Dario Deak is a Bosnian-American film

Film

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 and television

Television

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 actor.
His acting career since 2004 has included parts in the hits Hostage

Hostage (film)

Hostage is a 2005 thriller film with Bruce Willis that was directed by Florent Emilio Siri. The film was based on a novel by Robert Crais, and was adapted for the screen by Doug Richardson....

and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

After almost six years of roles in American TV show

Television program

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s and films, Deak gained Hollywood

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's attention by playing his first lead role of Nick Nemet in Dreamkiller

Dreamkiller (film)

Dreamkiller is a 2010 Psychological thriller directed by Catherine Pirotta and starring Dario Deak and John Colton, who portray a scientific team of two doctors who embark on a research project to cure fear-ridden, phobic patients of all varieties...

(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

Clive Owen

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, Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

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 and Sean Penn

Sean Penn

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.

Early life

Deak was born in Sarajevo

Sarajevo

Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

, then Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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, and came to the United States

United States

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 during high school.
The year that he was going to return to his country the Yugoslav Wars

Yugoslav wars

The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...

 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

University of Mississippi

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 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

Merrill Lynch

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 starting in Saint Louis, Missouri and soon after relocating to Beverly Hills, California

Beverly Hills, California

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 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	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, or simply Anchorman, is a 2004 American comedy film, directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. The film, which was also written by Ferrell and McKay, is a tongue-in-cheek take on the culture of the 1970s, particularly the then-new Action News format...	Reporter Smith
2005	Hostage Hostage A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor. The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against certain acts of war...	Swat Officer
2007	Universal Soldiers	Joe Ellison
2008	For Heaven's Sake For Heaven's Sake (2008 film) For Heaven's Sake is a comedy written by former Emmy Award winner, Ann Marcus. The film was directed and produced by Nat Christian. It stars Florence Henderson, Allison Lange, David Paetkau, Yaani King, Kathryn Gordon, Stephanie Patton, Joseph Campanella and Skyler Gisondo.The film was released...	A.D. to John Ford
2010	Dreamkiller	Nick Nemet
2011	'Sandow	Eugen Sandow Eugen Sandow Eugen Sandow , born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, was a Prussian pioneering bodybuilder in the 19th century and is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Bodybuilding".-Early life:...	development
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Arnold Schwarzenegger: A VH1 Popumentary	Ken	2004 (TV movie)
2009	35 and counting	Nevada	2009 (TV movie)

External links

• Official Website