Georgi Staykov

Known for ActingBorn 1964-08-10 (age 61)Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Georgi Staykov is a Bulgarian actor, born in the town of Veliko Tarnovo on the 10th of August 1964. In 1989 he graduates from the Bulgarian Acting Academy, where his mentor is Encho Halachev, and leaves for Sweden. In Swedish movies he often portrays Eastern-European characters, many of them antagonistic, or, as he himself states, "all bad guys who eventually die". His most wide success is the portrayal of Alexander Zalachenko, a former Soviet spy, in the Swedish film trilogy "Millenium", based on the books by Stieg Larsson. In Bulgaria, Staykov is known for his roles in movies like "Vchera" (Yesterday), "Bez draskotina" (No scratch), "Reservat" (Reservate), "Missia London" (Mission London) and "Tilt". He has made appearances in new TV shows such as "Sedem Chasa Razlika" (In seven hours). Staykov is living and teaching in Stockholm, Sweden, and is married to a Swedish opera singer. With her he has a son, Albert Nicholas, born in 2007.Read more

Movies & web series

Scar-Free

On the Roofs at Night

А сега накъде?

Yesterday

Millennium

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Frank Stubbs Promotes

All She Wrote

Undercover

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

The Girl Who Played with Fire

Wallander

Protected Zone

Father of My Children

Mission London

The King of Ping Pong

Tilt

God Willing

Which Way Today?

Omnipresent

Der Kommissar und das Meer

Alex

The Berlin Conspiracy

Irene Huss 11: I skydd av skuggorna

The Babylon Syndrome

Graveyard Island

Beck 11 - The Cartel

The Land of Dreams

It's All About Love

Made in YU

Baba's Cars

Night of the Wolf

Offside

The Return of the Dancing Master

Day of the Dead

Alamaailma Trilogia

Paradiset

Dreams

Wallander: The Witness

Innocently Convicted

Sandor /slash/ Ida

Seeking Temporary Wife

The Quiet Game

Where's Maggie

The Blood

Plantera kyssar

The Bronze Fox