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.

Known For

Third Watch

Mr. Adel

Law & Order

David Dementev

Gotham

Boris

For All Mankind

Colonel Vidor Kolikoff

NCIS: Hawai'i

Lev Fedorov

Manifest

Marko Valeriev

Mr. Robot

Russian Oligarch

Elsbeth

Fisnik Raapi

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	The Kill Room	Andrei
2022	First Love	Father Alex
2022	Little Ukraine	Vlad
2020	Confetti	Mr. Loran
2019	The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot	The Russian
2018	Échappé	Lionidze
1989	Marital Jokes
1987	The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince	Boyan
1985	Boris I: Part 1 – The Baptizing	Kalugerche-stranniche
1985	Boris I - Part 2 - Word For Letters	Kalugerche-stranniche

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Elsbeth	Fisnik Raapi
2023	The Irrational	Cosmo
2021	NCIS: Hawai'i	Lev Fedorov
2019	For All Mankind	Colonel Vidor Kolikoff
2018	Manifest	Marko Valeriev
2015	Mr. Robot	Russian Oligarch
2014	Gotham	Boris
2013	The Americans	Kirill
1999	Third Watch	Mr. Adel
1990	Law & Order	David Dementev
1986	Васко да Гама от село Рупча	Атанасов - втори помощник капитан