Adrian Pezdirc
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Adrian Pezdirc | |
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| Born | 18 November 1990 |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Television | Sram |
Adrian Pezdirc (born 18 November 1990) is a Croatian actor.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Zagreb on 18 November 1990, Adrian Pezdirc completed his master's degree in acting at the Academy of Dramatic Art in 2014, earning recognition for his performance in Tartuffe, which won him the Croatian Actor Award for Outstanding Achievement by Young Artists.[1] He joined the drama and dance program at the Zagreb Youth Theater at the age of 13.
Career
[edit]Pezdirc has appeared in a wide range of productions at the Zagreb Youth Theater. His performances include Čarobni brijeg, (Pred)posljednja panda ili statika, Sherlock Holmes, Črna mati zemla, and Ono što nedostaje. His portrayal of David in Ono što nedostaje earned him the Rejhan Demirdžić Award for Best Young Actor at the 2018 MESS International Theatre Festival in Sarajevo.[1]
In 2022, Pezdirc portrayed the character Sebastian in the Netflix film The Weekend Away, directed by Kim Farrant.[2]
In 2025, Pezdirc joined the cast of Sram, a Croatian teen drama television series based on the Norwegian series Skam.[3] He portrays the role of Vito, an openly gay man who is also a cousin to Nora, the central caharcter of the second season of the series.
Other projects
[edit]In 2018, Pezdirc acted as a guide in the project Usmeni spomenik ("Oral Monument"), a performance-style walking tour through Zagreb that highlighted queer history sites. The project was based on the book Usmena povijest homoseksualnosti u Hrvatskoj ("Oral History of Homosexuality in Croatia"), and it dramatized stories from that book into short sketches.[4][5]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Crno-bijeli svijet | Miha | Guest role |
| 2023 | Kumovi | Šimin asistent | Guest role |
| 2024 | Mrkomir Prvi | Žutimir | Guest role |
| 2025–present | Sram | Vito | Season 2 |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Diary of Diana B. | Pomoćnik | |
| 2022 | The Weekend Away | Sebastian | A Netflix movie |
| 2023 | Sedmo nebo | Doctor |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Adrian Pezdirc - ZKM" (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Vargas, Alani (4 March 2022). "Meet the Cast of 'The Weekend Away'". netflix.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "SRAM S.02 EP. 01: A naš dogovor?" (in Croatian). Sram / Croatian Radiotelevision / CGM Films. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ Parežanin, Lujo (26 December 2018). "Priče i tišine zagrebačke queer povijesti" [Stories and Silences of Zagreb’s Queer History]. kulturpunkt.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Anica Tomić: Usmeni spomenik". voxfeminae.net (in Croatian). 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 7 February 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.