# Goran Navojec

Goran Navojec (born 10 October 1970) is a Croatian actor and musician. In his three decade long career, Navojec has starred in numerous films including The Three Men of Melita Žganjer (1998), God Forbid a Worse Thing Should Happen (2002), Long Dark Night (2004), Two Players from the Bench (2005), The Parade (2011), Our Everyday Life (2015) and My Late Summer (2024). He has also had prominent roles on television, including the gawky, vulnerable doctor Toni Grgeč in the comedy series Naša mala klinika (2004–2007) and comical but tough Refko Mujkić in Lud, zbunjen, normalan (2010–2015).

## Career
### Theater

Navojec has appeared regularly on stage, including a lauded performance as the title prince in a 2004 production of Hamlet. He has also worked for various American and British stage and screen productions, including Coriolanus and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (both 2011).

### Television

Navojec starred in Naša mala klinika, the first Croatian sitcom television series, as dr. Toni Grgeč. The series ran on Nova TV from 2004 to 2007. He also portrayed Dudo Kosmički in Odmori se, zaslužio si, a comedy series that was broadcast on HRT from 2016 to 2013. Since 2020, Navojec stars as the titular character in HRT's comedy series Mrkomir Prvi.
Aside from his acting roles, Navojec has been one of the team captains on HRT's game shows television series Volim Hrvatsku since 2012. Since 2014, Navojec has been the recurring main judge on Tvoje lice zvuči poznato, the Croatian edition of Your Face Sounds Familiar, which is broadcast on Nova TV.

### Voice acting

His robust, distinct bass-baritone voice has landed him prolific roles within voice-work for numerous Croatian-language dubs of animated features and radio dramas. He has voiced Mr. Ray in the Finding Nemo franchise (2003–2016), Junior in Home on the Range (2004), Boog in Open Season (2006), Bad Bill in Rango (2011) and Bomb in The Angry Birds Movies (2016, 2019).

### Music

Apart from his eminent acting career, he has also performed as a musician. Since 2010, he has been a part of Bosnian pop-rock band Karne, a group he formed alongside Miraj Grbić and Feđa Isović. With Karne, Navojec released one album called Diktatura amatera in 2012.

## Accolades

For his body of work, Navojec has received critical acclaim and numerous awards. For his role in 2016's Sve najbolje, he won a Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor.

## Selected filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1994 | Vukovar se vraća kući | Vinko |
| 1996 | Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku | Martin |
| 1998 | Tri muškarca Melite Žganjer | Janko |
| 2002 | Ne dao bog većeg zla | Emil |
| 2004 | Long Dark Night | Matija Čačić - Mata |
| 2005 | Two Players from the Bench | Ante Jukić |
| 2011 | Kotlovina | Damir |
| 2011 | The Parade | Roko |
| 2015 | Our Everyday Life | Hike |
| 2018 | The Eighth Commissioner | Selim |
| 2021 | Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair | Cafe Owner |
| 2024 | My Late Summer | Ico |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004–2007 | Naša mala klinika | Dr. Toni Grgeč | TV series |
| 2010 | Tito | Marshal Fyodor Tolbukhin | TV film |
| 2010–2011 | Miris kiše na Balkanu | Škoro | TV series |
| 2010–2015 | Lud, zbunjen, normalan | Reufik "Refko" (Mehmeda) Mujkić | TV series |
| 2012–present | Volim Hrvatsku | Himself | Team captain (seasons 1–2, 4–11) |
| 2014–present | Tvoje lice zvuči poznato | Himself | Main judge (seasons 1, 3–4, 6–9) |
| 2020–present | Mrkomir Prvi | Mrkomir | TV series |

## Discography
### with Karne

* Diktatura amatera – 2012