Filip Šovagović (born 13 September 1966) is a Croatian actor, film director, comedian, playwright and journalist. At first known simply as the son of renowned actor Fabijan Šovagović, he has established himself as one of the most prolific Croatian actors of the 21st century. He has appeared in over sixty films, starring in My Uncle's Legacy, Sokol Did Not Love Him, Hamburg Altona, Četverored, Transatlantic, The Infection and the Academy Award-winning No Man's Land. Šovagović also starred in the extremely successful Croatian comedy series Naša mala klinika as Ivo Zadro. He made his directorial début in 2005, with the film Pušća Bistra. Šovagović has also been widely praised for his acting work in the Gavella Drama Theatre and as a playwright in his repertoire of five authored plays. His most acclaimed work, The Brick, has won the 2002 Prix Italia. He writes a column in the Croatian daily newspaper 24 sata. Career Film In 1988, he appeared in My Uncle's Legacy, marking his film debut. The film, based on the Ivan Aralica novel Okvir za mržnju, was nominated for a 1990 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He later appeared as Ilija in the 1991 Đuka Begović adaptation, directed by Branko Schmidt. In 1995, he starred in the Zrinko Ogresta-directed Washed Out. The film was the Croatian submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in 1995 and had garnered positive reviews. For the role, Šovagović won the Golden Arena for Best Actor at the Pula Film Festival. He would later win Golden Arenas for Best Actor for his roles in Transatlantic and Slow Surrender. In 1995, Šovagović portrayed the smooth-talking Spanish television star Juan in the celebrated box-office hit The Three Men of Melita Žganjer. Opposite Rene Bitorajac and Branko Đurić, he had a starring role in No Man's Land, a motion picture that won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. In 2005, he directed the comedy Pušća Bistra, starring Enes Vejzović. With a screenplay based on Šovagović's cult play Cigla (The Brick), the film earned praised for its dialogue, directing and humor, but received criticism towards the acting performances. Theatre He graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art at the University of Zagreb, and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre directing. Since 1995, he has been a member of the ensemble in the Gavella Drama Theatre in Zagreb. Some