Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1964-08-10 (Age: 62)
Place of Birth
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Georgi Staykov
Biography
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.
Filmography (35)
The Land of Dreams
2022
All She Wrote
2018
Omnipresent
2017
The Quiet Game
2011
Irene Huss 11: I skydd av skuggorna
2011
Tilt
2011
Wallander: The Witness
2010
Mission London
2010
Father of My Children
2009
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
2009
The Girl Who Played with Fire
2009
Dreams
2009
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009
