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This Is Us season 3 cast: Who is the ballet teacher? Who is Goran Višnjić?
By: Molli Mitchell // Express
26 February 2019

THIS IS US season 3 is coming to an end and fans are wondering who the ballet teacher is in Beth’s flashback episode. Here’s everything you need to know about actor Goran Višnjić.

Finally, fans got to see the Beth-centered episode they have been waiting for ahead of the upcoming season finale of This Is Us season three. Last week’s episode, Our Little Island Girl, delved deep into Beth’s (played by Susan Kelechi Watson) past and revealed her new career as an adult. Upcoming episodes in This Is Us are also expected to reference Beth’s past and will feature her dance teacher, Vincent (Goran Višnjić).

Warning: This article contains spoilers about This is Us season 3, episode 13

Who is the ballet teacher in This Is Us season 3?

Goran Višnjić starred as Vincent, Beth’s ballet teacher in This Is Us.

He was cast in a recurring role according to The Hollywood Reporter, meaning he will feature in the several remaining episodes.

The flashback episode explored Beth’s life before she met Randall (Sterling K Brown) and followed her dreams as a child to become a professional dancer.

Young Beth (Akira Akbar) even studied dance at a professional ballet school.

However, her mother doubted she would ever make it as a professional ballet dancer and was not overly supportive.

The episode then followed Beth as a teenager (Rachel Naomi Hilson) trying to make it as a ballet dancer but sadly Vincent warned her she might not make it.

He even encouraged her to try another style of dance, but young Beth was insistent she would master ballet.

After going through a hard time, including losing her father to lung cancer, Beth’s world began to fall apart when she was handed a college directory and was told she would be a “taking a different path.“

After a heated discussion with her family, adult Beth revealed she wanted to dance again and become a dance teacher.

She told Randall: “I haven’t had my head in the clouds for years, I want to be that little girl who dances again.”

Deadline attended a screening of the episode earlier this month and reported some behind the scenes details.

Director Anne Fletcher told the audience: “Susan actually did all of her dancing. It’s a joy to be able to watch her character that you’ve been in love with for all this period of time actually express themselves through dance, and not have to cut away to shoot a double.

“It was all Susan through the whole time, and she did an amazingly beautiful job.”

Susan Kelechi Watson who plays Beth also revealed the show mirrored her experience of real life.

She said: “For me, what dance does its speak in a way that words can’t. And so I was so excited by the opportunity to go back and do that again, because I've been dancing all my life. I don’t think I’ve left it for more than two years.”

Who is actor Goran Višnjić?

Goran Višnjić is a Croatian-American actor from Šibenik,

The 46-year-old currently resides in Los Angeles, California after moving to America in the 1990s.

Višnjić is best known for playing Dr Luka Kovač on NBC’s ER and Garcia Flynn in Timeless.

When Yugoslavia began to dissolve in 1991 (later Croatia), he joined the Croatian Ground Army.

After leaving the army, he moved to the capital Zagreb to study at the Academy of dramatic art.

From there, he went onto portray Hamlet at the Dubrovnik Summer Theatre Festival and played the role for six years, winning several Orlando Awards (Tony award equivalent).

He also worked in local TV productions and has starred in films such as The Peacemaker and Committed.

Other credits include the films The Deep End, Helen, Elektra and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

In 2005, he was one of the favourites to be cast as the next James Bond, losing out to Daniel Craig.

Višnjić is an active campaigner for animal rights and is currently a representative for the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

He is married to Eva Višnjić, an artist and sculptor.

This Is Us season 3, episode 14 airs Tuesday, March 5 on NBC

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