Portrait of Nikolai Tsankov

Nikolai Tsankov

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: January 1, 1962

Place of Birth: Popovitsa, Plovdiv, People's Republic of Bulgaria [now Bulgaria]

Filmography

2025
A House of Dynamite

as Russian General #2

2024
Elsbeth

as Fisnik Raapi

2023
The Good Ship Murder

as Yuval Goldmann

2023
2023
The Kill Room

as Andrei

2022
Litvinenko

as Boris Berezovsky

2022
2022
First Love

as Father Alex

2021
NCIS: Hawaiʻi

as Lev Fedorov

2020
Confetti

as Mr. Loran

2019
For All Mankind

as Colonel Vidor Kolikoff

2018
Manifest

as Marko Valeriev

2018
Échappé

as Lionidze

2015
Mr. Robot

as Russian Oligarch

2014
Gotham

as Boris

2013
The Americans

as Kirill

1999
Third Watch

as Mr. Adel

1990
Law & Order

as David Dementev

1986
Васко да Гама от село Рупча

as Атанасов - втори помощник капитан

1985
Boris I: Part 1 – The Baptizing

as Kalugerche-stranniche

1985
Boris I - Part 2 - Word For Letters

as Kalugerche-stranniche