Georgi Staykov

Acting

Born: 1964-08-10 in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

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.

Georgi Staykov

Biography

Known For

Wallander

Der Kommissar und das Meer

Undercover

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Millennium

The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Innocently Convicted

Graveyard Island

Alamaailma Trilogia

Alex

Frank Stubbs Promotes

Where's Maggie

Seeking Temporary Wife

The Babylon Syndrome

It's All About Love

Plantera kyssar

Tilt

Beck 11 - The Cartel

Made in YU

Mission London

А сега накъде?

Father of My Children

On the Roofs at Night

Scar-Free

Night of the Wolf

God Willing

Baba's Cars

All She Wrote

Johan Falk: Organizatsija Karayan

The Berlin Conspiracy

Offside

The Land of Dreams

Dreams

Paradiset

Yesterday

The Return of the Dancing Master

Irene Huss 11: I skydd av skuggorna

Omnipresent

Which Way Today?