Dragan Bjelogrlić
Acting · Directing · Creator · Production
Born October 10, 1963, Opovo, Srbija
Dragan Bjelogrlic is one of the greatest Serbian actor, director, and producer. Among successful acting career that lasts 40 years, last two decades he also devoted to producing and directing movies and TV shows, therefore he became one of the most recognized and successful cinematographic creators in the entire region. Dragan Bjelogrlic was born on October 10, 1963 and after finished elementary and high school in Belgrade, he enrolls at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDA). His first acting role in front of the camera was at the age of 15, as the character of Sava Jovanovic Sirogojno in the film "Bosko Buha" (1978). After graduating from the FDA in 1989, he had a number of roles that made him a well-known actor and also recognized as one of Serbia's leading artists. He attracted a lot of public attention with the role of Slobodan Popadic in the series "Better Life" (1987-1990). After that role, he was in the TV show "Forgotten" (1990) and the films "The Black Bomber" (1992), "Full Moon over Belgrade" (1993), " Pretty Village, Pretty Flame" (1996). So far, he has played in almost 40 films, about 20 TV shows and dramas and 11 theater plays. At the beginning of 1994, he founded the production company "COBRA FILM", which has produced some of the most famous theater plays, films and TV shows. For the last 20 years, Bjelogrlic has dedicated himself to production. The first film he produced was " Pretty Village, Pretty Flame ". He continued his artistic ambitions as a director and achieved a lot of success for directing the feature film and TV series "Montevideo, God Bless you". The film was chosen to represent Serbia at the Oscars when it was released. Over the last two years, he has set new standards for TV shows s with his very successful TV show "Black Sun", which second part was filmed and released in 2020. Also, this is the first Serbian TV show broadcasted on Amazon Prime. During 2020, Bjelogrlic directed and produced a film about the famous Serbian singer Toma Zdravkovic, whose premiere is expected in 2021. The film Guardians of the Formula, a big project from which a lot is expected, will start shooting in the middle of 2021. The Guardians of the Formula movie will be an emotional story that connects the Serbian and French people. Two years ago, he established Master class at Faculty for media and communications, Singidunum University Belgrade. He is married to Maja Bjelogrlic with whom he has a daughter Mia and a son Aleksej.
Filmography
- 2026The Wedding — Vuk Dimitrijević
- 2026Wanderlust — Tomin otac
- 2024Back Up — Goran
- 2024Guardians of the Formula — Leka Ranković, Producer, Co-Writer, Director
- Toma — Director, Writer, Creator
- Trail of the Beast — Miloje
- 2022Trail of the Beast — Miloje
- Bad Blood — Hadži Trifun
- 2021Necista krv Greh predaka — Hadži Trifun
- 2021Toma — Director, Producer, Writer
- 2020Belonging — Producer
- Juzni Vetar — Dragoslav Car
- Tycoon — Vladan Simonović
- Marked in the Restricted Area — Creator
- 2018South Wind — Car
- Shadows over the Balkans — Andra Tanasijević, Director, Writer, Creator
- 2014Monument to Michael Jackson — Dušan
- 2014See You in Montevideo — Director, Writer
- 2013Exit — Aleksandar
- Flat Hill — Josip Broz Tito
- 2013Mama's Boy — Vojnik na granici
- 2012Doctor Ray and the Devils — Ratko Dražević
- Montevideo, God Bless You! — Director, Writer, Creator
- 2011He Ain't Like That — Boško Pavlović
- 2010Montevideo, God Bless You! — Director
- 2009Storks in the Fog — Ekser
- 2007Balkan Syndrome — Bega
- 2007Black Gruja and the Stone of Wisdom
- 2007Save Our Souls — Milorad
- The Storks Will Return — Aleksandar 'Ekser' Vrancov, Producer, Creator
- Theater at Home — Rodoljub 'Rođa' Petrović, Creative Producer
- 2005Chasing Luck(y) — Don
- 2005Heroes for a Day — Brat
- 2005Ivko's Feast — Kalča
- The Heart in the Well — Novak
- 2004A Present for Sanja
- 2004The Red Colored Grey Truck — Švabo
- 2003Bare Ground — Dragan
- 2003Cheese and Jam — Goran
- 2001Natasha — Aca
- 2000Milky Way — Ale
- 2000Sky Hook — Toza
- 2000War Live — Sergej, Writer
- 1998Buy Me an Eliot — Antonije Kostić
- 1998The Wounds — Kure, Producer
- 1997Balkan Rules — Boža
- 1996Pretty Village, Pretty Flame — Milan, Producer
- 1995Two Hours of Quality TV Program — Armane
- 1993Diver — Radovan Popović
- 1993Full Moon Over Belgrade — Aleksa
- 1992The Black Bomber — Crni
- The Forgotten Ones — Miško
- 1991Dear Video — Milisav
- 1990Kick-Off — Miško
- 1990Let's Make Love 3 — Vanja
- 1989Better Life — Slobodan 'Boba' Popadić
- 1989The Best — Žarko Ninkov
- 1989The Fall of Rock and Roll — Radivoje, milicioner
- 1988A New Year's Tale — Marinkov pripravnik
- 1988Maternal Half-Brothers — Milan
- Better Life — Slobodan Popadić
- 1987The Seventh Day
- 1987Ænigma — Tom
- 1985Hey Babu Riba — Saša
- 1984The Moth — Gocin drugar iz diskoteke
- 1983Great Transport — Bora
- 1983Hallo, Taxi — Šugerov sestrić
- The Great Transport — Bora
- Bosko Buha — Sava Jovanovic Sirogojno
- 1978Boshko Buha — Sava Jovanović Sirogojno
- 1977Dark Echoes — Hans
- The Bootmen — Major Softić
- The Wedding 2 — Vuk Dimitrijević
Appearances as themselves (5)
- 2023Djindjic - The Story of Serbia — Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 2020Inseparable — Himself
- 2014Laush — Himself
- 2011Orkestar aka Orchestra — Self
- 2009Electrically Powered Music — Himself