Hristo Shopov
Date of birth: 1964-01-04
Place of birth: Sofia, Bulgaria
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Hristo Naumov Shopov, Христо Наумов Шопов, Христо Шопов
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hristo Naumov Shopov (Bulgarian: Христо Наумов Шопов) (born January 4, 1964 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian actor. Shopov's father, Naum Shopov, is a famous Bulgarian actor as well. He is most noted for his portrayal of Pontius Pilate in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. He has become one of Bulgaria's most successful actors, making his debut in 1981 with Dishay, choveche (Breathe, Little Man!). His body of work includes many Bulgarian films such as Vchera (Yesterday) and Sledvay me (Follow Me). He has also appeared in several low-budget US film productions including Phantom Force, Target of Opportunity and Alien Hunter. In his homeland, he is best known for his role in the movie Vchera, which became a symbol of several generations. The movie tells the story of young Bulgarian people studying in an English college during Communist rule. Mary Soan, an assistant director of the film I Am David, suggested that he would be suited for the role of Pilate to Shaila Rubin, who was casting the film. After Hristo and Gibson had a brief conversation, Hristo was given the part. Shopov also played the role of Pontius Pilate in the 2006 film The Inquiry, which also cast Max von Sydow as Emperor Tiberius. He recently played the Russian premier in the upcoming Command Performance starring and directed by Dolph Lundgren. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hristo Naumov Shopov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
The Passion of the Christ
2004-02-25
A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
Dark Descent
2002-08-06
Deep in the Mariana Sea Trench, a corporate underwater mining complex has been built - an industrial
Dragon Fighter
2003-01-04
The movie begins in Southern England in the Middle Ages and then six knights are seen riding in hors
The Lark Farm
2007-05-04
The Lark Farm is set in a small Turkish town in 1915. It deals with the genocide of Armenians, looki
Target of Opportunity
2005-07-26
Jim Jacobs and Nick Carlton, childhood friends, are CIA operatives on a sting operation in Chechnya.
Double Identity
2009-12-18
In Chechnya, an American doctor takes a detour in life when he helps a mysterious woman escape from
Command Performance
2009-07-18
When the Russian Premier is taken hostage at a rock concert in Moscow, it's up to a drummer, an ex-b
The Grey Zone
2001-09-13
The story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive "Special Squads" o
I Am David
2003-12-03
A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and
Undisputed III: Redemption
2010-04-17
Russian inmate Boyka, now severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2. N
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
2005-08-15
The life of the pope John-Paul II, from his youth as a writer, actor, and athlete in war-torn occupi
Barbarossa
2009-10-09
Year 1100. Italy.The Northern lands are ruled by a German emperor: Fredrick aka "Barbarossa. His dre
Love.net
2011-04-01
Follows the parallel stories of a number of characters who are trying to change their lives via the
In the Heart of the Machine
2022-03-18
Heat, iron, dust and the smell of oil. A typical workday of maximum security inmates will prove to b
Chechnya
2004-01-01
The story of Radio Radicale journalist Antonio Russo
City of Fear
2000-04-20
When reporter Steve Roberts acts on a call from his good friend, Charlie, urging him to report on a
Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express
2001-09-18
Terrorists hold a group of people hostage during a Millenium Eve party aboard the Orient Express. On
Barabbas
2012-12-28
Barabbas or Jesus Barabbas (literally "son of the father" or "Jesus, son of the father" respectively
Project: Human Weapon
2001-01-01
Griffin Michael is the only survivor of a top-secret C.I.A. program that raised five people to becom
Resolution 819
2008-10-27
Resolution 819: Adopted by the Security Council at its 3199th meeting on April 16th, 1993. Resolutio
Interceptor Force 2
2002-11-30
In the not too distant future a new team of specially trained government soldiers called an Intercep
To Bury a Dragon
2023-06-10
In a small Bulgarian town an aging homophobic wood-carver receives a tragic news which awakens his b
Yesterday
1988-01-25
The 1960s was the time of Beatles and Rolling Stones, the time of sexual revolution. These events ha
Karbala
2015-09-08
On 3 April 2004, during the holiday of Ashura, Iraqi rebels loyal to Shiite leader Muktada As-Sadr,
Margarit and Margarita
1989-12-04
Teenagers Margarit and Margarita are in love. When Margarit defends Margarita from a joke at school,
HDSP: Hunting Down Small Predators
2010-09-17
A young man has trouble communicating with people and is seeing a shrink. He falls in love at first
General della Rovere
2011-10-09
Giovanni Bertone a former colonel, is a fraudster who extorts money from the families of the Nazi-Fa
The Petrov File
2015-03-06
In the late 1980s, stage actor Alexander Petrov is banned from theatre without any apparent reason.
Fuga per la libertà - L'aviatore
2008-01-25
The Final Inquiry
2007-04-04
In 35 A.D., a Roman tribune is sent to Palestine to investigate the death and possible resurrection
Alien Hunter
2003-07-19
Government agents find evidence of extraterrestrial life at the South Pole.
The Love Summer of a Schlep
1990-05-07
Four friends and three girls spend a summer on a desolated beach, living in an abandoned hut.
South Wind
2018-10-23
A story about Petar Maraš, a Belgrade criminal in his late twenties, whose one reckless move causes
Test '88
1989-04-24
Night on the outskirts of a big city. Several dump trucks are chasing random people on the road at h
Don Quixote Returns
1997-06-03
Spain, XVII century. Elderly eccentric Don Quihan dreams of romance about knights and exploits. Ever
Dragon Dynasty
2006-07-22
A group of European explorers returning from China battle a pair of dragons sent by an evil wizard i
Shark Hunter
2001-10-01
The Megalodon shark. A prehistoric killing machine 60 feet long, flashing 200 pounds of teeth and we
Следвай ме
2003-09-30
Python 2
2002-07-17
A man, his business partner, and his wife are enlisted to transport an unknown object from a Russian
Locusts: The 8th Plague
2005-11-12
A group of scientists try to stop a swarm of flesh-eating locusts that escape from a top secret gove
Asylum
2013-09-30
A veteran hostage negotiator's next call leads him to an overrun insane asylum. He soon finds that d
Operation Shmenti Capelli
2011-10-06
The title is based on the idiomatic expression "shmenti capelli" characterizing actions of people wh
Phantom Force
2004-07-06
The Venture, an old trident nuclear submarine retrofitted for research, has picked up an ancient and
Octopus
2000-09-21
During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, a Russian submarine strays into American waters. On board i
Queen's Messenger
2001-05-02
By order of Her Majesty's Secret Service, Captain Strong is given a dangerous assignment to deliver
Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault
1999-12-09
When a group of seismologists are taken prison, the forces that be know that there is only one team
U.S. Seals
2000-01-18
Dozens of American cargos with high valuable goods have disappeared, probably attacked by modern pir
Berlin '39
1993-06-24
A German officer is forced to marry Louise, daughter of a general, hero of the First World War. But
Marines
2002-01-01
The cold war is over. East and West are fighting together against illegal secretly heavily armed ter
Darklight
2004-01-01
Captured by a secret society known as the Faith and mentally controlled with a powerful spell, ancie
Razvodi, razvodi...
1989-11-05
Razvodi, razvodi... is a 1989 Bulgarian anthology comedy film that delves into the complexities of m
Breathe, Little Man!
1986-07-06
The teenager was admitted to a specialized school for children with lung diseases. The teacher delib
Tears of Neon
At the age of five, Chris, a young village boy meets his mother, Czesława, who is at the cusp of con
Eyes Cry Differently
1990-01-01
Near a large mining site, the frescoes of a small church are being restored. Vasil is a young heavy