Lazar Ristovski
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 26, 1952
- Birthplace
- Ravno Selo near Vrbas, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Lazar Ristovski (born October 26, 1952, Ravno Selo, Vojvodina, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian actor, director, producer, and writer of Macedonian descent, who has appeared on stage approximately 4,000 times and starred in over 90 films and 30 TV series, mostly in lead roles. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the University of Belgrade and is best known for his role as Petar "Blacky" Popara in Emir Kusturica's Palme d'Or-winning Underground (1995). As a producer, he founded Zillion Film, which has produced or co-produced over 27 feature films, and directed The White Suit (1999) and White Lions (2011). He briefly served as a member of the Serbian National Assembly in 2022 and was awarded the Order of the Karađorđe's Star in 2023. He was married to actress Danica Ristovski from 1980 until their divorce in 2022; they have two sons, Jovan and Petar. His most notable film credits include Underground (1995) (Miki Manojlović, Mirjana Joković), Casino Royale (2006) (Daniel Craig, Eva Green), The November Man (2014) (Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey), and Train Driver's Diary (2016) (Petar Korać, Mirjana Karanović), the latter of which he produced and which won the Grand Prix, Best Actor, and Best Feature Film at the 2017 Prague Independent Film Festival. He also starred in Tito i ja (1992), King of Thieves (2004), St. George Shoots the Dragon (2009), Along the Roadside (2013), King Peter of Serbia (2018), Dream Team (2021), and Saligia (2024).
Filmography
Block 62 TBA
Co-Producer
- War with the Salamanders
War with the Salamanders TBA
Actor
Saligia 2026
as Choirmaster
The Name of the People 2020
Producer
Neverending Past 2019
as Čovjek koji traži mrtvog sina (segment "III priča")
Leeches 2019
as Stjepan Stroh
What a Country! 2018
as Karlo
King Petar the First 2018
as Kralj Petar I Karađorđević
The Man Who Bought The Moon 2018
as Taneddu
Train Driver's Diary 2016
as Ilija, Producer
On the Other Side 2016
as Zarko, Co-Producer
Point Blank 2016
as Aco Gorić
For the King and Fatherland 2015
Actor
We Will Be the World Champions 2015
as Tito
The November Man 2014
as Arkady Federov
Rock the Trumpet 2014
as Himself
Who Is This Kusturica? 2013
Actor
Along the Roadside 2013
as Milutin
The Priest's Children 2013
as Biskup
White Lions 2011
as Dile, Producer, Director, Writer
Honeymoons 2009
as Verin ujak
St. George Shoots the Dragon 2009
as Đorđe, Producer
Devil's Town 2009
as Rajko Zorić
Sonetàula 2008
as Egidio Malune
Save Our Souls 2007
as Gvozden
Casino Royale 2006
as Kaminofsky
The Optimists 2006
as Profesor Gavrilo / Simon / Pokojni Ratomir / Gazda Pera / Aleksa Pantić
Tomorrow Morning 2006
as Zdravko
Tailor's Secret 2006
as Pukovnik
Well Tempered Corpses 2005
as Ruždija Kučuk
Midwinter Night's Dream 2004
as Lazar, Producer
Falling in the Paradise 2004
as Ljubiša Kundačina, Producer
King of Thieves 2003
as Caruso
Small World 2003
as Ras
A Little Night Music 2002
Producer
Boomerang 2001
as Bobi, Producer, Writer
The White Suit 1999
as Savo / Vuko Tiodorović, Director, Writer
Goodbye, 20th Century 1998
as Santa Claus
The Second Wife 1998
as Fosco
Cabaret Balkan 1998
as Svetin kum
- My Country
My Country 1997
Actor
Balkan Rules 1997
as Matori
Rage 1997
as Kovač
Shooting Days: Emir Kusturica Directs Underground 1996
as Himself
Underground 1995
as Petar 'Crni' Popara
Byzantine Blue 1993
as Aranđel
A Little Joke 1992
as Svetislav
Tito and Me 1992
as Raja
The Original of the Forgery 1991
as Pavle
Let's Make Love 3 1990
as Miloje
The Border 1990
as Topić
The Way Steel Was Tempered 1988
as Leo
The Bizarre Country 1988
as Putnik
Miss Julie 1985
as Žan, sluga
The Killer 1985
as Stojan Stanojević, inženjer
Knot 1985
as Nikola
The Damned Yard 1984
as Ljubitelj žena
Zadar's Memento 1984
as Krševan Stipčević
The Igman March 1983
as Josip Broz Tito
The Petty Bourgeois 1983
as Nil, posinak
The Terrace 1983
as Vladan
Wild Flesh 1982
as Steva Andrejević, sin
Svetozar Markovic 1980
as Svetozar Marković
Breakdown 1978
as Psihijatar Savić
Manhunt 1977
as Ivan
Credits from TMDB.