Rene Bitorajac

Rene Bitorajac (; born 2 March 1972) is a Croatian actor.

Career He has appeared in several Croatian and Bosnian films since the 1980s. Most notably, he starred in the 2001 Academy Award-winning Bosnian film No Man's Land. He is also known for starring in popular Croatian television sitcoms Bitange i princeze (2005–2010) and Naša mala klinika (2004–2007).

Bitorajac won Golden Arena Awards for Best Actor for his portrayals of sociopathic football hooligan Krpa in the 2009 film Metastases, and Dr. Babić in the 2012 film Cannibal Vegetarian. His role in the latter earned him the Vladimir Nazor Award and the Paris Mediteraneo Gran Prix, among other accolades.

Bitorajac also worked prominently in Croatian-language versions of animated features. He provided voice acting for Syndrome in The Incredibles, Buck in Home on the Range (both 2004), Ham in Space Chimps (2008), Gru in the Despicable Me franchise (2010–present), and Red in The Angry Birds Movie (2016) complete with its 2019 sequel.

Selected filmography Year Title Original title Director 1981 Visitors from the Galaxy Gosti iz galaksije Dušan Vukotić 1996 How the War Started on My Island Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku Vinko Brešan 2001 No Man's Land Ničija zemlja Danis Tanović2003 Witnesses Svjedoci Vinko Brešan Cheese and Jam Kajmak in marmelada Branko Đurić 2004 Long Dark Night Duga mračna noć Antun Vrdoljak 2009 Metastases Metastaze Branko Schmidt 2012 Vegetarian Cannibal Ljudožder vegetarijanac Branko Schmidt 2016 ZG80 ZG80 Igor Šeregi