Albanian movie and television actor Kreshnik ‘Nik’ Xhelilaj has delivered over thirty solid acting performances, leading and supporting, in numerous Albanian and international co-productions. Only one year after attending the Academy of Arts in Tirana, Xhelilaj was selected by veteran filmmaker Piro Milkani and co-director Eno Milkani to star in the Albanian-Czech co-production Trishtimi i zonjës Shnajder (The Sorrow of Miss Schneider) (2008), Albania’s entry into the 81st US Academy Awards. Nik Xhelilaj has given acclaimed performances in German director Johannes Naber’s Der Albaner (The Albanian) (2010), writer and director Artan Minarolli’s Gjallë (Alive) (2009) and Jamil Dehlavi’s multiple award-winning Seven Lucky Gods (2014). Currently, Nik Xhelilaj gives a memorably strong turn as a sleazy businessman in Florenc Papas upcoming Luna Park.