Dario Deak

Dario Deak' is a Bosnian-American film and television actor. His acting career since 2004 has included parts in the hitsHostageandAnchorman: 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.

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

Deak is represented by Barry Hirsch whose clients include Clive Owen, Winona Ryder and Sean Penn.

Early life

Deak was born in Sarajevo, then Yugoslavia, and 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.

Filmography

Film

Year

2004

2005

2007

2008

2010

2011

Television

Year

2004

2009

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