Vicko Ruic was born in 1959 in Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia. Ruić graduated from the Acting Department of the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. His directorial debut, Nausikaya (1996), which Ruić also wrote and produced, was the first Croatian independent film, and was Croatia's submission to the 69th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is an actor and director, known for Najbolji (1989), Oficir s ruzom (1987) and Vanbracna putovanja (1988).