Branko Tomovic

European actor 'Branko Tomovic' (qv) was born in Muenster, Germany, though his actual origin is from the Carpathians in Serbia. His parents emigrated in the 70s from the Golubac Fortress area on the Danube and Branko was raised between Germany and Serbia before he studied acting at the prestigious 'Lee Strasberg' (qv) Theatre Institute in New York City. Tomovic was first seen on the big screen in the lead role of the award winning American Film Institute/Sundance drama _Remote Control (2001)_ (qv), for which he received the OmU-Award at the Potsdam Film Festival. Now currently settled in London, with his dark, brooding looks he has appeared in striking roles on British Television. He played the creepy main suspect Antoni Pricha, the Morgue Man, in Jack the Ripper thriller _Whitechapel (2009)_ (qv), the pyromaniac Junky-Henchman Marek Lisowski in the final episodes of _A Touch of Frost (1992)_ (qv) and Polish fighter pilot Miroslaw Feric in WW2 drama _Bloody Foreigners: The Untold Battle of Britain (2010)_ (qv). He has been named "One to watch" by Moviescope Magazine and worked with internationally respected film directors as 'Ken Loach' (qv), 'Sönke Wortmann' (qv) and 'Paul Greengrass' (qv). In 2010, he won the 'Best Actor' Award at the San Francisco Short Film Festival and at The Accolade Film 'Awards' (qv) for his performance as a Serbian soldier who is tormented by grief and guilt after being a witness of war crimes in the drama _Inbetween (2008)_ (qv). He also stars opposite 'Debbie Harry' (qv) in 'Jimi Cauty' (qv) 's Road movie _Believe the Magic (2012)_ (qv) and 'Steve Stone' 's ghost thriller _Entity (2012)_ (qv) with 'Dervla Kirwan' (qv) and 'Charlotte Riley' (qv). Entity won two awards at the London Independent Film Festival 2013 and Best Film at the British Horror Film Festival where Branko was also nominated for Best Actor. The British Filmmakers Alliance honoured him as Best International Actor for his role. He is set to play the title character of Nikola _Tesla_ (qv) in the upcoming bio-pic _Tesla_ (qv). In 2014, he played Jack Bauer's right hand man, the mysterious and dangerous Belcheck, next to Kiefer Sutherland in 24: Live Another Day. He was also seen opposite Brad Pitt and Logan Lerman in David Ayer's WWII drama Fury. In 2016 Tomovic made his directorial debut with Red, a short dark thriller set in the underground world of illegal organ trade. Branko stars in the lead role Niklas alongside 'Dervla Kirwan' (qv) and Francesca Fowler. The Film has played numerous prestigious festivals, e.g. screening at the San Diego International Film Festival, Tangier International Film Festival, the European Film Award qualifying International Short Film Festival in Drama, and picking up awards and nominations at Kraljevski Filmski Festival, the Maverick Movie 'Awards' (qv) and Naperville Independent Film Festival, and other BAFTA and European Film Award qualifying festivals. His second film as a writer/director, The Smell of Petrol, deals with human trafficking and the current refugee crisis. It world premiered at Oldenburg Film Festival in 2018 and won Best UK Short Film Special Mention at Winchester Film Festival and the Grand Prix Festival Award at Jahorina Film Festival and several selections and nominations at BFI Future Film, BAFTA and European Film Award qualifying festivals.::J.M.