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).
2023
as Drobnjak
2023
as Tanasije Dinić
2022
as Tanasije Dinić
2022
as Velja Kovač
2022
as Peter
2022
as Filip
2021
as Bane Tomić
2021
as Ivan Meštrović
2021
as Šepavi Martin
2021
as Ivan Meštrović
2021
as Dača
2021
as Zastavnik Žegar
2020
as Narrator (voice)
2019
as Slobodan
2017
as Pop
2017
as Vlasnik ciglane
2017
as Pop
2016
as Kolja
2016
as Miloje
2015
as Josip Broz Tito
2015
as Kolja
2014
as Agent
2013
as Bogati košarač
2013
2012
as Kompozitor/Branko Matić
2011
as Jovo Stanković Kranjc
2011
as Limun
2011
as Reditelj
2010
as Inspektor Milutin
2009
as Drug Tetak
2007
as Batrić
2007
as Čvrga
2007
as Major
2007
as Karađorđe
2005
as Janko
2005
as Muzikant
2005
as Osman Rizvanbegović
2005
as Pakito
2005
as Nikola
2004
as Filipović
2004
as Šef
2003
as Crni Đorđe
2001
as Pavle
2000
as Mak
2000
as Miloš
2000
as Zuba
1999
as Alkoholičar I
1999
as Milan Vilenjak
1998
as Vladimir Korenko
1998
as Biber
1998
as Boki Latino / Amor Latino
1997
as Ministar
1997
as Musa
1996
as Velja
1995
as Versaće
1994
as Sale
1992
as Mornar
1992
as Nikola
1992
as Riđi
1991
1990
as Željko
1990
as Marko
1988
as Neša
1986
as Mihailo
1986
as Velizar
1985
as Mihailo
1984
as Miša
1983
as Jovica
1982
as Ivan
1980
as Ivan
as Marko