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Aleks Paunovic
Biography
Aleks Paunovic (born June 29, 1969) is a Canadian actor. Some of his many roles include prospector Jim McAllister on the drama TV series Arctic Air, Julius on the fantasy horror drama series Van Helsing, imposing warrior Wygar Oak on the second season of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and Bojan "Boki" Boscovic on the dystopian thriller series Snowpiercer. Paunovic is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and "three generations of fighters" are in his family. His father is of Serbian descent, and his mother is of Croatian ancestry. His grandfather, father, and uncle were all champion boxers in Yugoslavia, and he was a champion boxer until a shoulder injury ended his career. Paunovic was in a rock band before he got an acting job at his first audition. He supports the Red Cross/Impact Anti-Bullying Campaign, as he had been bullied as a child. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aleks Paunovic, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

War for the Planet of the Apes
as Winter

The Sinners
as Sheriff Fred Middleton

This Means War
as Karate Dad

Cold Pursuit
as Detective Osgard

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
as Cyclops #2

Freaks
as Robert Kraigen

Siberia
as Yefrem

Zapped
as Ted Thompson

Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
as Brick

In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds
as Allard