Navid Afzali

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Navid Afzali

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Navid Afzali is a trilingual actor - fuent in English, Persian and Bulgarian - whose work moves between stage and screen, including collaborations with director Lilia Abadjieva. He is currently featured in an upcoming film by Berlin Silver Bear winner Georgi Dyulgerov, alongside Remains of Life, from the producers of the award-winning Aga and Tarika. Trained in martial arts and contemporary dance, he brings a rare physical articulacy to the camera - a body that thinks. 

Navid Afzali
NationalityBulgarian
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27)
SpecializationsDancer, Theater actor
Driver's licensesAM - Moped up to 45 km/h, B - Car
Eye colorbrown
Hair colorblack
Height (cm)200
LanguagesBulgarian(native)Persian (Farsi/Dari)(native)English
InstrumentsBeat boxingCajónDrums
SportFencing (stage)Jiu JitsuMartial artsBasketballClimbingStage combatVolleyballHorse riding
DanceAfro danceContemporary danceModern danceStandardBallet
Training

College of Theatre "Luyben Grois" (2020 – 2023)
Acting for Drama Theatre — BA

New Bulgarian University (2024 – 2026)
Film and Television Art — MA

Dance Workshops with Brandon Masele / Benjamin Kahn / Hisako Horikawa

Film
Случайните неща (Feature film) In development
Georgi Dyulgerov Borough Film
Remains of Life (Feature film) In development
Sevda Shishmanova Red Carpet Films Sevda Shishmanova & Milena Petrova
2025
Enhanced picture
Enhanced (Short film)
Ali (SUP)
Paolina Dimitrova Floppy Productions Paolina Dimitrova
Theater
2025
The Illusion picture
The Illusion (Other)
Adraste (SUP)
Nikolay Yordanov Adriana Budevska Dramatic Theatre Pierre Corneille
2025
The Best Man picture
The Best Man
Grandma (LR)
Pavel Gatilov Adriana Budevska Dramatic Theatre Vadim Miroshnichenko
2023 – 2025
"Make My Heart Flutter" picture
"Make My Heart Flutter" (Other)
All the lovers (LR)
Bogdan Petkanin Adriana Budevska Dramatic Theatre Hanoch Levin
2024
"Stay for Breakfast" picture
"Stay for Breakfast" (Other)
Davey (LR)
Valentin Tanev Adriana Budevska Dramatic Theatre Ray Cooney and Gene Stone
2024
"Romeo & Juliet" picture
"Romeo & Juliet" (Drama)
Romeo (LR)
Lilia Abadjieva Adriana Budevska Dramatic Theatre William Shakespeare
2022 – 2024
"The Winter's Tale" picture
"The Winter's Tale" (Drama)
Florizel (SUP)
Lilia Abadjieva Theatre "Vuzrajdane" William Shakespeare