Julian Kostov

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Julian Kostov
Юлиaн Костов
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Kostov on BNT in 2021
Born (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989 (age 32)
Varna, Bulgaria
Alma materUniversity of Wales Institute Cardiff (BA)
Occupation
Years active2010–present
Websitewww.juliankostov.com

Julian Kostov (Bulgarian: Юлиaн Костов; born 25 August 1989) is a Bulgarian actor, filmmaker, talent manager, and former professional swimmer based between London and Los Angeles.[1] He starred in the film Another Mother's Son. On television, he is known for his recurring roles in the Sky One series A Discovery of Witches (2018), the Epix series Berlin Station (2018–2019), and the Netflix series Shadow and Bone (2021– ).

Early life and education[]

Kostov was born in Varna, Bulgaria. His father owns a logistics business and his mother is a judge; he has a younger sister, Lia Kostova. Kostov learned English watching American television as a child.

Kostov attended a Spanish-language high school in Varna, IV Language School Frederic Joliot-Curie,[2] before going to the Netherlands to study International Business at Tilburg University.[3] After two years, he decided to move to the UK and pursue acting, inspired by Heath Ledger's performance in The Dark Knight. Kostov transferred to the University of Wales Institute Cardiff (now Cardiff Metropolitan University) to finish his studies, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Business Studies in 2011. He was admitted to the National Youth Theatre that same year.[3]

Athletics[]

Kostov holds over 60 medals as a pro swimmer, including a bronze medal at the 2007 Balkan Games. At the age of 12, Kostov became a pentathlon champion for his age group. He was a 10-time National Swimming Champion from 2005 to 2009. In 2007 and 2008, he was awarded Varna's Sportsmen #6 of the Year, and in 2008 he earned the Master of Sport title in Swimming.[4]

Career[]

Kostov began his acting career in Bulgarian and British productions, including a two episode guest arc on 24: Live Another Day in 2014. In 2016, he had minor roles in the films Ben-Hur and London Has Fallen. He began doing motion capture and voice acting for video games.

Kostov starred as Feodor "Bill" Burriy in the 2017 independent British war film Another Mother's Son.[5] That same year, he appeared in the American horror film Leatherface.[6] Kostov landed a number of television roles such as Timur in A Discovery of Witches on Sky One,[7] Sergei Basarov in Berlin Station on Epix, and Yuri Leniov in Treadstone. It was announced in 2019 that Kosov would play Fedyor Kaminsky in the Netflix fantasy Shadow and Bone, which premiered in 2021.[8]

In 2014, Kostov founded JupiterLights Productions, a Bulgaria-based production and talent management company. They have since run acting workshops. Their debut feature film The Dare was released in 2019.[9] Kostov is the talent manager and producing partner of Academy Award-nominated Bulgarian actress Maria Bakalova.[10][11]

Personal life[]

Kostov speaks Bulgarian, Italian, English, and Spanish.[12]

Filmography[]

Filmmaking credits[]

  • Early Birds (2015) – wrote, produced
  • The Dare (2019) – produced, second unit director

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Code Red Harold Miller Bulgarian production
2014 Rapid Response Corps 2: Nuclear Threat Damon Johnson Bulgarian production
2015 Early Birds Jack Short film
Colour Me Grey Nikolai Short film
2016 London Has Fallen Aide
Ben-Hur Wounded Soldier [13]
The Quickening Mike Short film
Bar Tricks Derek
2017 Another Mother's Son Feodor "Bill" Burriy
The Naughty List Voiceover Short film
Leatherface Ted Hardesty
2018 The Conversation Sam Quentin Short film
Risk Daniel the Host Short film
2019 Going Country Matey Short film
TBA Search and Destroy Marcus Cooper Upcoming
TBA The Last Front Thomas Bosmans Upcoming

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Relationships Bogdan
2014 24: Live Another Day Agent Harwell Miniseries; 2 episodes
Crystal Skulls Hadden Security TV film
2016 Barbarians Rising Marcus 2 episodes
2018–present A Discovery of Witches Timur Recurring role; 4 episodes
2018–2019 Berlin Station Sergei Basarov Recurring role (season 3); 7 episodes
2019 Flack Juan Episode: "Patrick"
Wild Bill Marek Rudnicka Episode: "Boston, Lincolnshire"
Treadstone Yuri Leniov (1973) 2 episodes
2020 Back Luca 2 episodes
2021 Shadow and Bone Fedyor Kaminsky Recurring role
Temple Max 2 episodes

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Tom Clancy's The Division Narrator / JTF Officer / Thug
2017 The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game Lloyd Garmadon
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Godfrey English version
2018 Bravo Team Mordean soldier
A Way Out Additional voices
Overkill's The Walking Dead The Family
2019 CrossFire HD Steiner Story mode

Stage[]

Year Title Role Company Notes
2010 Stadium Arts Actor National Youth Theatre
2016 The Millennials Paul Black Cat Theatre
2017 The Ballerina Colin Clutterbuck The Landor

References[]

  1. ^ "БЪЛГАРСКИ ИСТОРИИ Юлиан Костов с летящ старт в Холивуд (СНИМКИ)". BG Voice (in Bulgarian). 15 September 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ IV Language School. "IV Language School "Frederic Joliot-Curie", Varna" (PDF). Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Tino Orsini (3 March 2018). "The Tino Orsini Show Episode 66 with guest JULIAN KOSTOV" (Podcast). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ Cholakova, Galina (21 January 2019). "Юлиан Костов: Аз съм болезнен романтик". Rozali (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. ^ El-Salahi, Reya (21 March 2017). "London actor Julian Kostov bags first lead-role in Another Mother's Son". London Live. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Julian Kostov talks 'Leatherface' role". Bloody Flicks. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. ^ Motes, Jax (11 May 2018). "Get Your First Glimpse Of Sky's 'A Discovery Of Witches' TV Series". Science Fiction. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (18 December 2019). "'Shadow And Bone': Netflix Series Adds Seven To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  9. ^ "About Us – JupiterLights". Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  10. ^ "Maria Bakalova – JupiterLights". Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2021-02-02). "Maria Bakalova's Journey From Burgas to 'Borat' & Living the Dream She'd Given Up". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  12. ^ "Julian Kostov". www.spotlight.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise (9 March 2015). "Bulgarian Actor Julian Kostov to Join Morgan Freeman in Ben-Hur Remake". Novinite. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

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