Nikolai Tsankov

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Mr. Robot (2015) — Russian Oligarch
2. Gotham (2014) — Boris
3. Manifest (2018) — Marko Valeriev
4. A House of Dynamite (2025) — Russian General #2
5. The Americans (2013) — Kirill
6. For All Mankind (2019) — Colonel Vidor Kolikoff
7. Law & Order (1990) — David Dementev
8. The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2019) — The Russian
9. NCIS: Hawaiʻi (2021) — Lev Fedorov
10. The Kill Room (2023) — Andrei
11. Third Watch (1999) — Mr. Adel
12. The Last Thing He Told Me (2023) — Tomas Perec
13. Steal (2026) — Stefan
14. First Love (2022) — Father Alex
15. Elsbeth (2024) — Fisnik Raapi
16. The Irrational (2023) — Cosmo
17. Imperfect Women (2026) — Dimitar
18. Litvinenko (2022) — Boris Berezovsky
19. The Good Ship Murder (2023) — Yuval Goldmann
20. Boris I: Part 1 – The Baptizing (1985) — Kalugerche-stranniche
21. The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince (1987) — Boyan
22. Васко да Гама от село Рупча (1986) — Атанасов - втори помощник капитан
23. Little Ukraine (2022) — Vlad
24. Marital Jokes (1989)
25. Confetti (2020) — Mr. Loran
26. Échappé (2018) — Lionidze
27. Boris I - Part 2 - Word For Letters (1985) — Kalugerche-stranniche