Atanas Srebrev

Born April 19, 1971 · Sofia, Bulgaria

Atanas Srebrev (born April 19, 1971, in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian (South Slavic) actor, singer, and voice-over artist, 5′ 11″ (1.80 m) tall, who graduated with a Master's degree in Drama, Theatre, and Acting from the National Academy of Theater and Film Arts in Sofia. Recognized as the first Bulgarian actor to make his own way in Hollywood due to his fluency in English, he has appeared in over 145 films and is highly recognizable among SyFy Channel viewers. He is married to Galina Srebreva (since 2002) and is fluent in Bulgarian, English, Russian, and German. His most notable film credits include Agent Madison in Hellboy (2019), a Blacksmith in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Trawler Captain in Mechanic: Resurrection (2016), an American Merc in Rambo: Last Blood (2019), CAT Agent in Angel Has Fallen (2019), Dr. Joseph Myers in Memory (2022, with Julia Roberts), Lewis in Subservience (2024, with Kyra Dagiba), and Chief Wormer in The Toxic Avenger (2023). He is also well known for Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing (2006, as Dmitri), The Contract (2006, as Rodrigues), Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006), Ninja (2009, as Detective Vukovich), Grendel (2007), and Loving Pablo (2017). On stage he has performed lead roles in major musicals including Chicago (Billy Flynn), My Fair Lady (Professor Higgins), Les Misérables (Javert), Evita (Perón), and The Wizard of Oz (Tin Man), and he has done extensive voice-over work for Bulgarian dubs of Moana, The Lego Batman Movie, DC League of Super-Pets, and Mulan (2020).