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Lazar "Laza" Ristovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Ристовски, born on 26 October 1952) is a Serbian actor, director, producer and writer of Macedonian descent. He has appeared on stage about 4000 times, and starred in over 40 films, TV series and TV dramas, mostly in lead roles.
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Biography
He was born on 26 October 1952, in Ravno Selo village, part of Vrbas, SR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia (modern Serbia), into a family of Yugoslav colonists, his father being born in Macedonia and was from Gugjakovo and his mother in Montenegro. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts of the University of Belgrade as an actor.
In 1999 The White Suit an auteur film by Ristovski (director, writer, lead actor, and producer) was at the Cannes Film Festival in the Critics Week program. The White Suit was the Serbian entry for the 1999 Academy Awards.
Lazar Ristovski is the sole owner of Zillion Film Company
In 2006, he made a small appearance in the James Bond film Casino Royale. He played Caruso in the 2004 movie King of Thieves. He starred as Đorđe in the award-winning 2009 film St. George Shoots the Dragon.
Ristovski has achieved his "Hollywood dream" by acting in the indie movie Along the Roadside. He most recently played Russian President-elect and former Army General Arkady Fedorov in Pierce Brosnan's movie The November Man which came out in 2014.
In 2016 he starred in and produced the film Train Driver's Diary which was the Serbian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. The film won three awards at the 2017 Prague Independent Film Festival – the Grand Prix, Best Actor (Lazar Ristovski), and Best Feature Film.
Ristovski is the organizer of the Ravno Selo Film Festival which was held for the first time in June 2017.
He is also the author of four books; Belo odelo (The White Suit), Kako sam dobio Oskara (How I Got an Oscar), Jednostavne priče (Simple Stories) and Ulična akademija (Street Academy).
Filmography
Actor
-
Saligia (post-production) as
Horovodja
2023
Tunnel (TV Series) (post-production) as
Malic
- Dan kad su pregovaraci slagali (2023) - Malic
2021
Dream Team (TV Series) as
Ika
- 11+11+1 (2021) - Ika
- Nije sreca za svakoga (2021) - Ika
- Ko prezivi uspeh, zivece 100 godina (2021) - Ika
- Terapijom protiv straha (2021) - Ika
- Postovani Boze (2021) - Ika
- Zene pod naponom (2021) - Ika
- Svedok saradnik (2021) - Ika
- Zovem se Ilija (2021) - Ika
- Donatorsko vece (2021) - Ika
- Komsija je kao brat (2021) - Ika
- Minimalni Minimalac (2021) - Ika
- Pakao u Babusnici (2021) - Ika
- Fudbal se igra glavom (2021) - Ika
- 11+1 (2021) - Ika
2019
Kralj Petar I (TV Series) as
Kralj Petar I Karadjordjevic
2019
Leeches as
Stjepan Stroh
2018
What a Country! as
Karlo
2018
King Petar the First as
Kralj Petar I Karadjordjevic
2018
The Man Who Bought the Moon as
Taneddu
2018
Neverending Past as
Covjek koji trazi mrtvog sina (segment "III prica")
2010
Selo gori, a baba se ceslja (TV Series) as
Jovan
- Testament (2017) - Jovan
- Badnji dan (2011) - Jovan
- Previranja (2011) - Jovan
- Latice (2011) - Jovan
- Pobeda (2011) - Jovan
- Razlaz (2011) - Jovan
- Vavedenje (2010) - Jovan
- Kufer (2010) - Jovan
- Odlazak (2010) - Jovan
- Stanislav (2010) - Jovan
- Guska (2010) - Jovan
- Sat (2010) - Jovan
- Duvaniste (2010) - Jovan
- Sreca (2010) - Jovan
- Spomenica (2010) - Jovan
- Suze (2010) - Jovan
- Jovan (2010) - Jovan
2016
Dnevnik masinovodje (TV Series) as
Ilija
- Episode #1.3 (2016) - Ilija
- Episode #1.2 (2016) - Ilija
- Episode #1.1 (2016) - Ilija
2016
Train Driver's Diary as
Ilija
2016
Prvaci sveta (TV Series) as
Tito
- Episode #1.12 (2016) - Tito
- Episode #1.11 (2016) - Tito
- Episode #1.10 (2016) - Tito
- Episode #1.9 (2016) - Tito
2016
Point Blank (TV Movie) as
Aco Goric
2016
On the Other Side as
Zarko
2015
Panta Draskic cena casti (TV Movie) as
Panta Draskic ... Prvi adjutant kralja Aleksandra I
2015
For King and Homeland as
Djeneral Mirkovic
2015
We Will Be the World Champions as
Tito
2014
The November Man as
Arkady Federov
2013
Ravna Gora (TV Series) as
Djeneral Borivoje Mirkovic
- Pukovnik (2013) - Djeneral Borivoje Mirkovic
- Slom (2013) - Djeneral Borivoje Mirkovic
- Napad (2013) - Djeneral Borivoje Mirkovic
2013
Along the Roadside as
Milutin
2013
The Priest's Children as
Biskup
2011
The White Lions as
Dile
2009
Honeymoons as
Verin stric
2009
Devil's Town as
Rajko Zoric
2009
St. George Shoots the Dragon as
Djordje Dzandar
2008
Sonetàula as
Egidio Malune
2007
Save Our Souls as
Gvozden
2006
Casino Royale as
Kaminofsky
2006
The Optimists as
Profesor Gavrilo / Simon / Pokojni Ratomir / ...
2006
Tomorrow Morning as
Zdravko
2006
A Tailor's Secret as
Pukovnik
2005
Dobro ustimani mrtvaci as
Ruzdija Kucuk
2004
Midwinter Night's Dream as
Lazar
2004
Falling in the Paradise as
Ljubisa Kundacina
2003
König der Diebe as
Caruso
2003
A Small World as
Stariji vodnik Ras
2001
Boomerang as
Bobi
1999
The White Suit as
Savo / Vuko Tiodorovic
1998
Goodbye, 20th Century as
Santa Claus
1998
The Second Wife as
Fosco / husband
1998
Cabaret Balkan as
The Boxer Who Takes the Train
1997
Moja domovina (Short)
1997
Balkan Rules as
Matori
1997
Rage as
Kovac
1996
Bila jednom jedna zemlja (TV Mini Series) as
Crni
- Episode #1.6 (1996) - Crni
- Episode #1.5 (1996) - Crni
- Episode #1.4 (1996) - Crni
- Episode #1.3 (1996) - Crni
- Episode #1.2 (1996) - Crni
- Episode #1.1 (1996) - Crni
1995
Underground as
Crni (Blacky) / Actor playing Blacky
1993
Broz i ja (TV Mini Series) as
Raja
- Kako sam video Tita (1993) - Raja
- Moje najuzbudljivije putovanje (1993) - Raja
- Ljubav - najveca inspiracija pesnika (1993) - Raja