Stanislav Ianevski (; born Stanislav Rumenov Yanevski, bg, Станислав Руменов Яневски; on 16 May 1985), is a
Bulgarian actor best known for playing
Viktor Krum
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in the 2005 fantasy film ''
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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''.
Ianevski was born in
Sofia
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. He lived in
England
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for five years, as well as in
Israel
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.
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"The New Blood From Goblet of Fire"
ComingSoon.net. While attending
Mill Hill School
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A committee of Nonconformist ...
in the
United Kingdom
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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
''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fourth novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. It follows Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and ...
'' after being spotted by
Fiona Weir, a casting director who prompted him to attend an acting workshop, which resulted in his casting as
Viktor Krum
The following are supporting characters in the ''Harry Potter'' series written by J. K. Rowling. For members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, Hogwarts staff, Ministry of Magic, or for Death Eaters, see the respective articles.
...
, a Bulgarian character in the
Harry Potter
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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
Eli Roth's film ''
Hostel''.
Film
Television
References
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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