Leon Lučev (born 1970) is a Croatian actor.
Career 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).
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.
Apart from his film work, he regularly performs in the Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka. 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).
Selected filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 Alone unnamed man 2004 Sex, Drink and Bloodshed Roko Vitaljic 2005 What Is a Man Without a Moustache? Don Stipan / General Ivica2006 Grbavica Pelda The Melon Route Seki2008 Will Not End Here Martinov kolega Behind the Glass Nikola Jeren Buick RivieraVuko 2010 On the Path Amar 2011 Silent Sonata Father 2012 Cannibal Vegetarian Ilija 2013 Circles Haris 2016 The Black Pin Savo2017 Men Don't Cry Valentin The Miner Alija Basic 2021 Murina Ante 2023 Disco Boy Paul 2025How Come It's All Green Out Here? Neven The film is scheduled for premiere at KVIFF on 7 July 2025, competing for Proxima Grand Prix. 2026Honey Bunny Milan
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Sarajevo Film Festival 2008 Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor Buick Riviera 2018 The Load Pula Film Festival 2011 Best Supporting Actor Silent Sonata Locarno Festival 2018 Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow I Can Barely Remember the Day
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