Daniel Vivian

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Daniel Vivian (born 1963) is a British actor of Serbian origin. He works internationally.

Biography[]

Early life and career[]

Daniel Vivian began acting with Bosnian film director Pjer Zalica in experimental short films.^[1] He later appeared in a one-man show which he took to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.^[2]

Screen and stage work[]

His debut was as one of the Russian thugs in John Landis' Blues Brothers 2000, followed by X-Men. His first American TV appearance was in CBS' Falcone as an Ahmed Alia. He was cast as Vinnie, the brutal mercenary, in cult film War Games: At the End of the Day by Cosimo Alemà, shot on the location in Italy. Then, he played Dragan Ilic in Zombie Massacre, a horror film based on the video game, followed by his debut on Italian TV in Un passo dal cielo, as guest star, playing the Russian mastermind Nikolaj Yelisev. Vivian co-produced an indie feature film called Evidence of Existence, playing a thoughtful mobster, Manon. In 2013 he narrated the documentary Smash & Grab^[3] by award winning British director Havana Marking. In the following year he appeared in two feature films: The Perfect Husband and Morning Star. He has worked with director Gabriele Salvatores twice; first in and then in Volare. In Paolo Sorrentino's The Young Pope and The New Pope, he plays Domen, the Pope's butler.

Filmography[]

References[]

External links[]

• Daniel Vivian at IMDb
• Daniel Vivian Official Site
• Matt J Horn
• Gorilla film magazine blog
• Variety - Smash & Grab