Nikolai Tsankov

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.

Most Known For

Law & Order

as David Dementev

Gotham

as Boris

Mr. Robot

as Russian Oligarch

The Americans

as Kirill

Manifest

as Marko Valeriev

For All Mankind

as Colonel Vidor Kolikoff

Third Watch

as Mr. Adel

Elsbeth

as Fisnik Raapi

The Irrational

as Cosmo

NCIS: Hawaiʻi

as Lev Fedorov

The Good Ship Murder

as Yuval Goldmann

A House of Dynamite

as Russian General #2

Boris I: Part 1 – The Baptizing

as Kalugerche-stranniche

Litvinenko

as Boris Berezovsky

The Kill Room

as Andrei

First Love

as Father Alex

Échappé

as Lionidze

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

as The Russian

Васко да Гама от село Рупча

as Атанасов - втори помощник капитан

Confetti

as Mr. Loran