Dejan Acimovic was born on May 20,1963 in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has graduated from Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb in 1996. Since 1987 he has been engaged in the ZKM theatre in Zagreb and has performed in many theatre productions. As a film actor he starred in many Croatian and foreign films, as well as several television films and series. As an actor, his work included principal and supporting roles in numerous films, both within and outside Croatia. In 2000 he directed his first feature film, Je li jasno, prijatelju? (Is it clear, my friend?) that was invited to festivals all over the world and has received the Silver award for the best first film at the International film festival in Houston, Zlatna arena award for the supporting role (D. Aæimoviæ) and for the set design at the Pula Film Festival.