Hristo Shopov

Naumov Shopov Christo - Hristo Naumov Shopov also - ( born January 4, 1964 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian actor.

Shopov enjoys in his native star status. Internationally, he has become especially through his portrayal of Pontius Pilate in Mel Gibson's Bible film " The Passion of Christ " known. Before that, he joined the Bulgarian movie productions before the film camera; one of his first international films was the 2001 Holocaust drama filmed " The Grey Zone " by Tim Blake Nelson. You could him in movies like " Spartacus" and " Karol - A Man Who Became Pope " see.

His father is also active as a film actor Naum Shopov.