# Goran Bogdan

Goran Bogdan (born 2 October 1980) is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 2005, including the Academy Award-nominated The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (2024).
He has appeared in some American and English films and TV series such as the 2012 film Goltzius and the Pelican Company, and the third season of the television series Fargo. He starred in the 2015 TV series The Last Panthers, alongside Samantha Morton and John Hurt.

## Early life and career

Goran Bogdan was born 2 October 1980 in Lištica (today Široki Brijeg) in Herzegovina to ethnic Croatian parents. He graduated at Faculty of Economics and Business of University of Zagreb, and started his acting career in The Zagreb Youth Theater. He later enrolled at Academy of Dramatic Arts, from which he graduated in 2012.
In 2013, he was named the theatre actor of the year by the Teatar.hr Awards. For his role in the Branko Schmidt film Agape, he won the 2017 Vladimir Nazor Award for excellence in film. His role in the 2020 film Otac earned him universal acclaim and made history by becoming the first Croatian actor nominated at the European Film Awards for Best Actor.
He provided the voice of McBunny in the Croatian-language version of Garfield 2.
He currently resides in Zagreb, Croatia.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Za naivne dječake | Dario Šimić | Short film |
| 2008 | Iza stakla | Radnik | |
| 2009 | Dirty Little Bubbles | Suprug / Papak | Short film |
| 2010 | Neke druge priče | Marin | |
| 2010 | The Show Must Go On | Vojnik | |
| 2010 | Harakiri djeca | | Short film |
| 2010 | Šampion | Mladi vojnik | Short film |
| 2011 | View from a Well | Marin | Short film |
| 2011 | Pink Express | Gogo | Short film |
| 2011 | Noć za Dvoje | Goran | Short film |
| 2011 | Romkom | | Short film |
| 2012 | Iris | | Short film |
| 2012 | Sonja and the Bull | Ante | |
| 2012 | Ivo | Davor | Short |
| 2012 | Goltzius and the Pelican Company | Gottlieb | Film starring: F. Murray Abraham |
| 2012 | Točkica na nosu | | Short film |
| 2013 | The Priest's Children | Jure | |
| 2013 | Soba 3 | | Short film |
| 2013 | Moj sin samo malo sporije hoda | Tin | |
| 2013 | Majstori | Ilija | |
| 2014 | Number 55 | Tomo | |
| 2014 | The Kids from the Marx and Engels Street | Stanko | |
| 2014 | Takva su pravila | Doktor | |
| 2015 | Bićemo prvaci sveta | Nikola Plećaš | |
| 2015 | Imena višnje | | |
| 2015 | Svinjari | | |
| 2015 | Goran | | |
| 2015 | Naša svakodnevna priča | | |
| 2017 | All Inclusive | | |
| 2020 | Father | Nikola | |
| 2020 | Oasis | | |
| 2023 | Faraway | | |
| 2024 | The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti) | Dragan | Short film |
| 2024 | 78 Days (78 dana) | Stefan | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Zabranjena ljubav | Čuljak | |
| 2007 | Obični ljudi | Nebojša | |
| 2007 | Operacija Kajman | Ivo Španković | |
| 2007 | Cimmer fraj | Marko | |
| 2008 | Luda kuća | Jozo | |
| 2008 | Ponos Ratkajevih | Stražar | |
| 2007–2008 | Zauvijek susjedi | Andrej | |
| 2008 | Odmori se, zaslužio si | Nikola | |
| 2009 | Mamutica | Darko | |
| 2009 | Bitange i princeze | Ozren | |
| 2013 | Stipe u gostima | Boris | |
| 2013 | Na terapiji | Jozo | |
| 2015 | The Last Panthers | Milan | TV series |
| 2016 | Vere i zavere | Sergije | |
| 2017 | Fargo | Yuri Gurka | 6 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Senke nad Balkanom | Mustafa Golubić | |
| 2020 | Strike Back: Vendetta | Edon Demachi | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Vreme Zla | Bogdan Dragović | 14 episodes |