Stjepan Perić

Stjepan Perić (Croatian pronunciation: [stjêpaːn pɛːritɕ]; born 1 March 1983) is a Croatian actor. After finishing high school, Perić studied law at the University of Zagreb. In 2003, he quit law to pursue a career as an actor.

In 2003, he enrolled in the Academy of Dramatic Art at the University of Zagreb, graduating in 2008.

In 2009, with director Nevio Marasović he co-wrote and starred in the pilot for the TV series The Instructor, which later became the first Croatian mockumentary TV series.In 2011, he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in film acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.On stage, he has starred in productions of the National Theatre in Zagreb, the National Theatre in Rijeka, the National Theatre in Varaždin, the Trešnja Theatre, the KULT Theatre and the Gavella Drama Theatre.

Since 2010 he decided to do only screen-acting and has appeared in over forty titles since.

He won the Best Leading Actor award at Mostar Film Festival for his role in Ministry of Love in 2016.

In 2023 he won the Best Actor award at International Filmmaker Festival of New York for his role in Po Tamburi.He provided the voice of President Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Croatian dub of The Simpsons Movie (2007).

He is married to Jelena Jovanova and they have a son.