British actor and director Ralph Fiennes has received a Serbian passport from the Balkan country's president after he was granted citizenship earlier this month.
President Aleksandar Vucic handed the passport to Fiennes at a meeting on Sunday in the Serbian presidency building in Belgrade.
Mr Vucic said: "We Serbs are happy to have you as a friend and now a fellow citizen."
Fiennes first came to Serbia in 2010 to shoot his directorial debut, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Coriolanus. Fiennes is currently filming a movie in Belgrade on Soviet ballet dancing legend Rudolf Nureyev.
Fiennes also attended an inauguration ceremony for Vucic in June.
American action hero Steven Seagal is among other film celebrities who have been granted Serbian citizenship in the past.
It comes after British actor Colin Firth became an Italian citizen amid Brexit uncertainty.
The Kingsman star followed in the footsteps of his own children to become a dual UK and Italian citizen, while his wife of 20 years, Livia Giuggioli, is applying for a British passport.
In a light-hearted statement, the 57-year-old said the idea seemed "sensible" in the current political climate following Britain's decision to leave the EU.
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