Nikola was named after his great-grandfather, who was an protoiereus in Mostar. He made his acting debut before he turned 13, with the role of the boy Ivan in the 1980 film "Rad na određeno vreme". During the 1980s, he played notable roles in the film "Igmanski marš" (1983), the TV series "Sivi Dom" (1986), and one of the main roles in three sequels of the very popular film series Foolish Years, which profiled him as one of the most famous actors of the younger generation in the former Yugoslavia.
In 1992, he played the main role in Srđan Dragojević's film "Mi nismo anđeli" (We're Not Angels), for which he remains notable. He starred again in the 2005 sequel Mi nismo anđeli 2.
He is married to Aleksandra Đurić, with whom he has a daughter Ana (2008) and two twin daughters (2013).
He made his directing debut in the film Herd (2016).
as Amir
as Mihajlo 'Miša' Pavlović
as Vesnin Otac
as Profesor Branislav Goran(13 eps)
as Drobnjak(10 eps)
as Tanasije Dinić(10 eps)
as Tanasije Dinić
as Velja Kovač(90 eps)
as Peter
as Tanasije Tasa Dinić
as Filip(3 eps)
as Bane Tomić(20 eps)
as Ivan Meštrović
as Šepavi Martin
as Ivan Meštrović(15 eps)
as Dača(25 eps)
as Zastavnik Milivoj Žegar(12 eps)
as Narrator (voice)(3 eps)
as Slobodan
as Pop
as Vlasnik ciglane
as Kolja
as Miloje
as Miloje(2 eps)
as Josip Broz Tito
as Kolja
as Agent
as Bogati košarač
as Kompozitor/Branko Matić
as Jovo Stanković Kranjc
as Limun
as Reditelj
as Inspektor Milutin
as Srđan(20 eps)
as Drug Tetak
as Batrić(25 eps)
as Čvrga(13 eps)
as Major
as Karađorđe
as Janko
as Muzikant
as Osman Rizvanbegović
as Pakito
as Nikola
as Filipović
as Šef
as Crni Đorđe(27 eps)
as Pavle
as Mak
as Miloš
as Zuba
as Alkoholičar I
as Milan Vilenjak
as Vladimir Korenko
as Biber
as Boki Latino / Amor Latino
as Ministar
as Musa
as Velja
as Versaće
as Sale
as Mornar
as Marko(11 eps)
as Nikola
as Željko
as Marko
as Neša
as Mihailo
as Velizar(12 eps)
as Mihailo
as Jovica
as Ivan
as Ivan