Darko Perić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ð"арко Перић; born 25 March
1977) is a Serbian actor. He is best known for playing Helsinki in the
Spanish crime thriller series Money Heist (2017â€"present).Perić was
born in Kladovo on 25 March 1977. He showed interest in the arts from
a very young age; his first time onstage came at the age of six, when
a Cuban singer invited him to sing "Guantanamera". That moment
inspired him to perform in every school play. In 1991, at the start of
the Yugoslav Wars, his dreams of going to animation school in Zagreb
were halted. His parents decided that he should instead become a
doctor. He was sent to veterinary school in Bucharest in Romania,
where he rediscovered his passion for the cinema and theatre thanks to
his student friends at the Romanian Film Academy. During that time, he
continued to study medicine while acting in short films.In 1994,
Perić moved to the Romanian city of Timișoara, where he continued
his studies of medicine and performed in live theatre. After six years
of living in Timișoara, he finished his studies and graduated with
honours in veterinary medicine. While there, he had also gotten
involved in the local hardcore and punk scenes, singing in bands and
organizing events in the local cultural centre, where he met many
international artists. This inspired him to move to Germany, where he
settled in Berlin. He continued to act in short films here until 2004,
when he moved to Spain and chose Barcelona as a place to live.Perić
was cast in his first major Spanish job in the series Crematorio for
Canal + in 2010. In 2015, he performed in A Perfect Day. In 2016, he
was cast in the Atresmedia produced series Sea of Plastic / Mar de
plástico, in which he played Oso, a Ukrainian gangster and the main
villain in the series. His best known role is that of Helsinki in the
crime thriller series Money Heist (2017â€"present). The series was
acquired by Netflix, which helped it become one of the most watched
shows, and it won Best Drama at the Emmy Awards in 2018.
1977) is a Serbian actor. He is best known for playing Helsinki in the
Spanish crime thriller series Money Heist (2017â€"present).Perić was
born in Kladovo on 25 March 1977. He showed interest in the arts from
a very young age; his first time onstage came at the age of six, when
a Cuban singer invited him to sing "Guantanamera". That moment
inspired him to perform in every school play. In 1991, at the start of
the Yugoslav Wars, his dreams of going to animation school in Zagreb
were halted. His parents decided that he should instead become a
doctor. He was sent to veterinary school in Bucharest in Romania,
where he rediscovered his passion for the cinema and theatre thanks to
his student friends at the Romanian Film Academy. During that time, he
continued to study medicine while acting in short films.In 1994,
Perić moved to the Romanian city of Timișoara, where he continued
his studies of medicine and performed in live theatre. After six years
of living in Timișoara, he finished his studies and graduated with
honours in veterinary medicine. While there, he had also gotten
involved in the local hardcore and punk scenes, singing in bands and
organizing events in the local cultural centre, where he met many
international artists. This inspired him to move to Germany, where he
settled in Berlin. He continued to act in short films here until 2004,
when he moved to Spain and chose Barcelona as a place to live.Perić
was cast in his first major Spanish job in the series Crematorio for
Canal + in 2010. In 2015, he performed in A Perfect Day. In 2016, he
was cast in the Atresmedia produced series Sea of Plastic / Mar de
plástico, in which he played Oso, a Ukrainian gangster and the main
villain in the series. His best known role is that of Helsinki in the
crime thriller series Money Heist (2017â€"present). The series was
acquired by Netflix, which helped it become one of the most watched
shows, and it won Best Drama at the Emmy Awards in 2018.
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