Stjepan Perić

Stjepan Perić (; born 1 March 1983) is a Croatian actor.

Biography After finishing high school, Perić studied law at the University of Zagreb. In 2003, he quit law to pursue a career as an actor.

In 2003, he enrolled in the Academy of Dramatic Art at the University of Zagreb, graduating in 2008.

In 2009, with director Nevio Marasović he co-wrote and starred in the pilot for the TV series The Instructor, which later became the first Croatian mockumentary TV series.

In 2011, he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in film acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

On stage, he has starred in productions of the National Theatre in Zagreb, the National Theatre in Rijeka, the National Theatre in Varaždin, the Trešnja Theatre, the KULT Theatre and the Gavella Drama Theatre.

Since 2010 he decided to do only screen-acting and has appeared in over forty titles since.

He won the Best Leading Actor award at Mostar Film Festival for his role in Ministry of Love in 2016. In 2023 he won the Best Actor award at International Filmmaker Festival of New York for his role in Po Tamburi.

He provided the voice of President Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Croatian dub of The Simpsons Movie (2007).

He is married to Jelena Jovanova and they have two children.

Selected filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 True Miracle Gost 2010 The Show Must Go On Jan 2012 Zagreb Stories 2 Mislav 2013 The Priest's Children Policajac Vlado 2013 Kratki spojevi Frane 2015 Shooting Stars Mišo 2016 Ministry of Love Krešo 2021 Po Tamburi Caruga 2023 Bosnian pot

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Balkan Inc. Diler 6 episodes 2009–2010 Najbolje godine Filip 40 episodes 2010 Instruktor Instruktor 12 episodes 2012 Ruža vjetrova Dr. Nikola Križman 35 episodes 2013 Stella Orsat Bošković 14 episodes 2013–2014 Tajne Filip Petrić 140 episodes 2014–2015 Kud puklo da puklo Ljubo Žulj 171 episodes 2015–2019 Crno-bijeli svijet Mio Vesović 3 episodes 2019 Na granici Dinko Duda 25 episodes 2019–2020 Drugo ime ljubavi Bruno Bošnjak 175 episodes 2020–2021 Dar mar Priest Srećko Zlonoga 53 episodes 2024 Kumovi Vice Vuletić 80 episodes

Stage They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Robert Syverten, Croatian National Theatre (2008) Dundo Maroje as Maro Marojev, Croatian National Theatre (2008) Elton John's Sunglasses as Shaun, Croatian National Theatre (2008) Mourning Becomes Electra as Orin Mannon, Croatian National Theatre (2008) Sorrows of Young Werther as Werther, KULT (2007) No One's Son as Patient 002, Croatian National Theatre (2006) Cinderella as Storyteller, Tresnja (2006)