Leon Lučev

Leon Lučev (born 1970 in Šibenik) is a Croatian actor. One of the most celebrated and prolific Croatian actors of his generation[1], he had his feature film debut in Vinko Brešan's 1996 comedy How the War Started on My Island. Since then, he has amassed lead roles in numerous high-profile European films, including Sex, Drink and Bloodshed (2004), What Is a Man Without a Moustache? (2005), Grbavica (2006), The Melon Route (2006), On the Path (2008), Behind the Glass (2008), Silent Sonata (2011), Vegetarian Cannibal (2012), The Miner (2017) and Men Don't Cry (2017).[2]

Among critical and commercial acclaim, Lučev won the Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor at the 2008 Pula Film Festival, for his role in Will Not End Here. He was awarded the Heart of Sarajevo two times, for Buick Riviera in 2008 and The Load in 2018.[3]

Apart from his film work, he regularly performs in the Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka.[4] He provides the voice of Lightning McQueen in the Croatian dub of the Cars franchise (2006-2017) and voiced Nigel in the Croatian-language version of Finding Nemo (2003).[5][6]