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Valentin Ganev(I)

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Valentin Ganev in Train (2008)
The notorious Jeff Boyd goes on the run from a mental institution to start over, but it takes him on a search for love and spiritual meaning.
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The Spiritualization of Jeff Boyd (2025)
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Valentin Ganev is a Bulgarian theatre and film actor and theatre director. Graduated the All Russian State Institute for Cinematography, Moscow (actor's classes of Sergey Bondarchuk). He is known for his work on Est-Ouest (1999), Icon (2005), Hushove (2006), The Abandoned (2006), The Prince & Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon (2008), The Way Back (2010), J'étais à Nüremberg (2010) etc. Quite active on stage. Since 1996 he is an actor at The National Theatre of Bulgaria.
BornApril 7, 1956
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BornApril 7, 1956
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Scott Adkins and Mykel Shannon Jenkins in Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)
    Undisputed III: Redemption
    7.3
    • Warden Markov
    • 2010
    Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
    The Code
    6.0
    • Additional Crew
    • 2009
    Milla Jovovich, Will Patton, and Corey Johnson in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    The Fourth Kind
    5.9
    • Nome Resident
    • 2009
    Valentin Ganev, Queeny King, Uwe Schwarzwalder, Julian R. Booth, and Suraj Tiwari in The Spiritualization of Jeff Boyd (2025)
    The Spiritualization of Jeff Boyd
    7.3
    • The Monk
    • 2025

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Will and Nerd
      • Bob (voice)
      • Filming
    • Pastir (2026)
      Pastir
      • 2026
    • Valentin Ganev, Queeny King, Uwe Schwarzwalder, Julian R. Booth, and Suraj Tiwari in The Spiritualization of Jeff Boyd (2025)
      The Spiritualization of Jeff Boyd
      7.3
      • The Monk
      • 2025
    • Luisa Guerreiro in The Toxic Avenger (2023)
      The Toxic Avenger
      5.8
      • Cardinal Rooney
      • 2023
    • Luka (2023)
      Luka
      5.9
      • Commander Gor
      • 2023
    • Vera Jordanova and Anastasia Lyutova in Belezi (2021)
      Belezi
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Stoyan Dermendjiev
      • 2021
    • Stseni ot zhivota na edna aktrisa (2020)
      Stseni ot zhivota na edna aktrisa
      5.5
      • 2020
    • Stana Katic in Absentia (2017)
      Absentia
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Father Demotses
      • 2020
    • Halo (2019)
      Halo
      Short
      • Dragomir
      • 2019
    • Sister (2019)
      Sister
      6.5
      • 2019
    • Excuse Me
      Short
      • 2018
    • Zhivi komini (2018)
      Zhivi komini
      6.5
      • 2018
    • Andrea Zahariev, Agleya Gumnerova, Teodora Duhovnikova, and Ivan Yurukov in Bubblegum (2017)
      Bubblegum
      7.4
      • Ganev
      • 2017
    • Vragove (2017)
      Vragove
      6.5
      • Doktorat
      • Doctor
      • 2017
    • 2Br02B (2016)
      2Br02B
      Short
      • Dr. Evgeni Alfaev
      • 2016
    • Scott Adkins in Undisputed 4: Boyka (2016)
      Undisputed 4: Boyka
      6.9
      Video
      • Warden
      • 2016

    Additional Crew

    • Will and Nerd
      • accent coach
      • Filming
    • Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan, and Alexandru Potocean in The Way Back (2010)
      The Way Back
      7.3
      • dialect coach
      • 2010
    • Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
      The Code
      6.0
      • dialect coach: Ms. Mitchell
      • 2009

    Videos10

    Double Identity
    Clip 1:39
    Double Identity
    Double Identity
    Clip 2:00
    Double Identity
    Double Identity
    Clip 2:00
    Double Identity
    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 2:42
    Theatrical Version
    The Throwaways
    Trailer 2:09
    The Throwaways
    Trade Routes
    Trailer 1:48
    Trade Routes
    Double Identity
    Trailer 1:03
    Double Identity

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • blog
    • Height
      • 5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
    • Born
      • April 7, 1956
      • Ruse, Bulgaria

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      Fluent in English and Russian.

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