Yanevski was born on 16 May 1985 in
Sofia. He lived in
England for five years as well as in
Israel. While attending
Mill Hill School in the
United Kingdom with fellow
Harry Potter actor
Harry Melling, Ianevski had no particular acting aspirations and was not a drama student. He had only auditioned for
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire after being spotted by
Fiona Weir, a casting director who prompted him to attend an acting workshop, which resulted in his casting as
Viktor Krum, a Bulgarian character in the
Harry Potter series. He was selected from 650 others, most of whom had auditioned in Sofia. He also starred in
Hostel: Part II, the sequel to
Eli Roth's film
Hostel. ==Film==