Zlatko Burić
Zlatko Burić is a Croatian and Danish actor. He is best known for his performances in the Pusher film trilogy (1996–2005), and the films Bleeder (1999), 2012 (2009), Triangle of Sadness (2022), Superman (2025), and The Bride! In television, he portrayed Von Kovak in Wonder Man (2026).
Zlatko Burić

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- Name
- Zlatko Burić
- Birthplace
- Osijek, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- Croatia.
- Honours
- European Film Award for Best Actor, Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
- Languages
- Danish and Croatian.
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Biography
Biography
For Triangle of Sadness, he won a European Film Award and a Guldbagge Award.
Documentary record
Zlatko Burić (born 13 May 1953) is recorded as an actor. The birth of Zlatko Burić is recorded on 13 May 1953 in Osijek, Jugoslawien (heute Kroatien).

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Zlatko Burić • Birthplace — Osijek, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1981–present • Children — 3
Early life and education
Early life and education
Burić was born in the city of Osijek in the former Yugoslavia (now located in Croatia) where he was educated at the Dramski Studio in 1972.
Career
Career
In the 1970s and early 1980s, Burić belonged to the experimental theater group Kugla Glumište (formed in 1975) together with Željko Zorica-Šiš and Damir Bartol-Indoš. He has appeared in several successful Danish films from the 1990s and 2000s, frequently appearing in films directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, including Bleeder and Milo in The Pusher Trilogy. For his role in Pusher, he won the Bodil Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1997. In 2009, Burić had a large supporting role in the apocalyptic film 2012, as Yuri Karpov, a Russian billionaire. In 2012, he reprised his role as Milo in the British remake of Pusher. • Illustration — Burić on Kugla Glumište, talk in Zadar, 2023
Personal life
Personal life
Burić moved to Denmark in 1981 where he married Sonja Hindkjær, with whom he has three children. After their divorce, he married the Danish-Serbian actress Dragana Milutinović, on 7 October 1998.
Television
Television
• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 1981 — Kugla glumiste • 1997 — Karrusel — Customer — Voice; episode: "Linda og Mads" (1.1) • 1997–1999 — Taxa — Meho Selimoviz — 56 episodes • 2001 — Sjätte dagen — Night manager — 1 episode (2.13) • 2003 — Timm & Gordon — Unfaithful wife's lover • 2004 — Vikaren • 2005 — Omars jul — Polish Pixy — 2 episodes • 2006 — Johanne i Troldeskoven — Troll — 13 episodes • 2014 — 1864 — Ignazio — 4 episodes • 2018 — Snatch — Beni Ladrani — 1 episode • 2022 — Copenhagen Cowboy — Miroslav — 4 episodes • 2024 — Jana: Marked for Life — Gavril "Baba" Bolanaki • Operation Sabre — Žarko Ilić • 2026 — Wonder Man — Von Kovak — 4 episodes • Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen — The Witness — 3 episodes
Film
• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 1996 — Pusher — Milo — Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role • 1997 — Sinan's Wedding — Sinan's father • 1998 — Baby Doom — Lazlo • Angel of the Night — Taxi driver • 1999 — Bleeder — Kitjo • Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen — Tsatsiki's dad — Voice • 2000 — Help! I'm a Fish — Bus driver • 2001 — Meningen med Flemming — Thomas • Woyzecks sidste symfoni — Woyzeck Lotzki • Shake It — Taxi driver • 2002 — One Hell of a Christmas — Ibrahim • Dirty Pretty Things — Ivan • 2003 — Kærlighed ved første hik 3 – Anja efter Viktor — Tattoo Mogens • Covac — The scientist • 2004 — Pusher II — Milo • 2005 — Restless Souls — Drago • Pusher III — Milo • 2007 — Pistoleros — Ivan • 2008 — Milo's Wheels — Goran • Himmerland — Stipe • 2009 — 2012 — Yuri Karpov • 2012 — Pusher — Milo — English-language remake • St George's Day — Vladimir Sukhov • 2014 — Kolbøttefabrikken — Omar • 2015 — Min søsters børn og guldgraverne — Fred • Iqbal & den hemmelige opskrift — Baba Ganus • 2016 — Quit Staring at My Plate — Lazo • Iqbal & superchippen — Baba Ganus • 2017 — Alle for tre — Signor Pelliccia • 2018 — Teen Spirit — Vladimir Brajković • Comic Sans — Bruno • Kursk — Kulkin • Iqbal & den indiske juvel — Baba Ganus • 2019 — Killerman — Perico • Extracurricular — Drago • 2021 — Mayday — Max "The Cook" • 2022 — Triangle of Sadness — Dmitry — European Film Award for Best Actor Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role • 2023 — Bosnian Pot — Zdenek • Good Times, Bad Times — Kuhar • 2024 — Rumours — Jonas Glob • Wolfs — Dimitri • 2025 — Superman — Vasil Ghurkos • Novak — Dr. Nikola Novak • 2026 — Home — Laza • The Bride! — Lupino • TBA — The Big Fix — Filming
Reception
Zlatko Burić is recorded as having received European Film Award for Best Actor, Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
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Recognition and collections
Zlatko Burić received European Film Award for Best Actor, Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
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- “Zlatko Burić”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q207149: Zlatko Burić
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- 1.1997. Bodilprisen. 19 October 2015.
- 2.A Crime Drama in Need of a Push. NPR.org.
- 3.Pusher The Village Voice. www.villagevoice.com.
- 4.'Pusher' review: Crime doesn't pay. SFChronicle.com. 25 October 2012.
- 5.Dargis, Manohla. Cocaine Peddler Pays a Bloody Price. The New York Times. 25 October 2012. 0362-4331.
- 6.Kabell Søgaard, Lise. Zlatko Buric fylder 70: Han blev folkeeje for sit gebrokne dansk, men kan så meget mere. Kristligt Dagblad. 11 May 2023.
- 7.Whittaker, Richard. Singing a Musical Fairytale in Teen Spirit. Austin Chronicle. April 18, 2019.
- 8.Pula Film Festival. GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES.
- 9.Stojiljković, Marko. Review: Good Times, Bad Times. Cineuropa. 2023-07-27.
- 10.Review: 'Superman' (2025), starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult. CULTURE MIX. 8 July 2025.
- 11.Holland, Jonathan. Zlatko Buric's convincing mad scientist elevates this offbeat Greek debut. Screen Daily. 17 August 2025.
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