Lazar Ristovski

Lazar Ristovski (born October 26, 1952, Ravno Selo, Vojvodina, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian actor, director, producer, and writer of Macedonian descent, who has appeared on stage approximately 4,000 times and starred in over 90 films and 30 TV series, mostly in lead roles. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the University of Belgrade and is best known for his role as Petar "Blacky" Popara in Emir Kusturica's Palme d'Or-winning Underground (1995). As a producer, he founded Zillion Film, which has produced or co-produced over 27 feature films, and directed The White Suit (1999) and White Lions (2011). He briefly served as a member of the Serbian National Assembly in 2022 and was…