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
Cast Credits

Elsbeth
Character: Fisnik Raapi
TV • 2024

The Good Ship Murder
Character: Yuval Goldmann
TV • 2023

The Irrational
Character: Cosmo
TV • 2023

The Kill Room
Character: Andrei
MOVIE • 2023

Litvinenko
Character: Boris Berezovsky
TV • 2022

Little Ukraine
Character: Vlad
MOVIE • 2022

First Love
Character: Father Alex
MOVIE • 2022

NCIS: Hawaiʻi
Character: Lev Fedorov
TV • 2021

Confetti
Character: Mr. Loran
MOVIE • 2020

For All Mankind
Character: Colonel Vidor Kolikoff
TV • 2019

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Character: The Russian
MOVIE • 2019

Manifest
Character: Marko Valeriev
TV • 2018

Échappé
Character: Lionidze
MOVIE • 2018

Mr. Robot
Character: Russian Oligarch
TV • 2015

Gotham
Character: Boris
TV • 2014

The Americans
Character: Kirill
TV • 2013

Third Watch
Character: Mr. Adel
TV • 1999

Law & Order
Character: David Dementev
TV • 1990

Marital Jokes
Character:
MOVIE • 1989

The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince
Character: Boyan
MOVIE • 1987