Danilo Milenkovic is a theatre, film and television actor, born in Nis on 19 August 1994. He graduated in acting from the Academy of Arts in Banja Luka, in the class of Professor Elena Trepetova Kostic. In addition to acting, he also graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Journalism and Communication Studies.

He began his professional career during his studies at the National Theatre of the Republic of Srpska and the Youth Theatre DIS Theatre, after which he started collaborating with the National Theatre in Nis and the Puppet Theatre Nis. He became a permanent member of the Puppet Theatre ensemble at the end of 2025.

During his studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, he worked as a journalist, then as Culture Editor, and subsequently became Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Student Daily (Studentski dnevni list). He has also worked as an acting assistant to Ljubinka Klaric at the acting school Theatre of Comedy and Drama. Since 2026, he has also maintained a professional collaboration with the modelling agency Alex Models.

Theatre Performances:

• Death and the Dervish (Derviš i smrt) – National Theatre of the Republic of Srpska;
• Servus–Europeicus (Serbus – Europeikus) – Academy of Arts in Banja Luka;
• Dangerous Liaisons (Opasne veze) – National Theatre of the Republic of Srpska;
• The Golden Age (Zlatno doba) – National Theatre of the Republic of Srpska;
• Monodrama The Immortal Boy (Besmrtni dečak) – Academy of Arts in Banja Luka;
• Priest Cira and Priest Spira (Pop Ćira i pop Spira) – Puppet Theatre Nis;
• The Other Side of Truth (Druga strana istine) – Academy of Arts in Banja Luka;
• Tinker Bell’s Adventures (Zvončicine pustolovine) – Youth Theatre DIS;
• A Ship for Puppets (Brod za lutke) – National Theatre Nis (alternate cast);
• The Hens (Kokoške) – National Theatre Nis;
• Kostana (Koštana) – National Theatre Nis;
• A Crow in Peacock Feathers (Vrana u paunom perju) – National Theatre Nis;
• The Seed (Seme) – National Theatre Nis (alternate cast);
• Some Like It Hot (Neki to vole vruće) – National Theatre Nis (alternate cast);
• Epilogue (Pogovor) – National Theatre Nis;
• The Stuffed Dynasty (Kljukana dinastija) – National Theatre Nis;
• Little Red Riding Hood (Crvenkapa) – Puppet Theatre Nis;
• Orange Peel (Pomorandžina kora) – independent production;
• A Story About Water (Priča o vodi) – Puppet Theatre Nis (alternate cast);
• The Sky Is Too Small for Everyone (Nebo je malo za sve) – National Theatre Nis;
• Dangerous Liaisons – National Theatre Nis;
• The Role of My Family in the World Revolution (Uloga moje porodice u svetskoj revoluciji) – National Theatre Nis;
• A Journey Around the World on a Scooter (Put po svetu na trotinetu) – Puppet Theatre Nis.

 

Films:

• Prometheuses of Culture (Prometeji kulture), directed by Marko Macanovic – production: Konrad Adenauer Foundation;
• The Stranger (Stranac) – independent production;
• Accomplices (Saučesnici) – production: Zillion Film, Telekom Serbia, Interfilm Croatia, Kino Oko North Macedonia.

Television Series:

• Professor Miskovic’s Notebook (Beležnica profesora Miškovića) – production: Kosutnjak Film, Telekom Serbia, RTS;
• The Young Wife (Mala supruga) – production: Innovative Production;
• Skin (Koža) – production: Bosonoga Production;
• Buried Secrets (Zakopane tajne) – production: RTV Pink;
• The Time of Death (Vreme smrti) – production: Eye to Eye, United Media;
• The Ark – production: Electric Entertainment, Balkanic Media;
• The Aviators (Aviondžije) – production: Hype Production.

Awards:

• Best Orator at the competition Zoran’s Days in Nis, 2015;
• Audience Award for Best Performance Servus–Europeicus at the 13^th Theatre Days in Mrkonjic Grad, 2021;
• The Cele Kula Award for Best Acting Achievement (ensemble of Servus–Europeicus) at Urban Fest, Nis, 2021;
• Round Table Award for Servus–Europeicus at Urban Fest, Nis, 2021;
• Silver Chestnut Award for Servus–Europeicus at Kestenburg, Banja Luka, 2021;
• Round Table Award for the monodrama The Immortal Boy at Urban Fest, Nis, 2022;
• Award for Best Male Role at the festival Sami, Belgrade, 2024.

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