Georgi Staykov

Acting

Born Aug 10, 1964

From Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Georgi Staykov is a Bulgarian actor, born in the town of Veliko Tarnovo on the 10th of August 1964. In 1989 he graduates from the Bulgarian Acting Academy, where his mentor is Encho Halachev, and leaves for Sweden. In Swedish movies he often portrays Eastern-European characters, many of them antagonistic, or, as he himself states, "all bad guys who eventually die". His most wide success is the portrayal of Alexander Zalachenko, a former Soviet spy, in the Swedish film trilogy "Millenium", based on the books by Stieg Larsson. In Bulgaria, Staykov is known for his roles in movies like "Vchera" (Yesterday), "Bez draskotina" (No scratch), "Reservat" (Reservate), "Missia London" (Mission London) and "Tilt". He has made appearances in new TV shows such as "Sedem Chasa Razlika" (In seven hours). Staykov is living and teaching in Stockholm, Sweden, and is married to a Swedish opera singer. With her he has a son, Albert Nicholas, born in 2007.

Georgi Staykov

Known For

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Yesterday

It's All About Love

Offside

Father of My Children

Scar-Free

Mission London

The Return of the Dancing Master

Filmography — Acting

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Yesterday

It's All About Love

Offside

Father of My Children

Scar-Free

Mission London

The Return of the Dancing Master

The Berlin Conspiracy

Night of the Wolf

All She Wrote

The Land of Dreams

Wallander: The Witness

Paradiset

Baba's Cars

Tilt

The Babylon Syndrome

Beck 11 - The Cartel

Made in YU

Irene Huss 11: I skydd av skuggorna

Seeking Temporary Wife

Protected Zone

The King of Ping Pong

Omnipresent

The Quiet Game

God Willing

Sandor /slash/ Ida

Dreams

Graveyard Island

On the Roofs at Night

А сега накъде?

The Bronze Fox

Which Way Today?

Plantera kyssar