Aleksandar Filimonović is a Serbian-American film and television actor, writer and producer best known for his roles in the films ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and in the television series '' Gaslit'', '' S.W.A.T.'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' My father's killers'', '' Ravna gora'', '' Village is burning...'', and others.

Personal life

Aleksandar has lived in Belgrade, Moscow, London, New York and Los Angeles, and is fluent in English, Russian and Serbian. Before attending

Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (originally the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute) is an acting school founded in 1969 by the actor, director, and acting teacher Lee Strasberg. The Institute is located in Union Square on East 15th Str ...

he attained a BSc in Computer Science from

Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RH), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public university, public research university and a constituent college, member institution of the federal University of London. It ...

and has graduated from IV Belgrade Gymnasium before that. He is also a member of MENSA high-iq society. Other than acting, Aleksandar has been involved in many different sports, including soccer (at

FK Rad FK Rad () is a football club based in Banjica, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Zone League, the fourth tier of the national league system. Founded in 1958, the club spent a total of 30 seasons in the top flight between 1987 and 2 ...

youth team and later University of London All-star team), he also had a STARS (Student Talented Athlete Recognition Scheme) scholarship at

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; He practices

Shotokan Karate is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" thr ...

, in which he trained with Masataka Mori and James Field, he holds a black-belt;

aikido Aikido ( , , , ) is a gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art which is split into many different styles including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai, and Ki Aikido. Aikido is now practic ...

, in which he trained with Mirko Jovandić and

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; XMA (eXtreme Martial Arts), with Mike Chat; and quite a few other sports, including snowboarding, waterskiing, ice-skating, horseback riding, sky-diving, volleyball, tennis, speedboat, jetski, motorcycle and car racing. He also plays guitar, piano and sings - he is a bass-baritone. Aleksandar also studied Latin and ballroom dancing with

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. Known for his humanitarian attitude, Aleksandar is a member of the

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, where he is a

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and was involved in multiple rescue operations during the catastrophic 2014 Balkan floods. He has also saved a lady's life on an intercontinental flight in the spring of 2018.

Acting education

Before moving to New York to attend the

, Aleksandar was a member of Mika Aleksić's acting studio (Thing of the Heart) in Belgrade. At

Lee Strasberg Lee Strasberg (born Israel Strassberg; November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American acting coach and actor. He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931, which was hailed ...

he studied under many renowned acting teachers, including Hope Arthur, George Loros,

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, Robert Ellerman, Anna Strasberg, Irma Sandrey,

Geoffrey Horne Geoffrey Horne (born August 22, 1933) is an American actor, director, and acting coach at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. His film and television credits include '' The Bridge on the River Kwai'', '' Bonjour Tristesse'', '' The St ...

, Ted Zurkowski, Pennie DuPont, Jeffrey Ferguson, Bruce Baumer, Jan Douglas, Chris Lutkin, Michael Ryan, Kohli Calhoun, John van Wyden, Allen Suddeth, Robert Castle and Richard Larson.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Aleksandar Filimonović - official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Filimonovic, Aleksandar Living people Alumni of Royal Holloway, University of London Male actors from Belgrade Serbian male film actors Serbian male television actors Year of birth missing (living people)