Nikolai Tsankov
Acting
1962-01-01 · Popovitsa, Plovdiv, People's Republic of Bulgaria [now Bulgaria]
Nikolai started acting as a child in Eastern Europe. He later became a member of the Bulgarian National Theatre, and starred in numerous features produced for TV and the big screen in Bulgaria, Russia, and Germany. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1990, Nikolai continued to act on stage and in front of the camera. With the advent of the Internet and personal computing, he fell in love with technology and began a new journey in the digital world. Nikolai "paused" acting for about 15 years while building a prosperous career as an Information Network Engineer with leading hi-tech companies, such as I.B.M. and Google. In 2016, Nikolai decided to return to New York and to acting with much passion and appreciation. He is proud of his successful comeback, and enjoys working on the sets of various film and TV productions.
Filmography(27)
tvImperfect Women
as Dimitar · 2026 · 6.2
tvSteal
as Stefan · 2026 · 7.5
movieA House of Dynamite
as Russian General #2 · 2025 · 6.4
tvElsbeth
as Fisnik Raapi · 2024 · 6.8
tvThe Good Ship Murder
as Yuval Goldmann · 2023 · 5.9
tvThe Irrational
as Cosmo · 2023 · 6.6
movieThe Kill Room
as Andrei · 2023 · 5.9
tvThe Last Thing He Told Me
as Tomas Perec · 2023 · 7.1
tvLitvinenko
as Boris Berezovsky · 2022 · 7.4
movieLittle Ukraine
as Vlad · 2022 · 1.0
movieFirst Love
as Father Alex · 2022 · 5.7
tvNCIS: Hawaiʻi
as Lev Fedorov · 2021 · 7.7
movieConfetti
as Mr. Loran · 2020 · 8.0
tvFor All Mankind
as Colonel Vidor Kolikoff · 2019 · 7.7
movieThe Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
as The Russian · 2019 · 5.4
tvManifest
as Marko Valeriev · 2018 · 7.6
movieÉchappé
as Lionidze · 2018 · 7.0
tvMr. Robot
as Russian Oligarch · 2015 · 8.3
tvGotham
as Boris · 2014 · 7.6
tvThe Americans
as Kirill · 2013 · 7.9
tvThird Watch
as Mr. Adel · 1999 · 7.9
tvLaw & Order
as David Dementev · 1990 · 7.3
movieMarital Jokes
as · 1989 · 8.0
movieThe Thirteenth Bride of the Prince
as Boyan · 1987 · 7.3