Leon Lučev (born 1970) is a Croatian actor. He had his feature film debut in

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's 1996 comedy ''

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''. Since then, he has amassed lead roles in numerous high-profile European films, including ''

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'' (2004), '' What Is a Man Without a Moustache?'' (2005), '' Grbavica'' (2006), ''

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'' (2006), '' Behind the Glass'' (2008), ''

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'' (2010), '' Silent Sonata'' (2011), '' Vegetarian Cannibal'' (2012), '' The Miner'' (2017) and '' Men Don't Cry'' (2017). Lučev won the Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor at the 2008

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, for his role in ''

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''. He was awarded the

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two times, for ''

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'' in 2008 and ''

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'' in 2018. Apart from his film work, he regularly performs in the Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka. He provides the voice of

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in the Croatian dub of the ''Cars'' franchise (2006-2017) and voiced

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in the Croatian-language version of ''

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'' (2003).

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

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* 1970 births Living people People from Šibenik Croatian male actors Golden Arena winners Croatian Theatre Award winners Croatian male stage actors Croatian male television actors Croatian male film actors Croatian male voice actors Croatian theatre directors Croatian television directors Croatian comedians {{Croatia-actor-stub