Petar Benčina (

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: Петар Бeнчина; born 7 December 1984) is a Serbian actor born in

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Biography

Petar Benčina has been a regular cast member on the Serbian television series "''Komsije''" (''Neighbours'') and "''Psi laju, vetar nosi''". Other roles on

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n TV include "''Vojna akademija"'', "''Gorki plodovi"'' (''Bitter Fruit''), "''Zaustavi vreme''", and "''Miris kise na Balkanu''". Benčina has acted in several Serbian films such as ''"Igra istine"'' (Game of Truth), ''"Masa"'' and ''"Volja sinovljeva"'' (Son's Will). He also had a role in the

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"'' starring

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. Additionally, Benčina is a theater actor who regularly performs at the

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. His very first acting role was at the same venue when he was twenty-one years old. He has won three "Tatjana Lukjanova" awards for his performances there. According to Benčina, he enjoys acting in plays because the audience changes every night, "Although you play the same show, every night is another audience and it's different, so there is some specificity related to the theater."

Personal life and family

He is married to

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actress

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and they have a daughter together. He and his wife are a popular celebrity couple in Serbia. His brother,

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, is also an actor, seen in the Serbian film "Teret" (Cargo) which was screened at the

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, as well as the British thriller "''

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''", a television show popular with former UK Prime Minister

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References

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