--- name: "Rade Šerbedžija" canonical: "https://film.one/person/rade-serbedzija" fi1m_id: "rade-serbedzija" imdb_id: "nm0784884" tmdb_id: 1118 wikidata_id: "Q434291" roles: ["Actor"] born: "27 July 1946" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_as: "actor" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-10-05T12:35:13.586209+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Rade Šerbedžija ## Identity Rade Šerbedžija - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rade-serbedzija - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** rade-serbedzija - **IMDb ID:** nm0784884 - **TMDB ID:** 1118 - **Wikidata ID:** Q434291 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rade_%C5%A0erbed%C5%BEija, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434291, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784884/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1118 Actor. Born 27 July 1946 in Bunić, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 27 July 1946, Bunić, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia] - **Active:** 1999–present - **Also known as:** Rade Sherbedgia, Rade Serbedzija - **Frequently works with:** [Tom Cruise](https://film.one/person/tom-cruise.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (1), 2000s 70 (3), 2020s 82 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 65 across 5 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, Action 2, Mystery 2, Thriller 2, Adventure 1 - **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,167m across 4 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rade_%C5%A0erbed%C5%BEija, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434291, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784884/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1118 ## Coming up - *The Virus of Pathological Kindness* (2026-11-13), as Slobodan Novak ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Eyes Wide Shut*](https://film.one/film/eyes-wide-shut.md) (81) - **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible II*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md) (55) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Rade Šerbedžija > Rade Šerbedžija gives small parts weight through his distinctive voice and imposing presence. We value his terse supporting performances, but the repeated casting as an Eastern European threat makes his Western film work a narrow introduction. Rade Šerbedžija brings an imposing voice and physical presence to a small part, often giving us the authority before we know much about the man. His Boris the Blade fits the brisk ensemble playing of Guy Ritchie’s *Snatch* (2000). We like the terseness of that contribution in a crime comedy already busy keeping its plot moving. The cast carries the film, though its ethnic caricatures and recycled gangland swagger put a limit on our pleasure. The earlier work gives us a fuller picture. He was a leading stage and screen actor in Yugoslavia in the 1970s and 1980s, with a lead in *Banović Strahinja* (1981). His Aleksandar in *Before the Rain* (1994) brought international attention, after which he worked primarily in supporting parts in British and Hollywood productions. That history makes the familiar Western casting look unnecessarily restrictive. It also gives us a reason to look beyond the recognisable supporting figures when deciding what sort of actor he is. In Stanley Kubrick’s *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999), he plays Milich. He recalled Kubrick giving him only a name and no explanation of the character’s background, an approach that seems well suited to an actor who can establish a presence without much preliminary explanation. We were unsettled by the film because Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman keep its marital discomfort so painfully intimate. That central intimacy is the chief reason to recommend it, rather than any single supporting turn. Its drawn-out exchanges sometimes test our goodwill, but the patience it asks for is worth finding. Šerbedžija’s economical supporting work deserves appreciation, even when the available parts leave us dissatisfied. The recurring Russian and Eastern European assignments, frequently small or antagonistic, make the casting feel predictable before he has done anything. In *Snatch*, the pleasure of a well-chosen ensemble survives our reservations about the caricatures, and his contribution belongs to that pleasure. We would still welcome more opportunities to watch him carry a film. After Boris and Milich, seek out his lead in *Before the Rain*. ## Biography Rade Šerbedžija is a Croatian actor, director and musician. Born on 27 July 1946 in Bunić, Croatia (then part of Yugoslavia), he graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts at the University of Zagreb in 1969. He began his career in theatre, performing leading roles at the City Drama Theatre Gavella and the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, and became one of the most prominent Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 1980s. Šerbedžija gained international recognition for supporting roles in Hollywood films, including Ivan Tretiak in *The Saint* (1997), Milich in *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999), Boris the Blade in *Snatch* (2000), Dr. Nekhorvich in *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), a role in *Batman Begins* (2005), Mykew Gregorovitch in *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), a Russian General in *X-Men: First Class* (2011), and Murad Krasniqi in *Taken 2* (2012). He also appeared in a recurring role as Dmitri Gredenko in the television series *24*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (5) - *Slow Horses* (2022), Fi1m 82, as Nikolai Katinsky — [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md) - *Batman Begins* (2005), Fi1m 81, as Homeless Man — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md) - *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), Fi1m 55, as Dr. Nekhorvich — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md) - *Snatch* (2000), Fi1m 74, as Boris The Blade — [page](https://film.one/film/snatch.md) - *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999), Fi1m 81, as Milich — [page](https://film.one/film/eyes-wide-shut.md) ## Complete filmography (169) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Virus of Pathological Kindness* (2026), as Slobodan Novak - *Borscht* (2026), as Oleksandr - *The Balkan War* (2025), Actor - *The Pavilion* (2025), as Anjelo - *The Last GunFight* (2025), as Anton Skoll - *Ponton's Heart* (2025), as Deda Maksim - *Air Force One Down* (2024), as General Rodinov - *Die Before Death* (2023), as Sudija - *Travelling Ghosts* (2022), as Saint Spyridon / Homeless man - *The Old Man* (2022), series, as Suleyman Pavlovich - *Slow Horses* (2022), series, as Nikolai Katinsky — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md) - *The Diary of the Great Perica* (2021), series, as Eduard Eddy Fuller - *Payback* (2021), as Pappy - *What's This Country Called Now?* (2020), as Ismet Tabaković - *Fishing and Fishermen's Conversations* (2020), as Petar Hektorović - *Strange Angel* (2018), series, as Prof. Filip Mešulam - *The Guardian Angel* (2018), as Dr. Max Dabrowski - *Proud Mary* (2018), as Luka - *The Last Prosecco* (2017), as Desiderio Ancillotto - *Agony* (2017), as Arthur - *Anka* (2017), as Bilježnik - *Hedgehog's Home* (2017), as Narrator (voice) - *The Promise* (2016), as Stephan - *The Liberation of Skopje* (2016), as Gjorgjija · Writer, Director - *The Five* (2016), series, as Jákob Marosi - *The World Champions* (2016), series, as Stari Dane Štukalo - *Sparrows* (2015), as Tomislav - *Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge* (2014), as The Minister - *The Double* (2014), as Frightening Old Man (uncredited) - *The Legend of Hercules* (2014), as Chiron - *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Dr. Bogdan Krilov — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) - *Redemption Street* (2013), series, as Vraneš - *Red Widow* (2013), series, as Andrei Petrov - *Balkan Is Not Dead* (2013), as Ikonomo - *Taken 2* (2012), as Murad Krasniqi - *The Third Half* (2012), as Don Rafael - *Redemption Street* (2012), as Vraneš - *The Fourth State* (2012), as Onjegin - *In the Land of Blood and Honey* (2011), as Nebojša - *Shun Li and the Poet* (2011), as Bepi, the Poet - *5 Days of War* (2011), as Col. Demidov - *X-Men: First Class* (2011), as Russian General - *Tatanka* (2011), as Vinko - *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), as Mykew Gregorovitch — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-1.md) - *Downton Abbey* (2010), series, as Prince Kuragin — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/downton-abbey.md) - *Seventy-Two Days* (2010), as Mane - *An Early Frost* (2010), as Stari Vasa Ladački - *Middle Men* (2009), as Nikita Sokoloff - *Thick as Thieves* (2009), as Nicky / Victor - *Quarantine* (2008), as Yuri Ivanov - *Fugitive Pieces* (2008), as Athos - *The Eye* (2008), as Simon McCullough - *Love Life* (2007), as Arie - *L... Like Love* (2007), as Big Daddy - *Battle in Seattle* (2007), as Dr. Maric - *Say It in Russian* (2007), Actor - *Fallen II: The Journey* (2007), as Dr. Lucas Grasic - *Fallen* (2007), series, as Dr. Lukas Grasic - *True Miracle* (2007), as Toma - *Shooter* (2007), as Michael Sandor - *Balkan Syndrome* (2007), as Old Alen - *Moscow Zero* (2006), as Sergey - *The Elder Son* (2006), as Max - *The Fog* (2005), as Captain William Blake - *Surface* (2005), series, as Aleksander Cirko - *Go West* (2005), as Ljubo · Co-Producer - *Batman Begins* (2005), as Homeless Man — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md) - *The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam* (2005), as Imam Muaffak - *Short Order* (2005), as Paulo Federico - *The Great Water* (2004), as Narrator in English version (voice) - *The Fever* (2004), as The diplomat - *EuroTrip* (2004), as Tibor - *The Cruelest Day* (2003), as Miran Hrovatin - *Quicksand* (2003), as Oleg Butraskaya - *The Quiet American* (2002), as Inspector Vigot - *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Alexander Sharova - *Spooks* (2002), series, as Viktor Schvitkoy — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md) - *24* (2001), series, as Dmitri Gredenko — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md) - *South Pacific* (2001), as Emile de Becque - *Is It Clear, My Friend?* (2000), as Milan Rajić - *Snatch* (2000), as Boris The Blade — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/snatch.md) - *Space Cowboys* (2000), as General Vostov - *Mission: Impossible II* (2000), as Dr. Nekhorvich — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ii.md) - *The Sweet Sounds of Life* (1999), as Bruno Maier - *Stigmata* (1999), as Marion Petrocelli - *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999), as Milich — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/eyes-wide-shut.md) - *Mighty Joe Young* (1998), as Strasser - *Polish Wedding* (1998), as Roman - *Prague Duet* (1998), as Jiří Kolmár - *Open Sea* (1998), as Francois Riffaud - *The Saint* (1997), as Ivan Tretiak - *The Truce* (1997), as Greek - *Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century* (1997), as Rusty - *Broken English* (1996), as Ivan - *Two Deaths* (1996), as Colonel George Lapadus - *Impure Blood* (1996), as Marko - *Belma* (1996), as Josip Papac - *The Tragic Burlesque* (1995), as Kosta - *Before the Rain* (1994), as Aleksander - *The Awkward Age* (1994), as Narator (voice) - *Countess Dora* (1993), as Karlo Armano - *Deserter* (1992), as Pavle Trusić - *Carnival, Angel and Dust* (1990), as Pisac (segment "Karneval") - *Acting and Reality* (1990), as Sandro - *Masters of the Darkness* (1990), as Adem - *Migrations II* (1989), as De Ronkali - *Le Retour d'Arsène Lupin* (1989), series, as Herlock Sholmès - *A Man Who Liked Funerals* (1989), as Hinko - *Hanna's War* (1988), as Captain Ivan - *Manifesto* (1988), as Emile - *The Man in a Silver Jacket* (1987), as Toma - *The Felons* (1987), as Raka - *Days to Remember* (1987), as Dušan - *Convicted* (1987), as Rade - *Journey to Vucjak* (1986), series, as Krešimir Horvat - *Evening Bells* (1986), as Tomislav K. Burbonski - *Dreaming the Rose* (1986), as Valent - *Life Is Beautiful* (1985), as Vito - *Horvat's Choice* (1985), as Krešimir Horvat - *Una* (1984), as Mišel Babić - *Beggars and Sons* (1984), series, as Matan Potrka - *In the Jaws of Life* (1984), as Intelektualac - *Landscapes in the Mist* (1984), as Lelin otac - *The Falcon* (1983), as Abdulah - *Kvit posla* (1983), as Jozo - *Body Scent* (1983), as Pančo Vila - *Variola Vera* (1982), as Dr. Grujić - *Cyclops* (1982), as Ugo - *Unconquered City* (1982), series, as Drug Crni - *July 13th* (1982), as Kapetan Mitrović - *The Tamburitza Players* (1982), as Stipe Babur - *The Liberation of Skopje* (1981), as Georgij Potevski - *Sorrow* (1981), as Milicioner - *In the Quest for Sutej* (1981), as Narrator (voice) - *The Woman from Sarajevo* (1980), as Vlado Ratko - *The Return* (1979), as Police Commander - *Journalist* (1979), as Vlado Kovač - *Burning* (1979), as Tomo - *Bravo Maestro* (1978), as Vitomir Bezjak - *Bombing Process* (1978), series, as Josip Broz 'Tito' - *Nikola Tesla* (1977), series, as Nikola Tesla - *Manhunt* (1977), as Lado - *A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja* (1974), as Joco / Hamlet - *In the Registrar's Office* (1974), series, as Ivica Kičmanović - *The Republic of Užice* (1974), as Kosta Parac - *Nocturno* (1974), as Lucio Klarić - *The Fugitive* (1973), as Ivan - *To Live on Love* (1973), as Davor - *The Stars Are the Eyes of Warriors* (1972), as Rade - *Afternoon of a Pheasant* (1972), as Angry Young Man - *The Pine Tree in the Mountain* (1971), as Domobranski časnik - kicoš - *The Scene of the Crash* (1971), as Vlatko - *Red Wheat* (1970), as Južek Hedl - *The Mark of Cain* (1970), as Milan - *The Man Himself* (1970), series, as Valent - *The Fifth Day of Peace* (1970), Actor - *Passing Days* (1970), as Filmski reditelj - *Funeral Feast* (1969), as Niko - *The Meteor* (1969), Actor - *Gravitation* (1968), as Boris Horvat - *Black Birds* (1967), as Crni - *Illusion* (1967), as Brankov ubojica - *Seven Hours and Fifteen Minutes* (1966), as Tomica - *Building Up the Courage* (1966), as Skalper - *67 Days: The Republic of Uzhitze*, series, as Četnički major Kosta Parac - *Klifhaus*, as Levan - *Mum, Dad and I*, as Daša's father - *Striguni*, as Martin - *The Woods*, series, as Uncle Sosh ## Gallery - ![Rade Šerbedžija](https://film.one/media/person/88690/gallery-13a24101c676.jpg) Rade Šerbedžija — gdcgraphics at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdcgraphics/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Rade%C5%A0erbed%C5%BEija07TIFF.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Giuseppe Battiston, Zhao Tao, Rade Sherbedgia Presentazione del film "Io sono Li" al 68° Festival del Cinema di Venezia (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/88690/gallery-a24e075323a4.jpg) Giuseppe Battiston, Zhao Tao, Rade Sherbedgia Presentazione del film "Io sono Li" al 68° Festival del Cinema di Venezia (2011) — joyfulit, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Io_sono_Li.jpg/1280px-Io_sono_Li.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![www.joyfulit.it/2011/07/68-venice-film-festival-official-... Zhao Tao, Rade Sherbedgia Presentazione del film "Io sono Li" al 68° Festival del Cinema di Venezia](https://film.one/media/person/88690/gallery-20da3a0bbb62.jpg) www.joyfulit.it/2011/07/68-venice-film-festival-official-... Zhao Tao, Rade Sherbedgia Presentazione del film "Io sono Li" al 68° Festival del Cinema di Venezia — joyfulit, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Io_sono_Li_%2811%29.jpg/1280px-Io_sono_Li_%2811%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Раде Шербеџија 2016](https://film.one/media/person/88690/gallery-cdf4e91d83fa.jpg) Раде Шербеџија 2016 — Medija centar Beograd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Rade_Serbedzija_2016-mc.rs.jpg/1280px-Rade_Serbedzija_2016-mc.rs.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Rade Šerbedžija](https://film.one/media/person/88690/gallery-2613895bd16c.jpg) Rade Šerbedžija — Image via TMDB - ![Rade Šerbedžija](https://film.one/media/person/88690/gallery-6e7a2acc047f.jpg) Rade Šerbedžija — Image via TMDB - ![Rade Šerbedžija](https://film.one/media/person/88690/gallery-067b22520194.jpg) Rade Šerbedžija — Image via TMDB - ![Snemanje filma Sedmina. (1969)](https://film.one/media/person/88690/gallery-117030806b04.jpg) Snemanje filma Sedmina. (1969) — Joco Žnidaršič, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Rade_%C5%A0erbed%C5%BEija._snemanje_Sedmine._1969.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Snemanje filma Sedmina. Snemalec Rudi Vavpotič meri svetlobo. Poleg njega Rade Šerbedžija. (1969)](https://film.one/media/person/88690/gallery-30973d80ed4d.jpg) Snemanje filma Sedmina. Snemalec Rudi Vavpotič meri svetlobo. Poleg njega Rade Šerbedžija. (1969) — Joco Žnidaršič, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Rudi_Vavpoti%C4%8D._1969.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Rade Šerbedžija](https://film.one/media/person/88690/gallery-68d9827a7ade.jpg) Rade Šerbedžija — Image via TMDB - ![Rade Šerbedžija](https://film.one/media/person/88690/gallery-51db19a5c816.jpg) Rade Šerbedžija — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 7 won, 2 nominated - Vladimir Nazor Award 2018: Vladimir Nazor Award (won) - Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor 2009: Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Fugitive Pieces* - Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture 2008: Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (nominated), for *Fugitive Pieces* - star on Croatian Walk of Fame 2006: star on Croatian Walk of Fame (won) - Golden Arena for Best Actor 1986: Golden Arena for Best Actor (won), for *Evening Bells* - Sterija Award for Achievement in Acting 1984: Sterija Award for Achievement in Acting (won) - Golden Arena for Best Actor 1979: Golden Arena for Best Actor (won), for *Bravo maestro* - Sterija Award for Achievement in Acting 1979: Sterija Award for Achievement in Acting (won) - Sterija Award for Achievement in Acting 1977: Sterija Award for Achievement in Acting (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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