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Oleg Stefan

ActorBorn September 7, 1959 (65 years)
After graduating from high school in 1976, he entered the Shchepkin Theatre School in Moscow. As a second-year student, he played two roles on the stage of the Maly Theatre. In 1979, his television and film career began. After graduating from theatre school in 1980, he was accepted into the troupe of the Academic Maly Theatre of the USSR, where he played with such actors as Smoktunovsky, Tsarev, Ilyinsky, Zharov, the Solomin brothers, and Martsevich. He worked on radio, television, and in cinema. He toured many cities in the Soviet Union with his solo concert program. In 1985-1986, he served in the ranks of the USSR Armed Forces in the Moscow region in the engineering troops. On the stage of the Maly Theatre, he played in more than 20 plays. Some of them are: Long Day's Journey into Night, Agony, Cyrano de Bergerac, and The Shore. In early 1992, Stefanko emigrated to the United States. Living in New York, he mastered new professions: waiter, taxi driver, bartender, car dealer; security guard, kickboxer; was engaged in the sale of insurance policies. At the same time, he worked in the modeling business, theater, played on the stage of the "Theater of New York City". In New York, Oleg starred in his first American film. In 1994, he moved to Los Angeles, worked in television and film. He was accepted into two American acting guilds: SAG - Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. In Los Angeles, he continued his education at the "L.A. Actors Circle Theater School". Having received American citizenship, he changed his last name to Oleg Stefan. Under this name, he starred in 14 Hollywood films, working with such actors as Robert De Niro, Michael York, Gene Hackman, Sigourney Weaver, Jude Law, James Belushi, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Vincent Perez, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkinson, Denis O'Hea and others. He later returned to Russia, where he continued acting. Oleg Stefanko gained wide fame for his role as Leonid Zubov in the TV series "The Forester". In total, Stefanko has 76 film and television works, in 54 of which he played the leading roles. Personal life: First wife - Larisa Stefanko, Daughter - Kristina, Son - John (Ivan), born in the late 1990s. It was decided to call him Ivan. But after some time his name was changed to John, as it sounds better to Americans. Second wife - Anna Stefanko.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Pacific Blue
  • Moscow Days, L.A. Nights

Known For

  • Tetris
  • Duplicity
  • The Good Shepherd
  • Kod apokalipsisa
  • Escape from Stalin's Death Camp
  • In Search for Captain Grant
  • Silent Partner
  • Moscow Mission
  • The Bay of Death
  • Sopernitsy
  • Obnazhyonnaya v shlyape
  • Gruppa 'Zeta'
  • Gospoda Oficery
  • Igra na vybyvanie
  • Golden Leggings
  • Aborigen
  • Derevenskaya istoriya
  • MosGaz. Delo N7: Katran

Filmography

2024
The Agency (2024) (TV Series) · as Mikhail
2023
Diagnosis: Dissent · as Pastor
2023
Tetris · as Belikov
2022
Golden Leggings · as Petrovych
2020
2019
Hutsul Girl Ksenia · as Ivan Synycia
2017
2013
2013
The Americans (2013) (TV Series) · as Anatoli Victorovich
2011
Forester (TV Series) · as Zubov
2011
Forester (TV Series) · as Leonid Zubov
2009
Duplicity · as Boris Fetyov
2009
Gruppa 'Zeta' 2 (TV Series) · as Aleksey Dmitrievich Timofeev
2007
Kod apokalipsisa · as Mayk Khatchins
2007
Major Vetrov · as Major Vetrov
2007
Gruppa 'Zeta' (TV Series) · as Aleksey Dmitrievich Timofeev
2007
Udivi menya · as Cast
2006
The Good Shepherd · as Ulysses / Stas Siyanko
2006
Moscow Mission · as Martin
2006
Proryv · as Генерал-Полковник Селиванов
2005
Space Race (TV Series)
2005
Silent Partner · as The Client
2004
2004
Igra na vybyvanie (TV Series) · as Polkovnik Sukhovey
2004
Gospoda Oficery (TV Series) · as Sergey Aleksandrovich Fedotov
2003
Rodina zhdet (TV Series) · as Commissioner Jan Fanter
2003
Russians in the City of Angels (TV Series) · as Belov
2001
According to Jim (TV Series) · as Sasha
2001
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 · as Russian Leader
2001
Heartbreakers · as Kremlin Band Leader
1996
Pacific Blue (TV Series) · as Szigmond
1995
JAG (TV Series) · as Uri Lentoff
1993
Frasier (TV Series) · as Vladimir
1993
1992
1991
Otel 'Edem' · as Спасатель
1991
The Bay of Death · as Юра Медунов
1990
Ono · as Dmitriy Prokofyev
1987
Aborigen · as Олег, Командир Стройотряда
1986
In Search for Captain Grant (TV Series) · as Captan John Mangles
1985
Battle of Moscow (TV Series) · as Старший Лейтенант Манчич
1985
1985
In Search for Captain Grant · as Капитан Джон Манглс
1984
Scarecrow · as Cast
1984
Obryv · as Vikentyev
1982
1981
Cherez Gobi i Khingan · as Vanya Sokolov

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