Enver Gjokaj
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Enver Gjokaj was one of only 19 semifinalists (out of 360 entries) for New York University's inaugural Vilar Fellowship for performing artists in 2002. He currently divides his free time living in both New York City and Los Angeles where he is currently shooting the new season of Dollhouse.
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[edit] Other work
Gjokaj has had a fairly impressive body of work considering that he only began professionally acting after 2005. He has appeared in two made-for-TV movies, The Path to 9/11 and Filthy Gorgeous. He has also had guest appearances in episodes of The Book of Daniel and The Unit, as well as an episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent.
Moving next to work on the big screen, Gjokaj appeared next to Dennis Quaid in the film The Express, and then next to Kevin Bacon in the movie Taking Chance. He also had a minor supporting role in the blockbuster hit Eagle Eye alongside Shia LaBeouf. His newest film from 2009 was Tale of the Tribe. His latest work is the 2010 film Stone which is currently in post-production stages.
[edit] Dollhouse
Originally announced as portraying Victor, Gjokaj's role changed to that of Lubov, "the most recent addition to the Borodin family, a Russian mob that runs a large human trafficking ring on the FBI's radar".[1] However, by the third episode, "Stage Fright" it was revealed that Lubov was only an imprinted personality, and that the Dollhouse used Victor to throw Agent Ballard off of his pursuit of the Dollhouse.
According to Joss Whedon (in one of the special features of the season one DVD set), Gjokaj was almost immediately cast as Victor by displaying genuine emotive acting as well as "having large, trusting eyes;" he was seen as the perfect Active/Doll. Since the role of Lubov has no longer been necessary, Gjokaj's Victor has since been imprinted in such varied roles as the British lover "Roger" for the Miss Lonely Hearts client, Lawrence Dominic in the episode "Haunted," and a high-up investigator in "Echoes." He will be imprinted with the personality of a serial killer in the forthcoming season two episode "Belle Chose," and has also played a higher-up in the Rossum Corporation in the DVD-only season one coda "Epitaph One."
Victor has also had more to do within the Dollhouse itself than most of his co-workers as Victor is becoming more and more aware of his romantic feelings toward his fellow Active Sierra. Whedon has said in interviews about season two that this will play an important role in the overall season story arch as Echo becomes more aware and begins to look for allies within the Dollhouse -- naturally looking to Victor and Sierra first.
[edit] Notes & References
Information provided by Enver Gjokaj's pages at Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enver_Gjokaj) as well as at TV Guide (http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/enver-gjokaj/credits/293172).All Joss Whedon quotes were found in the interviews from the season one DVD set.
[edit] External Links
- Enver Gjokaj at the IMDb
