Stjepan Perić
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Biography
Stjepan Perić was born in ZagrebZagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
on March 1, 1983.
After finishing high school Perić studied law at the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
. In 2003, he quit law to pursue a career as an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He attended the Academy of Dramatic Art
Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
The Academy of Dramatic Art is a Croatian drama and film school. It is one of the three art academies affiliated with the University of Zagreb, along with the Academy of Fine Arts and Academy of Music...
. During his time at the academy, he worked on a number of short films, despite his BA being largely theatre based.
Perić began work while still attending the Academy. His first professional theatre role was as the Storyteller in Cinderella
Cinderella
"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
. He appeared on television screens for the first time in the TV series Balkan Inc.
Balkan Inc.
Balkan Inc. is a Slovenian television series. It was broadcast in 2006.- Cast :* Ivo Ban as Lord* Ivan Brkić as Momo Desnica* Aleksandar Cvjetković as Čens* Nina Ivanič as Monika* Nives Ivanković as Duda...
in 2006. He appeared on the big screen for the first time later that year in True Miracle.
Perić's first lead role was as Werther in Sorrows of Young Werther in 2007. In 2008 he performed at the Croatian National Theatre, taking on the role of Orin Mannon in Eugene O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish...
's Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra is a play cycle written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. The play premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 26 October 1931 where it ran for 150 performances before closing in March 1932...
. For this role he was nominated for Best Young Actor at the Croatian Theatre Awards. After graduating in 2008, he was selected to participate in both the Sarajevo Film Festival
Sarajevo Film Festival
The Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in the Balkans, and is one of the largest in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo, and brings international and local celebrities to Sarajevo every year. It is held in August and showcases an...
Talent Campus and Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
Talent Campus.
In 2009 with young director Nevio Marasović
Nevio Marasović
Nevio Marasović is an Croatian-born film director and screenwriter. He is also a commercial director.- Film career :Made his first feature film called The Computer Repairment at the age of sixteen....
he co-wrote and starred in the pilot for the TV series Instructor (Instruktor). Between making the pilot and completing the series he took the role of 'Filip' in the TV series Best Years
Najbolje godine
Najbolje godine was the popular Croatian television drama series produced by Nova TV . The main directors were Mladen Dizdar, Robert Orhel, Goran Rukavina and Kristijan Milić. The series' Creative Producer was Milivoj Puhlovski. The TV series began airing on 14. September 2009 on Nova TV, Croatia....
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Having finished filming Instructor, Perić moved to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and began studying at the Central School of Speech and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in London in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students...
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Filmography
- Grey Matter as Tony (2011)
- Jenny Loves You (Jenny te voli) as Branko (2011)
- The Show Must Go On as Jan (2010)
- Let's Talk About Love (Pričaj mi o ljubavi) as Filip Čengić (2008)
- Seven Missed Calls (Sedam neodgovorenih poziva) as Inspektor (2007)
- True Miracle (Pravo čudo) as Gost (2006)
Stage
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They?They Shoot Horses, Don't They?They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is a 1969 American drama film directed by Sydney Pollack. The screenplay by James Poe and Robert E. Thompson is based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Horace McCoy...
as Robert Syverten, Croatian National Theatre (2008) - Dundo Maroje as Maro Marojev, Croatian National Theatre (2008)
- Elton John's Sunglasses as Shaun, Croatian National Theatre (2008)
- Mourning Becomes ElectraMourning Becomes ElectraMourning Becomes Electra is a play cycle written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. The play premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 26 October 1931 where it ran for 150 performances before closing in March 1932...
as Orin Mannon, Croatian National Theatre (2008) - Sorrows of Young Werther as Wether, KULT (2007)
- No One's SonNo One's SonNo One's Son is a 2008 Croatian film directed by Arsen Anton Ostojić. The film won the Big Golden Arena for Best Film at the 2008 Pula Film Festival, the Croatian national film awards....
as Patient 002, Croatian National Theatre (2006) - CinderellaCinderella"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
as Storyteller, Tresnja (2006)
Television
- The Instructor (Instruktor) as Instruktor (2010)
- The Best Years (Najbolje GodineNajbolje godineNajbolje godine was the popular Croatian television drama series produced by Nova TV . The main directors were Mladen Dizdar, Robert Orhel, Goran Rukavina and Kristijan Milić. The series' Creative Producer was Milivoj Puhlovski. The TV series began airing on 14. September 2009 on Nova TV, Croatia....
) as Filip (2009) - Crazy House (Luda Kuća) as Kruz Imbriščak (2008)
- Our Little Clinic (Naša mala klinika) as Pacijent Glumac (2007)
- Ordinary People (Obični ljudi) as Kriminalac (2007)
- Neighbors Forever (Zauvijek susjedi) as Krešo Novosel (2007)
- Tenderfoot (Žutokljunac) as Knight Stjepko (2007)
- Balkan Inc. as Diler (2006)