Aleks Paunovic
Aleks Paunovic | |
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Born |
June 29, 1969 |
Occupation | Actor |
Height | 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, Julius on fantasy horror drama series Van Helsing, imposing warrior Wygar Oak on the second season of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and Bojan "Boki" Boscovic on dystopian thriller series Snowpiercer.
Biography
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.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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2002 | Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled | Brick | Video | |
2002 | I Spy | Bob | ||
2004 | Seven Times Lucky | Sacco | ||
2007 | Taming Tammy | Sy | ||
2008 | Heart of a Dragon | Tim | ||
2009 | Personal Effects | Tom | ||
2009 | Driven to Kill | Tony Links | Video | |
2010 | Transparency | Linder | ||
2010 | Blood: A Butcher's Tale | Tony Links | Video | |
2010 | 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 | The Marine 3: Homefront | Gabriel | Video | |
2014 | Feed the Gods | Pete | ||
2014 | What an Idiot | Caleb | ||
2015 | Badge of Honor | Samuel | ||
2015 | Dead Rising: Watchtower | Logan | ||
2015 | Vendetta | Griffin Abbott | ||
2015 | Blackway | Skell | ||
2015 | Numb | Lee | ||
2016 | Kindergarten Cop 2 | Zogu | ||
2017 | A Very Sordid Wedding | Hardy | ||
2017 | War for the Planet of the Apes | Winter | ||
2018 | Siberia | Yefrem | ||
2018 | Freaks | Robert Kraigen | ||
2019 | Cold Pursuit | Det. Osgard | ||
2019 | Puppet Killer | Jamie | Post-production | |
2019 | Volition | Terry | ||
2020 | Chained | Jim | ||
2021 | Zero Contact | Trevor Williams | ||
2023 | The Silent Service | Logan Steiger | Japanese film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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1994 | Heads | Roderick | TV film | |
2002 | Jeremiah | Stomp | "Red Kiss" | |
2002 | Stargate SG-1 | Shaq'rel | "Redemption: Parts 1 & 2" | |
2002 | Christmas Rush | Petrovich | TV film | |
2002 | John Doe | Pavel Kovarik | "Manifest Destiny" | |
2003 | The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron | Lazarri | TV film | |
2003 | Andromeda | Agio | "Vault of the Heavens" | |
2003 | Picking Up & Dropping Off | Joey | TV film | |
2004 | Mutant X | Nick | "Divided Loyalties" | |
2004 | Cold Squad | Cal Blannon | "Cock of the Walk" | |
2005 | The Dead Zone | Matthew Meter | "The Last Goodbye" | |
2005 | Chasing Christmas | Vincent | TV film | |
2005 | Painkiller Jane | Sgt. Frizelle | TV film | |
2005–2007 | Battlestar Galactica | Marine Sgt. Omar Fischer | Recurring role | |
2006 | Whistler | Vic Mostov | "The Looks of Love" | |
2006 | Supernatural | Sean's Friend | "Crossroad Blues" | |
2006 | Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep | Ike | TV film | |
2006 | Psych | Security Guard | "Spellingg Bee" | |
2007 | Maneater | Sgt. Winshiser | TV film | |
2007 | Bionic Woman | Curtis | "Sisterhood" | |
2007 | Stargate Atlantis | Rakai | "Reunion" | |
2008 | Smallville | Orderly | "Labyrinth" | |
2009 | Fireball | Draven | TV film | |
2009 | Sanctuary | The Duke | "Penance" | |
2010 | Supernatural | Skinwalker (Pack Leader's Second in Command) | "All Dogs Go To Heaven" | |
2010 | Human Target | Alexei Volkov | "Embassy Row" | |
2010 | Riverworld | Bernardo | TV film | |
2010 | Caprica | William Adama Sr. | "The Dirteaters" | |
2010 | Gotta Grudge? | Big Al | TV series | |
2011 | InSecurity | Victor | "Keeping Up with the Laslovs" | |
2011 | Smallville | OrderlyThug #1 | 2 episodes | |
2012 | The Christmas Consultant | Boris Tartakov | TV film | |
2012–2014 | Arctic Air | Jim McAllister | Recurring role | |
2013 | Republic of Doyle | Angus Farris | "The Common Wealth" | |
2013 | Eve of Destruction | Ruslan | TV miniseries | |
2013 | Chupacabra vs. the Alamo | Agent Perez | TV film | |
2013 | Once Upon a Time | Berkley | "The Evil Queen" | |
2013 | Hell on Wheels | Anton Hersch | "Cholera" | |
2013 | Psych | Serbian #1 | "Lassie Jerky" | |
2013 | Christmas Bounty | Manucci | TV film | |
2014 | Parked | Hector | "Pilot (DADS)" | |
2014 | Far from Home | Dale Cottonwood | TV film | |
2014 | Zapped | Ted | TV film | |
2014 | Psych | Bartender | "Cog Blocked" | |
2014–15 | The 100 | Gustus | Recurring role | |
2015 | iZombie | Julien DuPont | Recurring role (8 episodes) | |
2015 | Ghost Unit | Jadranko | "1.1" | |
2015 | Continuum | Rollins | Recurring role | |
2015 | Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow | Blade | TV film | |
2016 | Supernatural | Gunner Lawless | "Beyond the Mat" | |
2016 | Motive | Sgt. Fred Blunt | "The Dead Hand", "Foreign Relations" | |
2016–21 | Van Helsing | Julius | Main role | |
2017 | Zoo | Dallas | "No Place Like Home", "Diaspora" | |
2017 | Hard Days, Wet Nights | Woodrow | TV series | |
2017 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Guest diner; Reality series, Episode: "Catch of the Day" | |
2017 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Wygar Oak | Recurring Role (6 Episodes) | |
2018 | Arrow | C.O. Felton | 2 episodes | |
2020–2022 | Snowpiercer | Bojan "Boki" Boscovic | Recurring role | |
2021 | Hawkeye | Ivan Banionis | Recurring role (4 episodes) | |
2024 | The Silent Service | Logan Steiger |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Shao Khan | "Kitana & Mileena: Parts 1 & 2" |
Awards and nominations
For his role of Julius in Van Helsing Paunovic has been nominated 3 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.