Stan Ianevski Taken from B R A V E :: a viktor krum shrine
Birthdate: May 16, 1985

Siblings: Younger sister

Pets: Parrot, Cat, 2 Dogs, Guinea Pig Family

Hobby: Gym Training

Sports Team:Bulgarian National Football (Soccer) Team

Random info: Fan of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy of Films as well as Harry Potter, he's traveled all his life, he enjoys Bulgarian dishes and anything sweet

Mini Bio: For a long time, mystery surounded the identity of Stanislav Ianevski, a Bulgarian teenager chosen to play Quidditch Star and Durmstrang Tri-Wizard Champion Viktor Krum in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Over 600 kids tried out for the first round of the casting that took place in Sofia on February 4 and 5. Approximatly 50 boys had videos sent to London for final judging, but in the end it was a London living Bulgarian student that won the role.

Stan (as he's sometimes called) was not a actor before landing the role. He was (like his soon-to-be movie counterpart) known at school for his athletic skills. And even though he'd heard Goblet of Fire casting was going on at the University, he was not a drama student and did not plan on auditioning. However, he was spotted by the Harry Potter casting director (Fiona Weir) while signing in for registration. She told the drama teacher that she wanted Stan to audition. The drama teacher at the school spoke to him and told him, so he went and was one of few asked to attend an acting workshop at the studio. After missing two workshops after his initial audition (for school related reasons), he thought he had lost the role but he was given a third shot at it when he was invited down to the studio and was finally officially given the role. Stan (unlike his sister) was not a fan of the Potter Series before landing the role. But after being cast, he says: "I watched all the films, I read the books, and I found out that my impressions were quite wrong".

In June 2004, the actor who would play Krum had his name released to the public. Like most of Goblet of Fire's new faces (who didn't have previous film work to their credit), even after his name was released attached to the role, images of him were not released. Then in January of 2005, the first picture of Stanislav Ianevski as Viktor Krum slipped into public eye. It was a image from a Harry Potter calendar (that reportedly, should not have been released yet). But now the world knew what the young man playing Viktor looked like.

As for getting on with the cast, fellow new comer to the Potter set, Robert Pattinson (who plays Cedric Diggory) has become good friends at him. They have even been spotted together off-set. Emma Watson (who plays Hermione, the object of Viktor's affection) is reported saying he's 'very sweet'.