Branko Tomovic

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Birthday:

17 June 1980, Münster, Germany

Height:

185 cm

European actor Branko Tomovic was born in Muenster, Germany, though his actual origin is from the Carpathians in Serbia. His parents emigrated in the 70s from the Golubac Fortress area on the Danube and Branko was raised between Germany and Serbia before he studied acting at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City. Tomovic was first seen on the big screen in the lead role of the award winning American Film Institute/Sundance drama Remote Control (2001), for which he received the OmU-Award at the Potsdam Film Festival. Now currently settled in London, with his dark, brooding looks he has appeared in striking roles on British Television. He played the creepy main suspect Antoni Pricha, the Morgue Man, in Jack the Ripper thriller Whitechapel (2009), the pyromaniac Junky-Henchman Marek Lisowski in the final episodes of A Touch of Frost (1992) and Polish fighter pilot Miroslaw Feric in WW2 drama Bloody Foreigners: The Untold Battle of Britain (2010). He has been named "One to watch" by Moviescope Magazine and worked with internationally respected film directors as Ken Loach, Sönke Wortmann and Paul Greengrass. In 2010, he won the 'Best Actor' Award at the San Francisco Short Film Festival and at The Accolade Film Awards for his performance as a Serbian soldier who is tormented by grief and guilt after being a witness of war crimes in the drama Inbetween (2008). He also stars opposite Debbie Harry in Jimi Cauty 's Road movie Believe the Magic (2012) and 'Steve Stone' 's ghost thriller Entity (2012) with Dervla Kirwan and Charlotte Riley. Entity won two awards at the London Independent Film Festival 2013 and Best Film at the British Horror Film Festival where Branko was also nominated for Best Actor. The British Filmmakers Alliance honoured him as Best International Actor for his role. He is set to play the title character of Nikola Tesla in the upcoming bio-pic Tesla. In 2014, he played Jack Bauer's right hand man, the mysterious and dangerous Belcheck, next to Kiefer Sutherland in 24: Live Another Day. He was also seen opposite Brad Pitt and Logan Lerman in David Ayer's WWII drama Fury. In 2016 Tomovic made his directorial debut with Red, a short dark thriller set in the underground world of illegal organ trade. Branko stars in the lead role Niklas alongside Dervla Kirwan and Francesca Fowler. The Film has played numerous prestigious festivals, e.g. screening at the San Diego International Film Festival, Tangier International Film Festival, the European Film Award qualifying International Short Film Festival in Drama, and picking up awards and nominations at Kraljevski Filmski Festival, the Maverick Movie Awards and Naperville Independent Film Festival. Show less «

[movieScope Magazine September 2008, on what kind of roles attract him] I'm usually drawn to darker, grittier material. I'm attracted by bro...Show more »

[movieScope Magazine September 2008, on what kind of roles attract him] I'm usually drawn to darker, grittier material. I'm attracted by broken people, tormented characters and lost souls. I usually find myself playing the "guys with sad eyes". Instead of going to a shrink you can let that all out in front of the camera and still hide behind the name of your character. A dream for me would be portraying Nikola Tesla, the Serbian inventor. Show less «

[Hijack Hollywood Magazine January 2010, on what inspired him] I remember seeing David Lynch's Blue Velvet as a child and was absolutely ama...Show more »

[Hijack Hollywood Magazine January 2010, on what inspired him] I remember seeing David Lynch's Blue Velvet as a child and was absolutely amazed by it. I was stunned by the actors' performances and Lynch's vision, and ever since I knew that I wanted to work in film. It was some sort of powerful and overwhelming feeling cause I had never seen anything like that before. I know that I was way to young to be seeing such a movie back then but Lynch's description of Kyle MacLachlan "The boy next door, if that boy spent lots of time alone in the basement" also perfectly applied to me and maybe that's why I am still more drawn to darker and gritty material. Show less «

[Flickering Myth Interview 2014, on inspiration] I have always been fascinated by the human mind, psychology and different personalities. I ...Show more »

[Flickering Myth Interview 2014, on inspiration] I have always been fascinated by the human mind, psychology and different personalities. I love character work, complex and unconventional stuff. I think that's why I chose to become an actor in the first place - to live many lives. Show less «

[Flickering Myth Interview 2014, on David Lynch's lasting impression] I saw Blue Velvet when I was around 13, probably a bit too young to be...Show more »

[Flickering Myth Interview 2014, on David Lynch's lasting impression] I saw Blue Velvet when I was around 13, probably a bit too young to be watching such a movie. I felt absolutely mesmerised; it was so different, beautiful, mysterious and twisted. The weird story from finding that severed ear in the grass to the wonderful night club scenes and of course Dennis Hopper's psychotic villain. The music, the cinematography, the storytelling, the visuals and surrealism - everything Lynch did with that movie. The scene with Dean Stockwell mouthing the words to Roy Orbison's In Dreams into that work light and then Dennis Hopper's exploding psychotic rage is still so haunting. Lynch described Kyle MacLachlan as 'the boy next door, if that boy spent lots of time alone in the basement' which I thought also applied to me in a way and maybe that's why I am still more drawn to darker and gritty material. Show less «