Nikolai Tsankov
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1962 (age 64)
- Birthplace
- Popovitsa, Plovdiv, People's Republic of Bulgaria [now Bulgaria]
Biography
Nikolai started acting as a child in Eastern Europe. He later became a member of the Bulgarian National Theatre, and starred in numerous features produced for TV and the big screen in Bulgaria, Russia, and Germany. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1990, Nikolai continued to act on stage and in front of the camera. With the advent of the Internet and personal computing, he fell in love with technology and began a new journey in the digital world. Nikolai "paused" acting for about 15 years while building a prosperous career as an Information Network Engineer with leading hi-tech companies, such as I.B.M. and Google. In 2016, Nikolai decided to return to New York and to acting with much passion and appreciation. He is proud of his successful comeback, and enjoys working on the sets of various film and TV productions.
Known For
Filmography
Steal
TV · as Stefan · 1 ep
Imperfect Women
TV · as Dimitar · 1 ep
A House of Dynamite
Movie · as Russian General #2
Elsbeth
TV · as Fisnik Raapi · 1 ep
The Kill Room
Movie · as Andrei
The Irrational
TV · as Cosmo · 1 ep
The Good Ship Murder
TV · as Yuval Goldmann · 7 eps
The Last Thing He Told Me
TV · as Tomas Perec · 1 ep
First Love
Movie · as Father Alex
Little Ukraine
Movie · as Vlad
Litvinenko
TV · as Boris Berezovsky · 3 eps
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
TV · as Lev Fedorov · 1 ep
Confetti
Movie · as Mr. Loran
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Movie · as The Russian
For All Mankind
TV · as Colonel Vidor Kolikoff · 1 ep
Échappé
Movie · as Lionidze
Manifest
TV · as Marko Valeriev · 10 eps
Mr. Robot
TV · as Russian Oligarch · 1 ep
Gotham
TV · as Boris · 1 ep
The Americans
TV · as Kirill · 4 eps
Third Watch
TV · as Mr. Adel · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as David Dementev · 1 ep
Marital Jokes
Movie
The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince
Movie · as Boyan
Васко да Гама от село Рупча
TV · as Атанасов - втори помощник капитан · 6 eps
Boris I: Part 1 – The Baptizing
Movie · as Kalugerche-stranniche
Boris I - Part 2 - Word For Letters
Movie · as Kalugerche-stranniche