Acting
Lazar Ristovski
Lazar Ristovski (born October 26, 1952, Ravno Selo, Vojvodina, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian actor, director, producer, and writer of Macedonian descent, who has appeared on stage approximately 4,000 times and starred in over 90 films and 30 TV series, mostly in lead roles. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the University of Belgrade and is best known for his role as Petar "Blacky" Popara in Emir Kusturica's Palme d'Or-winning Underground (1995). As a producer, he founded Zillion Film, which has produced or co-produced over 27 feature films, and directed The White Suit (1999) and White Lions (2011). He briefly served as a member of the Serbian National Assembly in 2022 and was awarded the Order of the Karađorđe's Star in 2023. He was married to actress Danica Ristovski from 1980 until their divorce in 2022; they have two sons, Jovan and Petar. His most notable film credits include Underground (1995) (Miki Manojlović, Mirjana Joković), Casino Royale (2006) (Daniel Craig, Eva Green), The November Man (2014) (Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey), and Train Driver's Diary (2016) (Petar Korać, Mirjana Karanović), the latter of which he produced and which won the Grand Prix, Best Actor, and Best Feature Film at the 2017 Prague Independent Film Festival. He also starred in Tito i ja (1992), King of Thieves (2004), St. George Shoots the Dragon (2009), Along the Roadside (2013), King Peter of Serbia (2018), Dream Team (2021), and Saligia (2024).
Filmography
Saligia
Film · 2026
Tunnel
Series · 2023
Dream Team
Series · 2021
Neverending Past
Film · 2019
Leeches
Film · 2019
King Petar the First
Film · 2018
The Man Who Bought The Moon
Film · 2018
What a Country!
Film · 2018
On the Other Side
Film · 2016
Point Blank
Film · 2016
Train Driver's Diary
Film · 2016
For the King and Fatherland
Film · 2015
We Will Be the World Champions
Film · 2015
The November Man
Film · 2014
Rock the Trumpet
Film · 2014
Along the Roadside
Film · 2013
Who Is This Kusturica?
Film · 2013
The Priest's Children
Film · 2013
Flat Hill
Series · 2013
White Lions
Film · 2011
St. George Shoots the Dragon
Film · 2009
Honeymoons
Film · 2009
Devil's Town
Film · 2009
Sonetàula
Film · 2008
Save Our Souls
Film · 2007
The Village Is Burning, and the Grandmother Is Combing Her Hair
Series · 2007
Tomorrow Morning
Film · 2006
The Optimists
Film · 2006
Tailor's Secret
Film · 2006
Casino Royale
Film · 2006
Well Tempered Corpses
Film · 2005
Midwinter Night's Dream
Film · 2004
Falling in the Paradise
Film · 2004
King of Thieves
Film · 2003
Small World
Film · 2003
Boomerang
Film · 2001
The White Suit
Film · 1999
Goodbye, 20th Century
Film · 1998
The Second Wife
Film · 1998
Cabaret Balkan
Film · 1998
Rage
Film · 1997
Balkan Rules
Film · 1997
Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground
Film · 1996
Once Upon a Time There Was a Country
Series · 1996
Underground
Film · 1995
Byzantine Blue
Film · 1993
Tito and Me
Film · 1992
A Little Joke
Film · 1992
The Original of the Forgery
Film · 1991
Let's Make Love 3
Film · 1990
The Border
Film · 1990
The Bizarre Country
Film · 1988
The Way Steel Was Tempered
Film · 1988
Knot
Film · 1985
Miss Julie
Film · 1985
The Killer
Film · 1985
The Damned Yard
Film · 1984
Zadar's Memento
Film · 1984
The Igman March
Film · 1983
The Terrace
Film · 1983
The Petty Bourgeois
Film · 1983
Wild Flesh
Film · 1982
Svetozar Markovic
Film · 1980
Breakdown
Film · 1978
Manhunt
Film · 1977
Dream Team
Series
Svetozar Markovic
Series