Ignjat Borstnik was born on July 11, 1858 in Cernik na Gorenjskom, Slovenia. He was an actor and writer, known for Brisem i sudim (1919), Kovac raspela (1919) and Dama sa crnom krinkom (1919). He was married to Sofija Zvonarjeva-Borstnik. He died on September 23, 1919 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.