Ivan Barnev was born on July 15, 1973 in Dobrich, Bulgaria. Ivan Barnev graduated from the National Academy for Theatre” and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria in Acting in 1996 in the class of Professor Stefan Danailov with assistants Iliya Dobrev and Ivaylo Hristov . He entered the team of the Youth Theatre , where debuted with the role of Pinocchio in performance posed by Andrei Avramov . He participated in the TV show Outcasts in the period 1998 – 2000. Then he continued to play in the theater, his role in “Dinner for Idiots” brought him the Award “Asker” for A Rising Star in 2002. Then followed “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” , directed by Alexander Morfov . With the role of vulnerable Billy Bibi in the dramatization of the novel by Ken Kesey Ivan Barnev won the Awards “Asker” and “Icarus” in 2011. Burnev participated in Bulgarian cinema with roles in contemporary films like ” Footsteps in the Sand “, directed by Ivaylo Hristov, “Voice over”, directed by Svetoslav Ovtcharov, “Lady Zee”, “The Goat” and “Buffer Zone”, directed by Georgi Djulgerov and “Lesson”, directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov. In 2006 he was nominated for best leading role of the film festival “Berlinale” for his role as the young Jan Dite in the film by Jiri Menzel – “I Served the King of England”. He is married to the actress Margita Gosheva. They have one child.
MOVIES

The Art of Falling
• Deni Moravelov
• 2022

Vasil
• Vasil
• 2022

Oxymoron of Eternity
• Logos
• Short
• 2021

Echo
• Alex
• Short
• 2021

Search Department
• TV Series
• 2021

Scenes from The Life of an Actress
• 2020

Blessed Are the Meek
• Ivan
• 2020

Trampoline
• Daniel
• Short
• 2019

A Dose of Happiness
• Lenny
• 2019

Rounds
• Krasi
• 2019

The Father
• Pavel
• 2019

Blue Birds Island
• Kalin
• TV Series
• 2019
• 8 episodes

Ivan
• Ivan
• Short
• 2019

8 minutes and 19 seconds
• 2018

Directions
• Vlado
• 2017

Enemies
• First lieutenant
• 2017

Capia
• Plamen Stoichkov
• Short
• 2016

Thirst
• The mini bus driver
• 2015

Buffer Zone
• Shusho
• 2014

The Lesson
• Mladen
• 2014

Untitled
• Yassen
• Short
• 2013

Where is Maggie?
• TV Series
• 2012
• 3 episodes

Rebirth
• Short
• 2011

Sneakers
• Ivo
• 2011

Footsteps in The Sand
• Slavi
• 2010

Voice Over
• Anton Krustev
• 2010

The Goat
• Yona
• 2009

Train
• Gregor
• 2008

A Farewell to Hemingway
• Police officer
• 2008

Zift
• Tin
• 2008

The Killing Grounds
• Skinheads Gang
• 2007

Night and Day
• 2006

I Served the King of England
• Young Jan Díte
• 2006

My Friends Call Me Old Chap
• TV Movie
• 2006

Patu
• 2005

Lady Zee
• Nayden Petkov
• 2005

Last Shepherd-Girl
• Townsman, The
• Short
• 2005

Kalabush
• 2002

A Leaf in the Wind
• Ilmi
• 2002

Python 2
• Russian Soldier #1
• Video
• 2002

Shark Hunter
• Dirt Worker #2
• 2001

Execution
• Parviyat
• Short
• 2000

Two Men Aut of the Town
• Starshinata
• Short
• 1998