Dario Deak

Dario Deak
Born Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Occupation Actor
Years active 2004–present

Dario Deak is a Bosnian-American film and television actor.

Early life

Deak was born in Sarajevo, then Yugoslavia, by Croatian parents. He came to the United States during high school. The year that he was going to return to his country the Yugoslav Wars started which caused him to stay in U.S. By the end of the war his passport belonged to a country that didn’t exist anymore, since it was divided in three different countries. He was eighteen when he auditioned for the University of Mississippi and was accepted, with scholarship where he majored in Piano and Business. During the college years Deak started acting, doing extensive work in theatre. After he finished college, Deak worked as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch starting in Saint Louis, Missouri and soon after relocating to Beverly Hills, California where he stayed until 2004 when he decided to leave the career in finance in order to pursue his passion for acting.[1]

Career

His acting career since 2004 has included parts in the hits Hostage and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

After almost six years of roles in American TV shows and films, Deak gained Hollywood's attention by playing his first lead role of Nick Nemet in Dreamkiller (2010), an independent film that played theatrically for a rare long engagement of over 14 weeks.[2]

Deak was one of the main contenders to play the role of Conan in the 2011 Conan the Barbarian remake.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Reporter Smith
2005 Hostage Swat Officer
2007 Universal Soldiers Joe Ellison
2008 For Heaven's Sake A.D. to John Ford
2010 Dreamkiller Nick Nemet
2011 'Sandow Eugen Sandow development
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Arnold Schwarzenegger: A VH1 Popumentary Ken 2004 (TV movie)
2009 35 and counting Nevada 2009 (TV movie)

References

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