Aleksandar Filimonović

Aleksandar Filimonović is a Serbian-American film and television actor, writer and producer best known for his roles in the films Dolemite Is My Name, White Lions and Montevideo, and in the television series Gaslit, S.W.A.T., The Americans, NCIS, My father's killers, Ravna gora, Village is burning..., and others.

Personal life Aleksandar has lived in Belgrade, Moscow, London, New York and Los Angeles, and is fluent in English, Russian and Serbian. Before attending Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute he attained a BSc in Computer Science from Royal Holloway, University of London and has graduated from IV Belgrade Gymnasium before that. He is also a member of MENSA high-iq society.

Other than acting, Aleksandar has been involved in many different sports, including soccer (at FK Rad youth team and later University of London All-star team), he also had a STARS (Student Talented Athlete Recognition Scheme) scholarship at Royal Holloway; He practices Shotokan Karate, in which he trained with Masataka Mori and James Field, he holds a black-belt; aikido, in which he trained with Mirko Jovandić and Yoshimitsu Yamada; XMA (eXtreme Martial Arts), with Mike Chat; and quite a few other sports, including snowboarding, waterskiing, ice-skating, horseback riding, sky-diving, volleyball, tennis, speedboat, jetski, motorcycle and car racing.

He also plays guitar, piano and sings - he is a bass-baritone. Aleksandar also studied Latin and ballroom dancing with Paul Pellicoro.

Known for his humanitarian attitude, Aleksandar is a member of the Red Cross, where he is a lifeguard and was involved in multiple rescue operations during the catastrophic 2014 Balkan floods. He has also saved a lady's life on an intercontinental flight in the spring of 2018.

Acting education Before moving to New York to attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Aleksandar was a member of Mika Aleksić's acting studio (Thing of the Heart) in Belgrade. At Lee Strasberg he studied under many renowned acting teachers, including Hope Arthur, George Loros, Paul Calderón, Robert Ellerman, Anna Strasberg, Irma Sandrey, Geoffrey Horne, Ted Zurkowski, Pennie DuPont, Jeffrey Ferguson, Bruce Baumer, Jan Douglas, Chris Lutkin, Michael Ryan, Kohli Calhoun, John van Wyden, Allen Suddeth, Robert Castle and Richard Larson.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Montevideo, God Bless You! Ljubiša Stevanović "Leo" 2011 White Lions Dzoksi 2014 Beyond the mirror Death Short film 2016 Occam's razor Aleksei Petrov Short film 2019 Dolemite Is My Name Joseph Bihari 2025 Guardian of the icon of St. George Sladjan Reljic

Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 1000 Ways to Die Mikhail Episode: 'Up with Death" 2010–2011 Village is burning... Adam 7 episodes 2012 Blossom of linden in the Balkans Timoti Episode #1.12 2012 Montevideo, God bless you! Ljubiša Stevanović "Leo" 3 episodes 2013 Roommates Nikola Episode #1.1 2013–2014 Ravna gora Krcun 5 episodes 2014 Gli anni spezzati Prospero Gallinari 2 episodes 2016–2017 My father's killers Dejan Mitrovic 6 episodes 2017 NCIS Armed bodyguard Episode: "Pandora's Box, Part I" 2017 The Americans Yugoslav guard Episode: "What's the Matter with Kansas?" 2018 Code Despot Johnny 3 episodes 2021 Dream Team Seki 14 episodes 2021 S.W.A.T. Gorov Episode: "Keep the Faith" 2022 Gaslit Zolton 5 episodes 2025 The Flighters Prota 38 episodes 2025 Crown Street 11 Simon 2 episodes