Darko Nikolic was born in Serbia. His was a father judo master who was the first to introduced him to martial arts. After years of practicing judo, Darko continued expanding his knowledge in Full Contact and Kick Boxing, hand to hand combat and weapon combat. Darko got first break in acting in highschool theater, with great personality and charisma and already walking 6'4 and 240p. athletic build Darko earned leading roles in plays like King Arthur and Hamlet. Through his basketball career Darko earned roles in few sports commercials and the love for acting was born. Darko moved to US in 2002 following his dream of becoming professional basketball player. He had several attempts to get in to the film industry but in the meantime, Darko started working as a Martial Arts trainer in Cincinnati OH. Few years later he moved to Pittsburgh and he finally got his first shot as an first as an extra and then as stunt man in Batman The Dark Knight Rises, he finally opened the door of the film industry. After that Darko got a roll as a detective on TV show Ones Who Kill, and his first bigger role of the Russian Prisoner in documentary Insanity of God. He continued his MMA, acting and stunt training trough the years, he is currently working on White Boy Rick, with Mathew Mcconaughey.