Biography

Filip Mayer is a Croatian-born actor and filmmaker based in London, the son of a forensic pathologist father and an epidemiologist mother. After completing his undergraduate studies at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb, he moved to London to study acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where he graduated with distinction. Filip speaks English, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian and Montenegrin totally fluent.

At the age of 13, Filip gained recognition in Croatia and the former Yugoslavia for his role as Miki, the main antagonist in the movie series Koko and the Ghosts and Love or Death.

Mayer played the role of Sven in the critically acclaimed HBO series Success (Uspjeh), which premiered in 2019 and was directed by Academy Award winner Danis Tanovic. He has also starred in several feature films, including F20 (2018), where he played the lead role of a young man struggling with schizophrenia.

Mayer has received several accolades for his performance in F20 (2018), including: Best Actor at the Glendale International Film Festival in Los Angeles, 2020. The Golden Key for Best Actor at the Puglia International Film Festival, 2020. Nominee for People's Choice Best Actor and Best Actor at the Anatomy Crime and Horror Film Festival, 2020.
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