Dimiter D. Marinov

Dimiter D. Marinov is a Bulgarian-American actor who came to performing through music. Born in Sofia, he studied classical music and then acting, earning a master's degree from Sofia's National Academy for Theatre and Film. At 11 he played violin in a youth orchestra, and in 1990 he toured Europe, Canada, and the United States as a singer and actor with the folk-jazz stage anthology Mystery of Bulgarian Voices. His American stage work began in 1999 at The San Diego Repertory Theatre. His first US film audition brought his screen debut in Act of Valor (2012) as Kerimov, a Russian scientist and smuggler. His big break came with Green Book (2018), directed by Peter Farrelly and starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali. The film won Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and Marinov became the first Bulgarian to walk its red carpet in 2019. He also directed a high school production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.