Stefan Kapičić
Stefan Kapičić | |
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 Kapičić promoting Deadpool at the Mayfair Hotel in Manhattan in 2016 | |
| Born | 1 December 1978 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
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Stefan Kapičić (born 1 December 1978) is a German-Serbian actor. With numerous television and film credits to his name, his most high-profile performance to date is as the voice of Colossus in Deadpool (2016).
Early life
Stefan Kapičić was born December 1, 1978 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany,[1] to actress Slobodanka Zugic and Dragan Kapičić, ex-Yugoslav basketball player. He studied acting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. He speaks Serbo-Croatian and Russian.[2]
His grandfather bought him his first comic book when he was six years old, which sparked what called an "ongoing love" in a 2015 interview.[3]
Career
By 2015, Kapičić had accumulated more than 80 roles in television, film, and theater. He made it to the second round of a secret casting process for the X-Man Colossus in the superhero film Deadpool, learning what the production was only after he passed that round. Working with first-time director Tim Miller in Los Angeles, Kapičić did 120 takes during his third call of auditions, stretching the session an additional eight hours beyond its intended four-hour duration, before flying back to Montenegro to perform Romeo and Juliet. Kapičić, a self-described "comic book geek" who considered Deadpool one of his favorite characters, was especially delighted when he learned he won the role, taking over from Daniel Cudmore, who had played the role in the X-Men films. Kapicic was a last minute replacement for Andre Tricoteux, and was selected by Miller in part because Miller wanted his version of Colossus, who is Russian in the comics, to have a Russian accent. The 6-foot-4 Kapičić portrayed the 7-and-a-half-foot tall character through a combination of voice work and motion capture, completing filming in mid-December 2015, eight weeks before the film's February 12, 2016 release date.[3]
Personal life
In December 2015, Kapičić became engaged to Croatian actress Ivana Horvat.[4][5]
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kordon | ||
| 2006-2007 | Obicni ljudi | Igor Nikolic | |
| 2008 | Vratice se rode | Dizajner Mitrovic Decanski | |
| 2008 | The Unit | Dragan | |
| 2008 | Numb3rs | Lee Hagopian | |
| 2010 | 24 | Davros' Operative | |
| 2011 | The Event | Davros' Operative | |
| 2013 | Stella | Zac | |
| 2011-2013 | Larin izbor | Niksa Ivanov | |
| 2013–2014 | Zora dubrovačka | Rocco Sorgo |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kordon | ||
| 2003 | Citravita | Policajac u Betmenovoj majici | Short |
| 2003 | Skoro sasvim obicna prica | Bane Leskovac | |
| 2004 | Slobodan pad | Nikola | Short |
| 2004 | Ulicni hodac | ||
| 2004 | O stetnosti duvana | Ahmed Crni Arapin | |
| 2006 | Ne skreci sa staze | Gay Deda Mraz | |
| 2008 | Carlston za Ognjenku | Arsa 'Kralj carlstona' | |
| 2008 | The Brothers Bloom | German Bar Owner | |
| 2012 | Big Miracle | Yuri | |
| 2012 | Larin izbor: Izgubljeni princ | Niksa Ivanov | |
| 2013 | Hitac | Crni | |
| 2015 | Bicemo prvaci sveta | Dragan Kapičić | |
| 2016 | Deadpool | Colossus / Piotr Rasputin | Voice[3] |
References
- ^ "Stefan Kapičić". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ^ Abrams, Sean (February 12, 2016). "Stefan Kapičić Brings New Life to the Metallic Mutant, Colossus". Maxim.
- ^ a b c McGovern, Joe (December 23 2015). "Meet Stefan Kapicic, the Serbian actor inside the 7-and-a-half-foot tall mutant Colossus in Deadpool". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Ovako su Stefan Kapičić i Ivana Horvat proslavili veridbu!". Story. December 23, 2015.
- ^ Nazor, Antonio (January 20, 2016). "EKSKLUZIVNI INTERVJU Stefan Kapičić: ‘Ostvaruju mi se snovi’". Story.
External links
- Stefan Kapičić at IMDb
- "STEFAN KAPICIC - Actors Showreel ". Stefan Kapičić/YouTube.