The actor Vasil Binev is celebrating his 67th birthday today. We often hear his characteristic voice, which has voiced countless films, series and commercials.
He is best known for his work on "Audacity and Beauty", "The Widow in White", "Three Fates", "Cassandra", "Mariamore", "Lady Seduction", and "Dharma". and Greg, From Crime Scene Miami, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Prison Break, The Big Bang Theory, Castle, Shades of Blue, ;Madam Secretary of State“ and “Golden Boy“.
He is also known for his role as the villain Ivo Fotev in the Bulgarian medical drama series “Stolen Life”.
Binev was born on October 13, 1957 in Kalishte, Pernishko.
In the 1980s, he studied acting for a puppet theater under professor Nikolina Georgieva at VITIZ "Krastyo Sarafov". Graduated from the “Acting Mastery for Drama Theater“ in the class of Professor Nadezhda Seikova in 1986
In the early 1980s, he worked as a stagehand and illuminator at the Kyustendil Theater, in which he later played Vladikov in “Hushes”, where he partnered with Stefan Getsov, who is also a director.
From 1986 to 1988, he was an actor in the "Yordan Yovkov" Drama Theater. in Dobrich. From 1988 to 1989, he played in the Drama Theater “Adriana Budevska“ in Burgas.
From 1989 to 2011, he worked in the "Bulgarian Army" theater. Among the productions in which he plays are “Bure Barut“ by Dejan Dukovski, “Tram Desire“ of Tennessee Williams and “The Gonzago Murder“ of Nedyalko Yordanov.
Binev makes his television debut with the small role of Zaharia in “Evenings at the Antimov Khan“ in 1988 by director Pavel Pavlov.
In 1991, he played a leading role in the Bulgarian TV movie “Vampire” in the role of the mayor's son Zhelyo, where he partnered with Sofia Kuzeva, Nevena Kokanova, Andrei Batashov, Vasil Banov and Lyuba Alexieva under the direction of Pavel Pavlov.
He has played small roles in films and series, among which “The Night of the Self-Diva“ (3rd series of “Cops & Criminals“), “The Observer“, “Santa's Grandson“, “The Blue Bird“, “The Observer“, “Capitals in More“, “Sex, Lies and TV: Eight Days a Week“ and “Links“.
From 2018 to 2021, he gained popularity in his role as businessman Ivo Fotev in the Bulgarian medical series “Stolen Life”.
In 2019, he played Vesela Toteva's father in the Bulgarian feature film "Dose of Happiness". under the direction of Yana Titova, together with Silvia Lulcheva, who plays Vesela's mother.
In the same year, he participated in short films, including "Samsara", "Steps", "The Waiting Room", "On the Other Side" and “Beaujolet”, where he partnered with Diana Dimitrova and Darin Angelov.
In 2021, he took on the role of narrator in the documentary “The Little Marquise” directed by Stanislav Donchev.
From 2022, he plays in the Bulgarian series “Lies in Us“ in the role of Shteryu. In the same year, he starred in the film “Diada“ directed by Yana Titova, which opens in theaters on November 10, 2023
Binev began his dubbing career in the early 1990s, and the first series for which he gave his voice was an Australian one. Among his early series were “Tumai and the Elephant”, also an Australian production, and “Audacity and Beauty” in 1993
After 2009, he voiced numerous Turkish TV series, including "Dreamers", "My Daughter", "Marriage with a Foreigner", "The Magnificent Century", "Ezel", "Ifet", "Everybody". your tear“, “Golden Boy“ and others.
He is the announcer of the Bulgarian series “The Tree of Life”, broadcast on TV7 from March to December 2013.
In addition to voiceover dubbing, he also participated in titles with nachsynchronous dubbing such as “The Toy Game“, “Crude“, “The Incredible Journey of the Giant Pear“, “Pokemon: Detective Pikachu“ and “The Boy and the Heron“.
Vasil Binev has been the husband of his colleague Silvia Lulcheva since 1997, they have a daughter - Elitsa.