Oleg Stefan
Oleg Stefan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oleg Stepanovich Shtefanko September 7, 1959 |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union →
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Awards | Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (2020) |
Oleg Stefan né Oleg Stepanovich Shtefanko (Russian: Оле́г Степа́нович Штефанко́; born September 7, 1959) is a Soviet and Russian actor who gained popularity in Russia after moving there to study acting. He later established himself as an American film actor following his emigration to the United States.
Biography
He studied acting in Moscow and graduated in 1980, subsequently becoming a member of the Moscow Maly Theater.[1] He starred in several Soviet films until the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991.
In 1992, Oleg Stefan emigrated to the United States. Since then, he has appeared in several popular television series, including Frasier and JAG. He also had a role in Robert De Niro's The Good Shepherd opposite Matt Damon.
After 2003, Oleg Stefan returned to the Russian entertainment industry, taking on leading and supporting roles in several Moscow-produced films.
In 2005, he received a nomination for the Gold Nymph Award as Best Actor at the 45th International Festival of Television Films in Monte Carlo.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Control Strip | Rudzik | |
| 1981 | Poor Masha | Kostya | |
| 1981 | Youth | Semyon Kruglov | Episode "Visit" |
| 1981 | Through the Gobi and Khingan | Vanya Sokolov | |
| 1981 | Village Story | Yevgeny | |
| 1983 | Red Bells II | Officer | |
| 1983 | Immortality Exam | Cadet | |
| 1983 | Rupture | Vikentiev | |
| 1984 | Scarecrow | episode | |
| 1985 | In Search for Captain Grant | Capt. John Mangles | TV film |
| 1985 | The Rivals | Sergei Drozdov | |
| 1986 | Believe in Love | Volodya | |
| 1987 | Aboriginal | Oleg | |
| 1989 | It | Dmitry Prokofiev | |
| 1991 | Last Bunker | Kalinichenko | |
| 1991 | Nude in a Hat | Zuyev, a journalist | |
| 1991 | Death Bay | Yura Medunov | |
| 1992 | Master of the East | Andrei | |
| 1993 | Hostages of the Devil | Sergey Ivanovich | |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue | Zigmond | TV Series |
| 2001 | Heartbreakers | Kremlin Band Leader | |
| 2001 | Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 | Russian President Kachitsky | |
| 2003 | Frasier | Vladimir | TV Series |
| 2003 | According to Jim | Sasha | TV Series |
| 2005 | Space Race | Alexei Leonov | TV Series |
| 2005 | Silent Partner | The Client | |
| 2006 | Break-through | Col. Gen. Selivanov | |
| 2006 | Ultimate Force | Pyotr | Episode "Changing of the Guard" |
| 2006 | Film Festival, or Port Eisenstein | Actor Blok | |
| 2006 | Family Name | Vozdvizhensky | |
| 2006 | Moscow Mission | Martin | |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Ulysses / Stas Siyanko | |
| 2007 | The Apocalypse Code | Mike Hutchins | |
| 2009 | Duplicity | Boris Fetyov | |
| 2011-2018 | Forester | Leonid Matveevich Zubov | TV Series |
| 2016 | The Americans | Anatoly Viktorovich | TV Series |
| 2017 | Chervoniy | Voron | |
| 2019 | The Bus Number 13 | Janitor | |
| 2023 | Tetris | Nikolai Belikov |
References
- ^ "Олег Штефанко: Биография". olegshtefanko.ru. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
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