Nikola was named after his great-grandfather, who was an protoiereus in Mostar. He made his acting debut before he turned 13, with the role of the boy Ivan in the 1980 film "Rad na određeno vreme". During the 1980s, he played notable roles in the film "Igmanski marš" (1983), the TV series "Sivi Dom" (1986), and one of the main roles in three sequels of the very popular film series Foolish Years, which profiled him as one of the most famous actors of the younger generation in the former Yugoslavia.
In 1992, he played the main role in Srđan Dragojević's film "Mi nismo anđeli" (We're Not Angels), for which he remains notable. He starred again in the 2005 sequel Mi nismo anđeli 2.
He is married to Aleksandra Đurić, with whom he has a daughter Ana (2008) and two twin daughters (2013).
He made his directing debut in the film Herd (2016).
Ivan
Pop
Slobodan
Vlasnik ciglane
Ivan
Biber
Jovo Stanković Kranjc
Karađorđe
Nikola
Batrić
Mihailo
Milan Vilenjak
Alkoholičar I
Miloje
Neša
Ivan Meštrović
Kompozitor/Branko Matić
Limun
Tanasije Dinić
Velja
Marko
Dača
Kolja
Inspektor Milutin
Miloš
Šepavi Martin
Jovica
Miša
Musa
Bane Tomić
Bane Tomic
Reditelj
Zuba
Profesor Branislav Goran
Kolja
Pavle
Vladimir Korenko
Muzikant
Ministar
Osman Rizvanbegović
Ivan Meštrović
Velja Kovač
Filipović
Čvrga
Željko
Tanasije Tasa Dinić
Šef
Crni Đorđe
Vesna's father
Agent
Pakito
Versaće
Peter
Nikola
Velizar
Major
Drobnjak
Mihajlo "Miša" Pavlović
Marko
Zastavnik Milivoj Žegar
Sale
Bogati košarač
Drug Tetak
Mak
Boki Latino / Amor Latino
Tanasije Dinić
Riđi
Mihailo
Narrator (voice)
Filip
Miloje
Mornar
Janko
Josip Broz Tito