Boris Milivojević

Milivojević was born in Belgrade to Serbian parents Radiša and Bojana Milivojević.[5] He began his career in 1983 with supporting roles in Mahovina na asfaltu and Idi mi, dođi mi.[6] His first critically defined role was as protagonist Tungi in Zaboravljeni.

During the nineties, he was notable for memorable supporting characters in films including The Black Bomber (1992), Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996) and The Dagger (1999). For his lead roles as Somi in When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo (2004) and Mare in Munje! (2001) gained exposure in most Eastern European countries.[7] In 2016, he performed in HNK Zagreb as Guildenstern in Hamlet, for which he was praised by critics.[8]

He received a Miloš Žutić Award nomination for his Shakespearean interpretation of Edgar in the Branislav Zeremski-directed version of King Lear in 2014, and a Zoran Radmilović Award for his role as Macbeth in Macbeth in 2017. For his portrayal of and Mare in Munje! (2001), he received Golden Arena for Best Actor nomination.[9][10][11]

Milivojević is active within reality television, with him appearing in the first season of the Serbian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar, where he qualified for the finals and reached 4th place out of 10; and hosting the quiz show Zlatni krug from 2015 to 2018.

He is also prominent within voice work in Serbian movie dubs.[12][13] He voiced protagonist Jovan Vu in the 2009 Serbian-based animated film Technotise: Edit & I, and has voiced Puss in Boots in the Serbian dub of the Shrek franchise, Mike Wazowski in the Serbian Monsters Inc. films, King Julien in the Serbian Madagascar films, Grand Master Oogway in the Serbian Kung Fu Panda film series and Ed the hyena in the Serbian The Lion King, among other roles.[14][15] He did not reprise his role as Puss in Boots in the dub of the 2011 Academy Award-nominated spinoff, with the character being voiced by colleague and friend Marko Živić in the sequel feature.[16]

• Boris Milivojević at IMDb