Yoan Popov Actor
Overview
NationalityBulgaria
LanguagesBulgarian (mother tongue), English – American (fluent)
Born1998, Gabrovo, Bulgaria, Gabrovo
Age range18 - 30
Height168 cm
Ethnic typesSouthern European / Mediterranean (fair)
Place of residenceSofia - Sofia (Bulgaria)
Work permitEuropean Union
Contact
Yoan Popov
Skills/Talents
Languages Bulgarian (mother tongue), English – American (fluent)
Dialects Standard American (fluent)
Accents Russian (good)
Dance Musical (good), National dances (good), Stage dance (good), Ballet (basic), Jazz dance (basic), Lindy hop (basic)
Singing. Musical (very good), Pop (very good), Soul (very good), Stage singing (very good), Blues (good), Jazz (good)
Vocal pitch / Dubbing voice Tenor
Musical instruments Bongo drums (very good), Electric guitar (very good), Piano (very good)
Sports Badminton (very good), Soccer (very good), Volleyball (good)
Driving licences / Other permits Driver’s licence car
Other Skills Composer
Appearance
Age range 18 - 30
Height 168 cm
Build Athletic
Weight 63 kg
Colour of eyes Brown
Colour of hair Brown
Hair style curly short
Twin No
Ethnic types Southern European / Mediterranean (fair)
Tattoo None
Piercing None
Glasses No
Scars None
Training
NATFA - National academy for theatre and film arts
Drama Theatre - Prof. Ivaylo Hristov
Awards/Nominations
2022
Stoyan Kambarev Rising Star (Bulgaria)
- Nomination
for Pavel / One elevator apart
CV CV - Film CV - Theatre CV - Audio
CV - Film
2024
Ot Bor
SUMATOHA
Docufiction
Comedy
Elena Telbis
Directed by
Hristo
Bit Player
Ot Bor means two things. 1 - "Team" and 2 - "From the village Bor". It's a pilot series written and produced by me and Teodor Kisiov. It's a bold mocumentary styled 20-minute pilot about a village football team and their extraordinery lives.
2024 - 2025
Shifting Tides
Short film
Drama
Yoan Petrov
Directed by
Chris
Lead
Shifting Tides is a drama shortfilm about two people that used to be family before Chris and her mother decide to go to the big city. They reunite after the mother's death. It is shot in the beautiful seaside in Bulgaria.
2020
FEAR
Network/Distributor: HBO MAX
Feature film (cinema)
Comedy, Drama
Ivaylo Hristov
Directed by
Velio Stefanov
Actor in Episode
Fear is a 2020 Bulgarian feature film directed by Ivaylo Hristov. It was selected as Bulgaria’s official submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards (2021).
The film also won the Best Feature Film award at the Golden Rose National Film Festival, Best Film at the Sofia International Film Festival, and Best Film at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
2020 - 2021
Chris Zahariev
Directed by
Pavel
Lead
"One elevator apart" is a comedy short film, that stands out with it's unique "Wes Anderson" like shots and style. With a very clever script written by Pavla Kotova it's a story about two policemen graduates that solve a crime mystery. It's availabe on Youtube.
CV - Theatre
2026
Karlsson
Theatre Shumen
Kids' production
Maria Banova
Directed by
The Little One
This is a production from the Shumen Theatre combining drama and puppet elements making a spectacular performance.
2025
Veselka Kuncheva
Directed by
None
Bit Player
Invisible child is a musical inspired by the bulgarian group P.I.F. and the losing of their main vocalist and songwriter "Dimo". It is a story about his life through his music.
2025
HAIR
State opera Plovdiv
Musical
Drama, Experimental, Musical, War
Veselka Kuncheva
Directed by
Woof
Supporting Actor
HAIR is a musical directed by one of the best theatre directors in Bulgaria Veselka Kuncheva. It is directed very boldly speaking about problems such as war, love and hate being so far yet so close.
CV - Audio
2025
Pinocchio
Voice-over
Experimental, Kids' production
Maria Banova
Directed by
Pinocchio
Lead
Pinocchio is a puppet performance, a solo act, by the actor Nedelcho Nedelchev. Every role is dubbed, as he is moving the puppets while the recordings are played.
