
Georgi Staykov
Biography
Georgi Staykov is a Bulgarian actor, born in the town of Veliko Tarnovo on the 10th of August 1964. In 1989 he graduates from the Bulgarian Acting Academy, where his mentor is Encho Halachev, and leaves for Sweden. In Swedish movies he often portrays Eastern-European characters, many of them antagonistic, or, as he himself states, "all bad guys who eventually die". His most wide success is the portrayal of Alexander Zalachenko, a former Soviet spy, in the Swedish film trilogy "Millenium", based on the books by Stieg Larsson. In Bulgaria, Staykov is known for his roles in movies like "Vchera" (Yesterday), "Bez draskotina" (No scratch), "Reservat" (Reservate), "Missia London" (Mission London) and "Tilt". He has made appearances in new TV shows such as "Sedem Chasa Razlika" (In seven hours).
Staykov is living and teaching in Stockholm, Sweden, and is married to a Swedish opera singer. With her he has a son, Albert Nicholas, born in 2007.
Acting (32 movies)

Baba's Cars
2006

The Girl Who Played with Fire
2009

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
2009

Wallander: The Witness
2010

The King of Ping Pong
2008

Paradiset
2003

The Babylon Syndrome
2004

Mission London
2010

Offside
2006

Tilt
2011

The Quiet Game
2011

Graveyard Island
2004

Sandor /slash/ Ida
2005

Beck 11 - The Cartel
2001

The Berlin Conspiracy
1992

Scar-Free
1989

And Where Do We Go from Here?
1988

Yesterday
1988

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009

The Return of the Dancing Master
2004

Made in YU
2005

All She Wrote
2018

Night of the Wolf
2008

Omnipresent
2017

Dreams
2009

Seeking Temporary Wife
2003

Father of My Children
2009

On the Roofs at Night
1988

It's All About Love
2003

Irene Huss 11: I skydd av skuggorna
2011

The Land of Dreams
2022

God Willing
2006
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