Nikolai Tsankov

Acting

Nikolai Tsankov

Born January 1, 1962Popovitsa, Plovdiv, People's Republic of Bulgaria [now Bulgaria]24 credits

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

Filmography

A House of Dynamite
2025A House of Dynamite
as Russian General #2Movie
Elsbeth
2024Elsbeth
as Fisnik RaapiTV
The Good Ship Murder
2023The Good Ship Murder
as Yuval GoldmannTV
The Kill Room
2023The Kill Room
as AndreiMovie
Litvinenko
2022Litvinenko
as Boris BerezovskyTV
Little Ukraine
2022Little Ukraine
as VladMovie
First Love
2022First Love
as Father AlexMovie
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
2021NCIS: Hawaiʻi
as Lev FedorovTV
Confetti
2020Confetti
as Mr. LoranMovie
For All Mankind
2019For All Mankind
as Colonel Vidor KolikoffTV
Manifest
2018Manifest
as Marko ValerievTV
Échappé
2018Échappé
as LionidzeMovie
Mr. Robot
2015Mr. Robot
as Russian OligarchTV
Gotham
2014Gotham
as BorisTV
Third Watch
1999Third Watch
as Mr. AdelTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as David DementevTV
Васко да Гама от село Рупча
1986Васко да Гама от село Рупча
as Атанасов - втори помощник капитанTV
Boris I: Part 1 – The Baptizing
1985Boris I: Part 1 – The Baptizing
as Kalugerche-strannicheMovie
Boris I - Part 2 - Word For Letters
1985Boris I - Part 2 - Word For Letters
as Kalugerche-strannicheMovie