Nikola Kojo

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| birth_name = Nikola Kojo

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|9|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

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| yearsactive = 1980 – present

| othername = Nidža, Koja

| occupation = Actor, Host

| nationality = Serbian

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Nikola Kojo ({{Lang-sr-cyr|Никола Којо}}; born 5 September 1967) is a Serbian actor and film director as well the TV Host of the game shows The Weakest Link.

Biography

Nikola was named after his great-grandfather, who was an protoiereus in Mostar. He made his acting debut before he turned 13, with the role of the boy Ivan in the 1980 film "Rad na određeno vreme". During the 1980s, he played notable roles in the film "Igmanski marš" (1983), the TV series Sivi Dom (1986), and one of the main roles in three sequels of the very popular film series Foolish Years, which profiled him as one of the most famous actors of the younger generation in the former Yugoslavia.

In 1992, he played the main role in Srđan Dragojević's film Mi nismo anđeli (We're Not Angels), for which he remains notable. He starred again in the 2005 sequel Mi nismo anđeli 2.{{cite news|url=http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2004/09/17/srpski/R04091601.shtml|title=Pala prva klapa filma "Mi nismo anđeli 2"|date=17 September 2004|work=Glas javnosti|language=Serbian|accessdate=20 December 2010}}

He is married to Aleksandra Đurić, with whom he has a daughter Ana (2008) and two twin daughters (2013).{{cite web |title=Nikola Kojo dobio bliznakinje |url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/spektakl.147.html:452428-Nikola-Kojo-dobio-bliznakinje |website=Novosti |language=Serbian |date=4 September 2013}}

He made his directing debut in the film Herd (2016).{{cite web |title=Nikola Kojo: Radimo za hranu i račune |url=https://www.b92.net/kultura/vesti.php?nav_category=268&yyyy=2016&mm=07&dd=11&nav_id=1154011 |website=B92 |date=11 July 2016}}

During the 2022 Serbian general election Kojo supported opposition candidates Zdravko Ponoš, Marinika Tepić and

Dobrica Veselinović.{{cite web|title=Nikola Kojo podržao Ponoša, Mariniku i Dobricu: Moj glas ide pristojnim ljudima|url=https://nova.rs/izbori-2022/nikola-kojo-podrzao-ponosa-mariniku-i-dobricu-moj-glas-ide-pristojnim-ljudima|website=nova.rs|date=25 March 2022}}

Selected filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1984 \|Šta se zgodi kad se ljubav rodi (1987) \|Miša \|
1991 \|A Tight Spot 4 \|Momir (Senior Detective in Training) \|
1992 \|We Are Not Angels \|Nikola \|
1996 \|Lepa sela lepo gore \|Velja \|
1999 \|The Dagger \|Milan Vilenjak
2000 \|Sky Hook \|Zuba \|
2004 \|Life Is a Miracle \|Filipović \|
2011 \|The Parade \|Limun \|
2016 \|Herd \|Kolja \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1984

|Šta se zgodi kad se ljubav rodi (1987)

|Miša

1991

|A Tight Spot 4

|Momir (Senior Detective in Training)

1992

|We Are Not Angels

|Nikola

1996

|Lepa sela lepo gore

|Velja

1999

|The Dagger

|Milan Vilenjak

2000

|Sky Hook

|Zuba

2004

|Life Is a Miracle

|Filipović

2011

|The Parade

|Limun

2016

|Herd

|Kolja

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1993 \|Policajac sa Petlovog Brda \|Riđi \|TV series; 6 episodes
1994 \|Policajac sa Petlovog Brda 2 \|Riđi \|TV series; 2 episodes
1996-1997 \|Gore dole \|Zarko Damjanovic \|TV series; 13 episodes
2003 \|Crna gruja \|Crni Djordje \|TV series; 8 episodes
2013-2014 \|Kriza \|Aleš Firdus \|TV series; 24 episodes \|2023-present
2021-2024 \|Radio Mileva \|Dača \|TV series; 60 episodes
2023-present \|Najslabija karika \|Host \|TV series; 40 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1993

|Policajac sa Petlovog Brda

|Riđi

|TV series; 6 episodes

1994

|Policajac sa Petlovog Brda 2

|Riđi