Željko Maksimović is a Serbian actor born in 1985. He has over a decade of experience in theater, television, and voice acting. His education includes studies in English, Japanese, and acting at universities in Belgrade, Serbia. Some of his notable roles include Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream and the husband in The Lover. He has worked with several theaters in Belgrade and won awards for his performances.

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Date of birth: April 3, 1985.
Height: 190cm (6.23ft)
Weight: 85kg (187lb)
Educa ti on
 2000-2004. “Vuk Karadzic” High School, Loznica, Serbia
 2004-2006. Faculty of Philology, Belgrade, Serbia (English and Japanese)
 2006-2010 Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Belgrade, Serbia (Acting. Class of prof.
Vladimir Jevtovic, PhD)
Worki ng Exper i ence
 2008 Theatre play “Borderless Lines”, FIST 04, directed by: SKUTR (Lukas
Trpisovsky and Martin Kukucka); Best Male Performance Award
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 2009 TV commercial Telenor “The Bill”, directed by Jovan Todorovic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z5d8asy8o4
 2009 Summer Universiade – presenter
 2009 “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” (Lysander) by William Shakespeare,
Dadov Theatre, directed by Srdjan J. Karanovic
 2010 “Don’t Know the Question But Sex is the Answer” (Perry, Tony) by
Nebojsa Romcevic, Bosko Buha Theatre, directed by Katarina Vrazalic
 2010 “The Lover” (Husband) by Harold Pinter, Rakovica Theatre, directed
by Vladan Djurkovic
 2010 “The Sea Anchor”(Les) by T. E. Whitehead, Rakovica Theatre,
directed by Jana Maricic and Marija Lipkovski
 2010 “It is Better to Eat Cookies Than Men” (Labud) by Tamara Jovanovic,
Dadov Theatre, directed by Aleksandar Volic
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 2010 Short films for theatre play “Together Alone” (Waiter) by Marko Selic
Marcello, Dadov Theatre, directed by Darijan Mihajlovic
 2011 Radio-drama “The Devil And the Little Lady” (Jeremija) by Djordje
Milosavljevic, Radio Belgrade, directed by Jovana Papovic
 2011 Voice-over for “Wolverine And The X-Men” (Cyclops), Loudworks
Studio, Belgrade
 2011 “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, Dom Omladine
Theatre, Belgrade, directed by Ana Konstantinovic
 2012 Voice-over for “Kirari” (Seiji), Loudworks Studio, Belgrade
 2012 Voice-over for “Angelina Ballerina” (Father), Loudworks Studio,
Belgrade
 2012 Voice-over for “Pop Pi xie Ville” (Elasto), Loudworks Studio, Blegrade
 2012 “The Deceased” (Ljubomir Protic) by Branislav Nusic, Yugoslavian
Drama Theatre, Belgrade, directed by Igor Vuk Torbica
 2012 “Far Away” (Lav) by Tamara Bosak, Bitef Theatre, Belgrade, directed
by Nenad Prokic
 2012 A site specific performance "Unlisted: Wasted Youth" by the
international arts organization and a team of curators Unlisted at 46th Bitef
Festival side program
 2012 translator of essays “Navigating Postfeminism”, “Public Discourse as a
Performance: The Art of Anna Deavere Smith” and “Theatre and Politics
Encountering Badiou” by professor Janelle Reinelt, PhD published in a

2. collection of essays “Politics and Performing Arts” by The University of Arts,
Belgrade
 2013 “Hajduci” (Dronja) by Branislav Nusic, directed by Darijan Mihailovic,
Dadov Theatre Belgrade
 2014 Winner of the Close Approximations contest for emerging translators,
Asymptote Magazine
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 2014 voice-over for “How To Train Your Dragon” (Tuffnut), DreamWorks
studio, Mobi Dik Studio, Belgrade
 2014 “After the Play” (Orpheus), a devised theatre piece directed by Ana
Konstantinovic, Eho Animato Production, Dom Omladine, Belgrade
 2014 “Storm”, author project directed by SKUTR (Martin Kukucka and Lukas
Trpisovsky), Jatka 78 a space for new art, Prague, Czech Republic
Other a bi l iti es
Languages (English - expert, Japanese - beginner, I also speak a little French,
Slovenian and Spanish)
Singing
Recreational tennis
Drawing