He graduated National Academy of Theater and Film Arts "Krastio Sarafov" in 1980 in the class of Prof. Grisha Ostrovski. His first steps on a professional stage are at Drama Theater-Shumen, in the plays "Sizve Banzi is Dead" Atole Fugard, in "Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Yesterday" by Mikhail Velichkov, "The Autumn of an Investigator" by Georgi Danailov, "Kaloyan" by Kamen Zidarov. He has performed in theater "Dialogue" and in 2010 he became part of the „Ivan Vazov“ National Theater troupe were his roles are: The Actor in „Caligula“ by Albert Camus, Abdulin in "The Government Inspector" by Gogol, Father Marcus in “Freedom in Bremen” by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, the Butcher in "Life is Wonderful" by Nicholay Erdman, The Old Soldier in "No Man's Land" after Denis Tanovic.
During this season you can watch Yordan Petkov in the performances "Life is Wonderful", „Caligula“,"No Man's Land".
