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Leon Lučev (born 1970 in Šibenik) is a Croatian actor. He had his feature film debut in Vinko Brešan's 1996 comedy How the War Started on My Island. Since then, he has amassed lead roles in numerous high-profile European films, including Sex, Drink and Bloodshed (2004), What Is a Man Without a Moustache? (2005), Grbavica (2006), The Melon Route (2006), Behind the Glass (2008), On the Path (2010), Silent Sonata (2011), Vegetarian Cannibal (2012), The Miner (2017) and Men Don't Cry (2017).

Leon Lučev
Born	Leon Lučev 1970 (age 51–52) Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Other names	Leo
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Ivana Jelavić ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2011)​
Children	4
Awards	Order of Danica Hrvatska

Lučev won the Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor at the 2008 Pula Film Festival, for his role in Will Not End Here. He was awarded the Heart of Sarajevo two times, for Buick Riviera in 2008 and The Load in 2018.[1]

Apart from his film work, he regularly performs in the Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka.[2] He provides the voice of Lightning McQueen in the Croatian dub of the Cars franchise (2006-2017) and voiced Nigel in the Croatian-language version of Finding Nemo (2003).^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Sex, Drink and Bloodshed	Roko Vitaljic
2005	What Is a Man Without a Moustache?	Don Stipan / General Ivica
2006	Grbavica	Pelda
	The Melon Route	Seki
2008	Will Not End Here	Martinov kolega
	Behind the Glass	Nikola Jeren
	Buick Riviera	Vuko
2010	On the Path	Amar
2011	Silent Sonata	Father
2012	Cannibal Vegetarian	Ilija
2017	Men Don't Cry	Valentin
	The Miner	Alija Basic

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
Sarajevo Film Festival	2008	Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor	Buick Riviera	Won
	2018		The Load	Won
Pula Film Festival	2011	Best Supporting Actor	Silent Sonata	Won
Locarno Festival	2018	Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow	I Can Barely Remember the Day	Nominated

References

External links

• Leon Lučev at IMDb

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