Acting credits
60
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.

Acting
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Acting credits
60
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
TMDB popularity
0.5
Low visibility
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TMDB ID: 8775
IMDb ID: nm0794885
Known for: Acting
Born: January 4, 1964
Age: 62
Place of birth: Sofia, Bulgaria
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1986 - 2023
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 5.62
Wikidata: Q961078
Also known as
Hristo Naumov Shopov • Христо Наумов Шопов • Христо Шопов
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hristo Naumov Shopov (Bulgarian: Христо Наумов Шопов) (born January 4, 1964 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian actor. Shopov's father, Naum Shopov, is a famous Bulgarian actor as well. He is most noted for his portrayal of Pontius Pilate in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. He has become one of Bulgaria's most successful actors, making his debut in 1981 with Dishay, choveche (Breathe, Little Man!). His body of work includes many Bulgarian films such as Vchera (Yesterday) and Sledvay me (Follow Me). He has also appeared in several low-budget US film productions including Phantom Force, Target of Opportunity and Alien Hunter. In his homeland, he is best known for his role in the movie Vchera, which became a symbol of several generations. The movie tells the story of young Bulgarian people studying in an English college during Communist rule. Mary Soan, an assistant director of the film I Am David, suggested that he would be suited for the role of Pilate to Shaila Rubin, who was casting the film. After Hristo and Gibson had a brief conversation, Hristo was given the part. Shopov also played the role of Pontius Pilate in the 2006 film The Inquiry, which also cast Max von Sydow as Emperor Tiberius. He recently played the Russian premier in the upcoming Command Performance starring and directed by Dolph Lundgren.


Movie credits linked with Hristo Shopov.
as Colonel Radoev
as Dimitar
as Captain Getow
as Father Richard
as Kedar
as Col. Muller
as Lyubev
as Filip Bogatev
as Chakyra
as Warden Kuss
as Serik
as Rinaldo di Dassel
as President Petrov
as Momcilo Draganovic
as Colonnello Euerbach
as Isman
as Ponzio Pilato
as King Agostino
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Julian Kordek
as Major Belov
as Commander Vukorov
Series credits linked with Hristo Shopov.
as Dimitar • 14 eps
as Kedar • 2 eps
as Mikhail • 9 eps
51 eps
as Ponzio Pilato • 2 eps
as Julian Kordek • 2 eps
as Maecenus • 2 eps