His best-known role was that of the Apostle John in the 2004 film ‘The Passion’ by Mel Gibson.
The Bulgarian-born actor Christo Jivkov (Sofía, February 18, 1975) died on April 1 at the age of 48 in Los Angeles (USA).
Jivkov’s career peaked in 2004, when he played the apostle Juan in the controversial Mel Gibson film ‘The Passion’, in which he filmed without censorship the punishments and physical violence that Jesus Christ received before being crucified.
Previously he had starred in 2001 ‘The trade of arms’by Ermanno Olmi.
Through Facebook, the film company Red Carpet Films -of which the actor was a co-founder- has published that “they had no words” to “describe the pain of this loss” and that they lost “our dear friend and beloved companion.
“we are really devastated by this loss unexpected. We will never forget you,” said this note on the networks.
italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta (54 years old) was one of Christo’s best friends, known among other roles for having been a ‘Bond girl’ in ‘The world is never enough’ -and in Spain for ‘The Day of the Beast-, she said on Instagram: ” I still don’t want to believe you’re gone… endless pain.”
Khivkov had studied at the Bulgarian Academy of Cinema and Theater, where he specialized in film direction.
Shortly after graduating he was cast in the lead role of John de Medici in ‘The trade of arms’, which swept the Donatello Awards with nine awards, including Best Film.
In Hollywood there was a rumor that the director Mel Gibson was working on a second part of ‘The Passion’, which could be called ‘The resurrection’ and in which the deceased chose to repeat as Juan.
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