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Miloš Biković | |
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Милош Биковић | |
Biković in 2019 | |
| Born | (1988-01-13)January 13, 1988 (age 37) |
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| Alma mater | University of Arts in Belgrade |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Children | 1 |
Miloš Biković (Serbian Cyrillic:Милош Биковић,Russian:Милош Бикович; born January 13, 1988) is a Serbian and Russian actor and producer. His best known films are box office hitsSerf,Serf 2,The Challenge andSouth Wind.
Biković initially gained recognition for his roles inSunstroke (directed by Oscar-winning directorNikita Mikhalkov),Dukhless 2, andBeyond the Edge. In 2020, he launched his own production company Archangel Digital Studios. He is the president of the Cinematography Group of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and a member of theEuropean Film Academy (EFA) since 2023.
Miloš Biković was born on January 13, 1988, inBelgrade, Serbia. After his parents' divorce, which occurred when Miloš was very young, his father moved to Germany and Biković was left to live with his mother in Serbia.[1][2][3][4] He has an older brother named Mihailo, who is now a Serbian Orthodox monk.[1][5] At age 11, Miloš survived the NATO bombardment of Belgrade, hiding with his family members in a shelter.
Miloš is from partialMacedonian origin on his grandfather's side who was fromBerovo, North Macedonia.[6]
Miloš graduated from the XIV Gymnasium of Belgrade and speaks fluent Serbian, English and Russian. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD at theUniversity of Arts in Belgrade.[7][8][9]

Biković made his acting debut on television, in the popularRTS seriesThe Dollars Are Coming (Serbian Cyrillic:Стижу долари). He came to further prominence with the comedy seriesWhite Ship (Bela lađa), in which he acted from 2006 to 2011. In 2008, Biković had a supporting role in theB92 drama seriesThe Storks Will Return (Vratiće se rode). He subsequently appeared in two short films,Assignment: Ten Minutes (Zadatak: 10 minuta) in 2009, andPlus in 2010.
In 2010, Biković was cast to portray Serbian footballerAleksandar "Tirke" Tirnanić inMontevideo, God Bless You! (Montevideo, Bog te video!). Directed byDragan Bjelogrlić, it is the true story of theYugoslavia national football team qualifying for the1930 FIFA World Cup. Biković and his castmates had to learn to playfootball for the film.[10]Montevideo, God Bless You! premiered on 20 December 2010, and became the highest-grossing film in Serbia and the Balkan region.[11] It was also selected as theSerbian entry for theBest Foreign Language Film at the84th Academy Awards.[12] The film brought BikovićMTV Adria Movie Award and Niš Film Festival for Best Actor, as well as aFIPRESCI Serbia Award for Best Actor nomination.[13] It also made him ahousehold name in Serbia, and earned him theHello! Magazine Award for the Personality of the Year in 2011.[14] The television series adapted fromMontevideo, God Bless You!, which features some scenes and characters that do not appear in the original film, premiered on the RTS on 13 February 2012.[15]
The following year, Biković had an episode appearance in the television seriesMixed Meat (Mešano meso). He also made his stage debut in theAtelje 212 productionGoodbye SFRY (Zbogom SFRJ), inspired byWolfgang Becker's filmGood Bye, Lenin![16] In 2012, Biković portrayed Serbian scientistMihailo Petrović Alas inProfessor Kosta Vujic's Hat (Šešir profesora Koste Vujića), a film adaptation of the novel of the same name byMilovan Vitezović directed byZdravko Šotra.[17] The film was critically acclaimed and commercially successful.[18]
In 2013, Biković starred the RTS seriesRavna Gora that takes place in Yugoslavia duringWorld War II and tells the story of theChetnik resistance movement,[19] theNational Theatre production ofThe Lady of the Camellias,[20] and the Germanindependent short filmGreat.[21][22] The following year, he starred in the sequel toMontevideo, God Bless You!, the box-office hitSee You in Montevideo (Montevideo, vidimo se!)[23] and its eponymous spin-off series,[24] and the film and television adaptation ofMir-Jam's novelSingle in a Marriage (Samac u braku), titled, respectively,When Love Is Late (Kad ljubav zakasni) andSingle in a Marriage.[25][26]
Biković appeared inSunstroke (2014), which marked his Russian debut, a film directed byNikita Mikhalkov, based onIvan Bunin's worksSunstroke andCursed Days.[27][28] He also appeared inDukhless 2 (2015).[29] Biković also acted in the 2018 filmsIce andBeyond the Edge.
During 2018, Biković also acted in the moviesIce andBeyond the Edge withAntonio Banderas,Mify and TV seriesHotel Eleon [sr], which represent sequel of the famous and successful TV comedyKitchen. Role of Pavel in series Hotel Eleon brought him a status of star in Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and rest of the former USSR countries. In Russia he received theMedal of Pushkin award.[30]
In 2018, Biković appeared in the leading role of the movieThe South Wind, directed by Miloš Avramović, which earned a record number of unique views. In 2020, he also appeared in atelevision series of the same name.
In 2019, Biković appeared in the leading role of the movieThe Balkan Line, based on true stories. A Russian-Serbian action movie, directed byAndrei Vologin, is dedicated to the secret operation to take over Slatina airport in Kosovo and Metohija during the 1999 NATO bombing in FR Yugoslavia. At the end of 2019, Biković had a leading role in the movieServant, which became the most viewed movie in the history of cinema of Russia. In only one day, the movie was seen by more than 750,000 people.[31] The movie was directed byKlim Shipenko. The sequel,Serf 2, was one of the top earning Russian films of 2024.
In 2020, Biković starred in the Russian-Serbianromantic comedyHotel Belgrade alongside Jakov Jevtović and Miodrag Radonjić.
In 2023, Biković played the male lead in the first feature film shot in space,The Challenge. It was one of the most successful films at the Russian box-office in 2023.
In January 2024, Biković was cast in the third season ofHBO television seriesThe White Lotus.[32] The casting was criticized by the Ukrainian government, who accused him of being a supporter of theRussian invasion of Ukraine,[32][30][33] while the Serbian foreign ministry called the Ukrainian accusations "unfounded".[34] He was eventually dropped from the casting on February 2.[35]
Biković and hisMontevideo, God Bless You! fellows played football for various humanitarian causes, such as the Battle for Babies on 27 September 2011.[36] Along withVlade Divac, Ana Divac,Nađa Higl andMarchelo, he took part in the Really Important campaign, led by the Vlade & Ana Divac Foundation.[37] Biković also participated in Enter the Theatre! campaign; its task is to popularize theatre among the youth.[38] In November 2012, Biković started Twitter Syndicate, a charity account onTwitter.[39]
Biković and hisMontevideo, God Bless You! fellowTamara Dragičević appeared in the music video forKiki Lesendrić's single "Slučajno", released in May 2011.[40] In 2014, he starred in and directed the music video forNevena Božović's song "Bal".[41]
In February 2012, Biković and other Serbian celebrities presented the new model ofBMW of theBMW 3 Series.[42]
In 2016, he founded a production company Archangel studios and produced 4 projectsSouth Wind,The Balkan Line,Embasy, andHotel Belgrade.
Biković maintains that religion plays an important role in his life.[43][44]
Biković has been a close friend of hisMontevideo, God Bless You! fellowPetar Strugar.[45] Biković citedZoran Radmilović as his role model,[46] and hasFyodor Dostoyevsky as his favourite writer.[47]
| Year | Title | Original title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Dollars Are Coming | Stižu dolari | Nebojša Ljutić | TV series; 2004–05 |
| 2006 | White Ship | Bela lađa | Filip Pantić | TV series; 2006–11 |
| 2008 | The Storks Will Return | Vratiće se rode | Filip | TV series |
| 2009 | Assignment: 10 Minutes | Zadatak: 10 minuta | Milan | Short film |
| 2010 | Plus | Plus | Vuk | Short film |
| 2010 | Montevideo, God Bless You! | Montevideo, Bog te video! | Aleksandar Tirnanić | |
| 2011 | Mixed Meat | Mešano meso | Dosadnjaković | TV series; 1 episode |
| 2012 | Professor Kosta Vujic's Hat | Šešir profesora Koste Vujića | Mihailo Petrović Alas | |
| 2012 | Montevideo, God Bless You! | Montevideo, Bog te video! | Aleksandar Tirnanić | TV series |
| 2013 | On the Road to Montevideo | Na putu za Montevideo | Aleksandar Tirnanić | TV series |
| 2013 | Great | — | Nikola Radošević | Short film |
| 2012 | Professor Kosta Vujic's Hat | Šešir profesora Koste Vujića | Mihailo Petrović Alas | TV series |
| 2013 | Ravna Gora | — | 2nd Lieutenant Garić | TV series |
| 2014 | When Love is Late | Kad ljubav zakasni | Radmilo Tomić | |
| 2014 | See You in Montevideo | Montevideo, vidimo se! | Aleksandar Tirnanić | |
| 2014 | Single in a Marriage | Samac u braku | Radmilo Tomić | TV series |
| 2014 | See You in Montevideo | Montevideo, vidimo se! | Aleksandar Tirnanić | TV series |
| 2014 | Sunstroke | Солнечный удар | Baron Nikolay Alexandrovich Gulbe-Levitsky | Russian debut |
| 2015 | Without Borders | Без границ | Gromov | |
| 2015 | We Will Be the World Champions | Bićemo prvaci sveta | Radomir Šaper | |
| 2015 | Soulless 2 | Духless 2 | Roman Belkin | |
| 2018 | Ice | Лёд | Vladimir Leonov, a pair skater | |
| 2018 | Beyond the Edge | За гранью реальности | Michael | |
| 2018 | South Wind | Južni vetar | Petar Maraš | |
| 2019 | Like Me a Million | Lajkuj me milion puta | Charlie | Short film |
| 2019 | The Balkan Line | Балканский рубеж | Vuk Petrović | |
| 2019 | Magomayev | Магомаев | Muslim Magomayev | TV series |
| 2019 | Serf | Холоп | Grisha / Serf | |
| 2020–present | Balkan Shadows | Senke nad Balkanom | Josip Broz Tito | TV series |
| 2020 | Hotel Belgrade | Отель «Белград» | Pavle Arkadijevic | |
| 2022 | Desperate for Marriage | Хочу замуж | Sergei Navashin | |
| 2023 | The Challenge | Вызов | Vladislav Nikolaev | |
| 2024 | Serf 2 | Холоп 2 | Grisha | |
| 2025 | Red Silk | Красный шёлк | Nikolai Garin |
| Title | Original title | Year | Role | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodbye SFRY | Zbogom SFRJ | 2011–12 | Mladen Mitić | Theatre Atelje 212 |
| — | Moj sin samo malo sporije hoda | 2013–14 | Branko | Belgrade Drama Theatre |
| The Lady of the Camellias | Dama s kamelijama | 2013–present | Armand Duvall | National Theatre in Belgrade |
| — | Kad su cvetale tikve | 2014–present | Ljuba Sretenović Vrapče | Belgrade Drama Theatre |
| Novel of Palilula | Palilulski roman | 2015- | Sima | Belgrade Drama Theatre |
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result |
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| FEDIS Television Festival Awards | 2012 | Best Actor | Montevideo, God Bless You! | Won[48] |
| FIPRESCI Serbia Awards | 2010 | Best Actor | Montevideo, God Bless You! | Nominated |
| Hello Magazine Awards | 2011 | Personality of the Year | — | Won |
| 2012 | — | Won[49] | ||
| MTV Adria Movie Awards | 2011 | Best Actor | Montevideo, God Bless You! | Won |
| Niš Film Festival | 2011 | Best Actor | Montevideo, God Bless You! | Won |
| 2013 | Best On-Screen Couple | On the Road to Montevideo | Won[50] | |
| Marul | 2013 | Award for "My son Walks A Little Slower" | ||
| Gran pri "Naisa" | 2018 | Role of Petar Maras in "The South Wind" | The South Wind | |
| Medal od Pushkin | 2018 | President Vladimir Putin honored Bikovic | ||
| Subtitle Spotlight European Film | 2018 | Role of Petar Maras in "The South Wind" | The South Wind | |
| Annual award | 2019 | Representing and promoting Serbia's culture |