Zlatko Burić

Zlatko Burić is a Croatian and Danish actor. He is best known for his performances in the Pusher film trilogy (1996–2005), and the films Bleeder, 2012 (2009), Triangle of Sadness (2022), Superman (2025), and The Bride! (2026). In television, he portrayed Von Kovak in Wonder Man (2026). For Triangle of Sadness, he won a European Film Award and a Guldbagge Award.

Early life and education Burić was born in the city of Osijek in the former Yugoslavia (now located in Croatia) where he was educated at the Dramski Studio in 1972.

Career In the 1970s and early 1980s, Burić belonged to the experimental theater group Kugla Glumište (formed in 1975) together with Željko Zorica-Šiš and Damir Bartol-Indoš.

He has appeared in several successful Danish films from the 1990s and 2000s, frequently appearing in films directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, including Bleeder and Milo in The Pusher Trilogy. For his role in Pusher, he won the Bodil Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1997.

In 2009, Burić had a large supporting role in the apocalyptic film 2012, as Yuri Karpov, a Russian billionaire. In 2012, he reprised his role as Milo in the British remake of Pusher.

Personal life Burić moved to Denmark in 1981 where he married Sonja Hindkjær, with whom he has three children. After their divorce, he married the Danish-Serbian actress Dragana Milutinović, on 7 October 1998.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 1996 Pusher Milo Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1997 Sinan's Wedding Sinan's father 1998 Baby Doom Lazlo Angel of the Night Taxi driver 1999 Bleeder Kitjo Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen Tsatsiki's dadVoice 2000 Help! I'm a Fish Bus driver 2001 Meningen med Flemming Thomas Woyzecks sidste symfoni Woyzeck Lotzki Shake It Taxi driver 2002 One Hell of a Christmas Ibrahim Dirty Pretty Things Ivan 2003 Kærlighed ved første hik 3 – Anja efter Viktor Tattoo Mogens Covac The scientist 2004 Pusher II Milo 2005 Restless Souls Drago Pusher III Milo 2007 Pistoleros Ivan 2008 Milo's Wheels Goran Himmerland Stipe 2009 2012 Yuri Karpov 2012 Pusher Milo English-language remake St George's Day Vladimir Sukhov 2014 Kolbøttefabrikken Omar 2015 Min søsters børn og guldgraverne Fred Iqbal & den hemmelige opskrift Baba Ganus 2016 Quit Staring at My Plate Lazo Iqbal & superchippen Baba Ganus 2017 Alle for tre Signor Pelliccia 2018 Teen Spirit Vladimir Brajković Comic Sans Bruno Kursk Kulkin Iqbal & den indiske juvel Baba Ganus 2019 Killerman Perico Extracurricular Drago 2021 Mayday Max "The Cook" 2022 Triangle of Sadness Dmitry European Film Award for Best Actor Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2023 Bosnian Pot Zdenek Good Times, Bad Times Kuhar2024 Rumours Jonas Glob Wolfs Dimitri2025 Superman Vasil Ghurkos Novak Dr. Nikola Novak2026 Home Laza The Bride! LupinoTBA Filming

Television Year Film Role Notes 1981 Kugla glumiste 1997 Karrusel Customer Voice; episode: "Linda og Mads" (1.1) 1997–1999 Taxa Meho Selimoviz 56 episodes 2001 Sjätte dagen Night manager 1 episode (2.13) 2003 Timm & Gordon Unfaithful wife's lover 2004 Vikaren 2005 Omars jul Polish Pixy 2 episodes 2006 Johanne i Troldeskoven Troll 13 episodes 2014 1864 Ignazio 4 episodes 2018 Snatch Beni Ladrani 1 episode 2022 Copenhagen Cowboy Miroslav 4 episodes2024 Jana: Marked for Life Gavril "Baba" Bolanaki Operation Sabre Žarko Ilić2026 Wonder Man Von Kovak 4 episodes Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen The Witness 3 episodes