
Nikolai Tsankov
Acting • Born 1962-01-01
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.
Filmography
24 credits
The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince
Movie • 1987
Boyan

First Love
Movie • 2022
Father Alex

Little Ukraine
Movie • 2022
Vlad

The Kill Room
Movie • 2023
Andrei

Marital Jokes
Movie • 1989

Confetti
Movie • 2020
Mr. Loran

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Movie • 2019
The Russian

Échappé
Movie • 2018
Lionidze

Boris I: Part 1 – The Baptizing
Movie • 1985
Kalugerche-stranniche

Boris I - Part 2 - Word For Letters
Movie • 1985
Kalugerche-stranniche

A House of Dynamite
Movie • 2025
Russian General #2

Mr. Robot
TV • 2015
Russian Oligarch

For All Mankind
TV • 2019
Colonel Vidor Kolikoff

Law & Order
TV • 1990
David Dementev

Васко да Гама от село Рупча
TV • 1986
Атанасов - втори помощник капитан

Manifest
TV • 2018
Marko Valeriev

Elsbeth
TV • 2024
Fisnik Raapi

NCIS: Hawaiʻi
TV • 2021
Lev Fedorov

Third Watch
TV • 1999
Mr. Adel

The Americans
TV • 2013
Kirill

Gotham
TV • 2014
Boris

The Irrational
TV • 2023
Cosmo

Litvinenko
TV • 2022
Boris Berezovsky

The Good Ship Murder
TV • 2023
Yuval Goldmann