Quick Facts
Born:
1989-03-11
Birthplace:
Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Credits:
66 Total Roles
Anton Yelchin
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Biography
Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (March 11, 1989 â June 19, 2016) was an American film and television actor, known for portraying Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot series, and for several other prominent roles.
Born to a Russian Jewish family in Leningrad, Yelchin relocated to the United States as an infant. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television roles and the Hollywood films Along Came a Spider and Hearts in Atlantis (both 2001). His role as Jacob Clarke in the Steven Spielberg miniseries Taken was significant in furthering his career as a child actor. He later appeared on the television series Huff and appeared in the films Terminator Salvation (2009), Charlie Bartlett (2007), Fright Night (2011), The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012), and Only Lovers Left Alive (2013).
Yelchin frequently worked on independent and lower-profile films, headlining the romantic drama Like Crazy (2011), the 2011 remake of Fright Night, the supernatural thriller Odd Thomas (2013), the romance 5 to 7 (2014), the horror comedy Burying the Ex (2014), the neo-noir The Driftless Area (2015), and the thriller Green Room (2015). As a voice actor, he voiced Clumsy Smurf in the live-action Smurfs films (2011â2013) and lead role James 'Jim' Lake Jr. on the Netflix animated series Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016â2018). He maintained an active career until his accidental death in 2016 when he was fatally injured by his SUV.
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Born to a Russian Jewish family in Leningrad, Yelchin relocated to the United States as an infant. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television roles and the Hollywood films Along Came a Spider and Hearts in Atlantis (both 2001). His role as Jacob Clarke in the Steven Spielberg miniseries Taken was significant in furthering his career as a child actor. He later appeared on the television series Huff and appeared in the films Terminator Salvation (2009), Charlie Bartlett (2007), Fright Night (2011), The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012), and Only Lovers Left Alive (2013).
Yelchin frequently worked on independent and lower-profile films, headlining the romantic drama Like Crazy (2011), the 2011 remake of Fright Night, the supernatural thriller Odd Thomas (2013), the romance 5 to 7 (2014), the horror comedy Burying the Ex (2014), the neo-noir The Driftless Area (2015), and the thriller Green Room (2015). As a voice actor, he voiced Clumsy Smurf in the live-action Smurfs films (2011â2013) and lead role James 'Jim' Lake Jr. on the Netflix animated series Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016â2018). He maintained an active career until his accidental death in 2016 when he was fatally injured by his SUV.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Yelchin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Star Trek
Ensign Pavel Chekov
Star Trek Into Darkness
Ensign Pavel Chekov
Star Trek Beyond
Ensign Pavel Chekov
Terminator Salvation
Kyle Reese
Criminal Minds
Nathan Harris
The Smurfs
Clumsy Smurf (voice)
Green Room
Pat
Only Lovers Left Alive
Ian
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Love, Antosha MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Thoroughbreds MOVIE | Tim |
| 2017 | Trollhunters: Happy Birthday to You! MOVIE | Jim Lake Jr. (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2017 | Rememory MOVIE | Todd |
| 2017 | Porto MOVIE | Jake Kleeman |
| 2017 | We Don't Belong Here MOVIE | Maxwell Green |
| 2016 | Trollhunters: New Year's Eve Countdown MOVIE | Jim Lake Jr. (voice) (archival sound) |
| 2016 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia TV | Jim Lake Jr. (voice) |
| 2016 | Star Trek Beyond MOVIE | Ensign Pavel Chekov |
| 2016 | Green Room MOVIE | Pat |