Stefan Kapičić
Стефан Капичић
Kapičić at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1978-12-01) December 1, 1978
Cologne, West Germany
NationalityMontenegro
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Spouse
Ivana Horvat
​
(m. 2017)​
Children2
Parents
RelativesJovo Kapičić (grandfather)

Stefan Kapičić (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Капичић; born 1 December 1978) is a Serbian[2] actor best known for his role of Colossus in Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). He is also one of three members of the Council for Film Industry of Montenegro.[3]

Early life

Kapičić was born 1 December 1978 in Cologne, West Germany,[4] the son of Slobodanka "Beba" Žugić, a Montenegrin actress, and Dragan Kapičić, a retired Serbian basketball player. His father played for Saturn Köln during that time. At three years of age the family returned to SFR Yugoslavia. His grandfather bought him his first comic book when he was six years old, which sparked what he called an "ongoing love" in a 2015 interview about his role in Deadpool.[1] He studied acting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. He speaks Serbian, English, German and Russian.[5]

Career

Kapičić played the role of his own father in the 2015 film Bićemo prvaci sveta (We Will Be the World Champions) about the Yugoslavian national basketball team which won the 1970 FIBA World Championship.[6]

By 2015, Kapičić had accumulated more than 80 roles in television, film, and theater. He made it to the second round of a secret casting process for the X-Man Colossus in the superhero film Deadpool, learning what the production was only after he passed that round. Working with first-time director Tim Miller in Los Angeles, Kapičić did 120 takes during his third call of auditions, stretching the session an additional eight hours beyond its intended four-hour duration, before flying back to Dubrovnik, Croatia to perform Romeo and Juliet. Kapičić, a self-described "comic book geek" who considered Deadpool one of his favorite characters, was especially delighted when he learned he won the role, taking over from Daniel Cudmore, who had played the role in the X-Men films. Kapičić was selected because Miller wanted his version of Colossus, who is Russian in the comics, to have a Russian accent. The 6-foot-4 Kapičić portrayed the 7-and-a-half-foot tall character through a combination of voice work and motion capture, completing filming in mid-December 2015, eight weeks before the film's February 12, 2016 release date.[1]

Personal life

In December 2015, Kapičić became engaged to Croatian actress Ivana Horvat.[7] They were married in 2017.[8]

Filmography

Stefan Kapičić at the Mayfair Hotel in Manhattan's Theater District in 2016

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006–2007Obični ljudiIgor Nikolić111 episodes
2008Vratiće se rodeDizajner Mitrović Dečanski
The UnitDraganEpisode: "Sex Trade"
Numb3rsLee HagopianEpisode: "Scan Man"
201024Davros' OperativeEpisode: "Day 8: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m."
2011The EventDimitri JelavitchEpisode: "Strain"
2011–2013Larin izborNikša Ivanov251 episodes
2013StellaZacGuest star
2013–2014Zora dubrovačkaRocco Sorgo48 episodes
2015Andrija i AnđelkaTonči
2016Prvaci svetaDragan Kapičić
2018CounterpartLieber
2018–2022Better Call SaulCasper6 episodes[9]
2019Love, Death & RobotsLt. Nikolai Zakharov (voice)Episode: "The Secret War"

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2002Kordon
2003CitravitaPoliceman in a Batman shirtShort
Skoro sasvim obična pričaBane Leskovac
2004Slobodan padNikolaShort
Ulični hodač
O štetnosti duvanaAhmed Crni Arapin
2006Ne skreći sa stazeGej Deda Mraz
2008Čarlston za OgnjenkuArsa 'Kralj čarlstona'
The Brothers BloomGerman Bar Owner
2012Big MiracleYuri
Larin izbor: Izgubljeni princNikša Ivanov
2013HitacCrni
2015Bićemo prvaci svetaDragan Kapičić
2016DeadpoolColossus
[1]
2018Deadpool 2
2023The Last Voyage of the DemeterOlgaren
SlotherhouseOliver
2024Deadpool 3ColossusFilming[10]

Serbian dubs

Year Film Role Notes
2004PokémonJamesSeasons 1–5
2006Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesWinston
2006Open SeasonShaw
2006Return to Never LandCaptain Hook
2015Animal Kingdom: Let's Go ApeÉdouard
2015Inside OutRiley's Father
2016The Good DinosaurPoppa Henry

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Nikolai, J-12
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Nikolai

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McGovern, Joe (December 22, 2015). "Deadpool: Colossus actor revealed as Stefan Kapicic — exclusive". Entertainment Weekly.
  2. ↑ Deadpool: Colossus actor revealed as Stefan Kapicic — exclusive"
  3. ↑ "Kapičić, Garko i Bazzeli u Savjetu za filmsku djelatnost Crne Gore". CdM.me. March 5, 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Stefan Kapičić". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ Abrams, Sean (February 12, 2016). "Stefan Kapičić Brings New Life to the Metallic Mutant, Colossus". Maxim.
  6. ↑ "BIĆEMO PRVACI SVETA: Stefan Kapičić u ulozi svog oca Dragana!"
  7. ↑ Nazor, Antonio (January 20, 2016). "EKSKLUZIVNI INTERVJU Stefan Kapičić: ‘Ostvaruju mi se snovi’". Story.
  8. ↑ "Stefan Kapičić Marriages and Divorces". www.strictlyweddings.com.
  9. ↑ "'Better Call Saul' Casts 'Deadpool 2' Star Stefan Kapicic (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ Dick, Jeremy (May 23, 2023). "Deadpool 3 Officially Starts Filming". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
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