioned in Sofia. He also starred in '' Hostel: Part II'', the sequel to

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's film ''

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''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ianevski, Stanislav 1985 births Bulgarian male film actors Living people People educated at Mill Hill School Male actors from Sofia Bulgarian expatriates in the United Kingdom 21st-century Bulgarian male actors Bulgarian male television actors Bulgarian emigrants to England