Nikolai Tsankov
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 1, 1962 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Popovitsa, Plovdiv, People's Republic of Bulgaria [now Bulgaria]
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.
Known For
| 2025 | A House of DynamiteRussian General #2 | |
| 2024 | ElsbethFisnik Raapi | |
| 2023 | The Kill RoomAndrei | |
| 2023 | The IrrationalCosmo | |
| 2023 | The Good Ship MurderYuval Goldmann | |
| 2022 | First LoveFather Alex | |
| 2022 | Little UkraineVlad | |
| 2022 | LitvinenkoBoris Berezovsky | |
| 2021 | NCIS: HawaiʻiLev Fedorov | |
| 2020 | ConfettiMr. Loran | |
| 2019 | The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the BigfootThe Russian | |
| 2019 | For All MankindColonel Vidor Kolikoff | |
| 2018 | ÉchappéLionidze | |
| 2018 | ManifestMarko Valeriev | |
| 2015 | Mr. RobotRussian Oligarch | |
| 2014 | GothamBoris | |
| 2013 | The AmericansKirill | |
| 1999 | Third WatchMr. Adel | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderDavid Dementev | |
| 1989 | Marital Jokes | |
| 1987 | The Thirteenth Bride of the PrinceBoyan | |
| 1986 | Васко да Гама от село РупчаАтанасов - втори помощник капитан | |
| 1985 | Boris I: Part 1 – The BaptizingKalugerche-stranniche | |
| 1985 | Boris I - Part 2 - Word For LettersKalugerche-stranniche |














