Goran Navojec (born 10 October 1970) is a Croatian actor and musician. In his three decade long career, Navojec has starred in numerous films including The Three Men of Melita Žganjer (1998), God Forbid a Worse Thing Should Happen (2002), Long Dark Night (2004), Two Players from the Bench (2005), The Parade (2011), Our Everyday Life (2015) and My Late Summer (2024). He has also had prominent roles on television, including the gawky, vulnerable doctor Toni Grgeč in the comedy series Naša mala klinika (2004–2007) and comical but tough Refko Mujkić in Lud, zbunjen, normalan (2010–2015).

Career

Theater

Navojec has appeared regularly on stage, including a lauded performance as the title prince in a 2004 production of Hamlet. He has also worked for various American and British stage and screen productions, including Coriolanus and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (both 2011).

Television

Navojec starred in Naša mala klinika, the first Croatian sitcom television series, as dr. Toni Grgeč.[1] The series ran on Nova TV from 2004 to 2007. He also portrayed Dudo Kosmički in Odmori se, zaslužio si, a comedy series that was broadcast on HRT from 2016 to 2013.[2] Since 2020, Navojec stars as the titular character in HRT's comedy series Mrkomir Prvi.[3]

Aside from his acting roles, Navojec has been one of the team captains on HRT's game shows television series Volim Hrvatsku since 2012.[4] Since 2014, Navojec has been the recurring main judge on Tvoje lice zvuči poznato, the Croatian edition of Your Face Sounds Familiar, which is broadcast on Nova TV.[5]

Voice acting

His robust, distinct bass-baritone voice has landed him prolific roles within voice-work for numerous Croatian-language dubs of animated features and radio dramas. He has voiced Mr. Ray in the Finding Nemo franchise (2003–2016), Junior in Home on the Range (2004), Boog in Open Season (2006), Bad Bill in Rango (2011) and Bomb in The Angry Birds Movies (2016, 2019).

Music

Apart from his eminent acting career, he has also performed as a musician. Since 2010, he has been a part of Bosnian pop-rock band Karne, a group he formed alongside Miraj Grbić and Feđa Isović. With Karne, Navojec released one album called Diktatura amatera in 2012.[6]

Accolades

For his body of work, Navojec has received critical acclaim and numerous awards. For his role in 2016's Sve najbolje, he won a Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor.[7]

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Vukovar se vraća kući Vinko
1996 Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku Martin
1998 Tri muškarca Melite Žganjer Janko
2002 Ne dao bog većeg zla Emil
2004 Long Dark Night Matija Čačić - Mata
2005 Two Players from the Bench Ante Jukić
2011 Kotlovina Damir
The Parade Roko
2015 Our Everyday Life Hike
2018 The Eighth Commissioner Selim
2021 Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair Cafe Owner
2024 My Late Summer Ico

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004–2007 Naša mala klinika Dr. Toni Grgeč TV series
2010 Tito Marshal Fyodor Tolbukhin TV film
2010–2011 Miris kiše na Balkanu Škoro TV series
2010–2015 Lud, zbunjen, normalan Reufik "Refko" (Mehmeda) Mujkić TV series
2012–present Volim Hrvatsku Himself Team captain (seasons 1–2, 4–11)
2014–present Tvoje lice zvuči poznato Himself Main judge (seasons 1, 3–4, 6–9)
2020–present Mrkomir Prvi Mrkomir TV series

Discography

with Karne

  • Diktatura amatera – 2012

References

  1. ^ "Sjećate li se kako je Goran Navojec izgledao dok je glumio u prvom hrvatskom sitcomu? Od tada se dosta promijenio, a ove fotke bude nostalgiju!" [Do you remember what Goran Navojec looked like when he starred in the first Croatian sitcom? He's changed a lot since then, and these photos are nostalgic!]. showbuzz.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Odmori se, zaslužio si" (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 21 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2025.
  3. ^ Stipetić, Ines (25 July 2024). "Bili smo na setu Mrkomira Prvog: Goran Navojec otkrio nam je kako održava liniju, a Ecija Ojdanić planove za ljeto" [We were on the set of Mrkomir Prvi: Goran Navojec revealed how he maintains his figure, and Ecija Ojdanić's her plans for the summer] (in Croatian). Gloria. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Goran Navojec sa svojim timom odnio pobjedu u showu "Volim Hrvatsku"" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 5 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Tvoje lice zvuči poznato - Goran Navojec". novatv.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 13 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Uskoro promocija prvog CD-a grupe "Karne"" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  7. ^ "On the Other Side Wins Eight Awards at the 63rd Pula Film Festival". havc.hr. Croatian Audiovisual Centre. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
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