Nikolai Tsankov
Born: 1962-01-01 in Popovitsa, Plovdiv, People's Republic of Bulgaria [now Bulgaria]
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- A House of Dynamite as Russian General #2
2024
- Elsbeth as Fisnik Raapi
2023
- The Irrational as Cosmo
- The Good Ship Murder as Yuval Goldmann
- The Kill Room as Andrei
2022
- First Love as Father Alex
- Litvinenko as Boris Berezovsky
- Little Ukraine as Vlad
2021
- NCIS: Hawaiʻi as Lev Fedorov
2020
- Confetti as Mr. Loran
2019
- For All Mankind as Colonel Vidor Kolikoff
- The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot as The Russian
2015
- Mr. Robot as Russian Oligarch
2014
- Gotham as Boris
2013
- The Americans as Kirill
1999
- Third Watch as Mr. Adel
1990
- Law & Order as David Dementev
1989
1987
- The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince as Boyan
1986
- Васко да Гама от село Рупча as Атанасов - втори помощник капитан
1985
- Boris I - Part 2 - Word For Letters as Kalugerche-stranniche
- Boris I: Part 1 – The Baptizing as Kalugerche-stranniche