Julian Emilianov Vergov (; born 15 July 1970) is a Bulgarian actor. He is best known for starring in the drama series Glass Home (2010–2012), and the medical drama Stolen Life (2017–2019).
Vergov made his acting debut in theatre, starring in Lilia Abadjieva's Romeo and Juliet at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre. He later began acting in films and has starred in numerous Bulgarian films, such as Seamstresses (2007), Mission London (2010), Directions (2017) and In the Heart of the Machine (2022), as well as appeared in several Hollywood productions, such as In Hell (2003), Until Death (2007), The Fourth Kind (2014), and Boyka: Undisputed (2017).
Education Prior to acting, Vergov took four years of engineering studies. In 2001, he graduated from the Lyuben Groys Theatre College in Sofia, where he studied acting in the class of Professor Tzvetana Maneva.
Career Vergov made his debut on the stage of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, staged by Lilia Abadjieva. His other theatre performances include The Seagull and Hamlet at the Tear and Laughter Drama Theatre, The Marriage of Figaro at the Small City Theatre Behind the Canal, Platonov at the National Palace of Culture, The Verdict and Crime and Punishment at the Sfumato Theatre and The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre.
Apart from theatre, Vergov has starred in various television productions, such as the bTV sitcom She and He (2002–2008). In 2010, he starred in the drama series Glass House where he portrayed Nikolai. In 2012, he appeared as Mr. Savov in Revolution Z: Sex, Lies and Music, and between 2017 and 2019, he starred in Nova's medical drama series Stolen Life. In 2019 and 2020, he was a guest panelist on The Masked Singer. In 2020 and 2021, he was a judge on the Bulgarian adaptation of Your Face Sounds Familiar.
Personal life Vergov is in a long-term relationship with his partner Irina Yalamova. They have a daughter named Alena.
Awards In 2015, Vergov won an Icarus award for Best Supporting Actor for the role of Boris Sarafov in the Ivan Vazov National Theatre play The Thessaloniki Conspirators. In 2021, he won the Best Actor award at the Riviera International Film Festival for his role in the Bulgarian drama film German Lessons (2020).
Selected filmography Film + Year Title Role Notes 2001 Mindstorm Preznev 2002 The Good War Frank2003 Antibody Moran Direct-to-video In Hell Solitary Guard Shark Zone Billy Direct-to-video Journey to Jerusalem Goran2005 Raging Sharks Roosevelt First Officer Direct-to-video The Turkish Gambit Bulgarian Officer Submerged Rollins Direct-to-video2007 The Lark Farm Giovane Turco Until Death Agent 1 Direct-to-video Seamstresses Misho2009 Command Performance Command Aide Direct-to-video The Tournament Syndicate Guy The Fourth Kind Will Tyler Double Identity Victor Krastev 2010 Mission London Varadin Dimitrov 2016 Boyka: Undisputed Slava Direct-to-video 2017 Directions Rumen 2022 In the Heart of the Machine Captain Vekilsky 2024 Triumph Colonel Platnikov
Television + Year Title Role Notes2002 Interceptor Force 2 Rebel Leader Television film She and He Martin Main role; 103 episodes2004 Spartacus Scout 2 episodes Raptor Island Rashid Television film Darklight Clerk Television film2005 Mansquito SWAT Member Television film Alien Siege Holland Television film A Love to Hide Johann Von Berg Television film Path of Destruction Lab Worker #2 Television film Locusts: The 8th Plague ER Doctor Television film2006 Magma: Volcanic Disaster Radio Operator Television film S.S. Doomtrooper Nazi Guard #1 Television film Dragon Dynasty Italian Soldier Television film 2007 Reign of the Gargoyles Colonel Schrieber Television film 2010–2012 Glass Home Nikolay Zhekov Main role; 64 episodes 2012–2014 Revolution Z Nikola Savov Main role; 50 episodes 2017–2019 Stolen Life Victor Bankov Main role; 69 episodes 2019–2020 The Masked Singer Guest panelist Season 1–2 2020–2021 Your Face Sounds Familiar Judge Season 8–9 2021 The Hunt for Salamander Kamen Petkov Main role; 13 episodes
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