Niko Bellic is a fictional character and the playable protagonist of Rockstar North's video game Grand Theft Auto IV (2008), the sixth main entry in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto series. He also makes non-playable appearances in the game's episodic content The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, both released in 2009. Michael Hollick provided the character's voice and motion capture.