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Aleks Paunovic
| Aleks Paunovic |
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| Paunovic in 2018 |
| (1969-06-29) June 29, 1969Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Actor |
| 1994–present |
| 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
Aleks Paunovic (born June 29, 1969) is a Canadian actor. Some of his many roles include prospector Jim McAllister on drama TV series Arctic Air (2012–2014), Julius on fantasy horror drama series Van Helsing (2016–2021), imposing warrior Wygar Oak on the second season of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2017) and Bojan "Boki" Boscovic on dystopian thriller series Snowpiercer (2020–2024).
Paunovic is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and "three generations of fighters" are in his family. His father is of Serbian descent, and his mother is of Croatian ancestry. His grandfather, father and uncle were all champion boxers in Yugoslavia, and he was a champion boxer until a shoulder injury ended his career. Paunovic was in a rock band before he got an acting job at his first audition. He supports the Red Cross/Impact Anti-Bullying Campaign, as he had been bullied as a child.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled | Brick | Direct-to-video | |
| I Spy | Bob | |||
| 2004 | Seven Times Lucky | Sacco | ||
| 2007 | Taming Tammy | Sy | ||
| 2008 | Heart of a Dragon | Tim | ||
| 2009 | Personal Effects | Tom | ||
| Driven to Kill | Tony Links | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2010 | Transparency | Linder | ||
| Blood: A Butcher's Tale | Tony Links | Direct-to-video | ||
| Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido | Hubs Cappa | |||
| 2011 | In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds | Allard | Direct-to-video | |
| 2012 | Charlie | Earnest | ||
| 2013 | Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | Cyclops | ||
| The Marine 3: Homefront | Gabriel | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2014 | Feed the Gods | Pete | ||
| What an Idiot | Caleb | |||
| 2015 | Badge of Honor | Samuel | ||
| Dead Rising: Watchtower | Logan | Streaming film | ||
| Vendetta | Griffin Abbott | |||
| Blackway | Skell | |||
| Numb | Lee | |||
| 2016 | Kindergarten Cop 2 | Zogu | Direct-to-video | |
| 2017 | A Very Sordid Wedding | Hardy | ||
| War for the Planet of the Apes | Winter | |||
| 2018 | The Age of Adulting | Woodrow | ||
| Siberia | Yefrem | |||
| Freaks | Robert Kraigen | |||
| 2019 | Cold Pursuit | Det. Osgard | ||
| Puppet Killer | Jamie | |||
| Volition | Terry | |||
| 2020 | Chained | Jim | ||
| 2021 | Zero Contact | Trevor Williams | ||
| 2023 | The Silent Service | Logan Steiger | Japanese film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Shao Kahn | Episode: "Kitana & Mileena: Parts 1 & 2" |
For his role of Julius in Van Helsing, Paunovic has been nominated three times for Leo Awards: in 2018 - Best Lead Performance by a Male: Dramatic Series, in 2019 - Best Supporting Performance by a Male: Dramatic Series, and in 2022 - Best Lead Performance by a Male: Dramatic Series.
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