Costa Ronin

Costa Ronin
Ronin at the Peabody Awards, May 2015
Born Konstantin Ronin (Константин Ронин)[1]
(1979-02-03) 3 February 1979
Kaliningrad, Soviet Union
Occupation Actor
Years active 2009–present

Costa Ronin (Russian: Костя Ро́нин; born 3 February 1979) is a Russian-born actor and cinematographer, best known for appearance in Red Dog, as Gregorovich on the SBS drama East West 101, and as Oleg Igorevich Burov in the FX drama The Americans.[2]

Early life and education

Ronin was born in Kaliningrad in the Soviet Union in 1979.[3] In his youth, he moved to Wellington, New Zealand with his mother and studied international relations and political science at Victoria University, before moving to Perth, Australia for further tertiary education[3] and, later, to Sydney.[4][5]

At the age of 15, Ronin commenced working and learned about American culture at a radio station that taught English through music.[4]

Personal life

Growing up in Kaliningrad, Ronin was taught to sail by his father and grandfather at the age of 5 and remains passionate about it.[4] Ronin is also an avid motorcyclist.[6]

Ronin resides in Los Angeles,[3][6] having previously lived in Surry Hills, Sydney.[7]

Ronin's grandmother lives in Australia.[3]

Filmography

Year Project Role Notes References
2011 Red Dog Dzambaski Feature film
2014–2018 The Americans Oleg Igorevich Burov TV series (Recurring) [2][3][4]
2014 Extant Anton TV series (Episode: "Shelter")
2015 Agent Carter Anton Vanko TV series (Episode: "Now is Not the End") [8]
2015 Agent X Misha Voronsky TV series (Episode: "Fidelity")
2016 Gotham Luka Volk TV series (Episodes: "Mad City: The Executioner ," "Mad City: Time Bomb")
2017 Shooter Russian ambassador TV series (Episode: "Primer Contact") [9][10]
2018 Homeland Yevgeny Gromov TV series (Season 7: Recurring) [11]
2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Voytek Frykowski Filming [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Калининградец играет одну из главных ролей в американском сериале". Клопс - новости Калининград (in Russian). 14 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 Potts, Kimberly (8 May 2014). "The Americans Star Costa Ronin on Oleg and the Spy Game: "We Have to Remember, Nothing Is What It Seems"". Yahoo! TV.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Amatangelo, Amy (14 May 2014). "Catching Up with The Americans' Costa Ronin". Paste. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Gomez, Adrian (4 May 2014). "Americans actor talks character, riding in NM". Albuquerque Journal.
  5. ↑ "Costa Ronin - Resume" (PDF). Costa Ronin.
  6. 1 2 Devine, Christine (18 April 2014). "Questioning a "KGB Agent": The Americans Actor Costa Ronin". myFOXla.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Stardom Awaits Talented Screen Students". if.com.au. 30 January 2008.
  8. ↑ Khatchatourian, Maane (8 November 2014). "Americans Star Costa Ronin Joins Agent Carter". Variety. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Primer Contact" on IMDb
  10. ↑ "Shooter review: Finale". The Tracking Board. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  11. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (11 December 2017). "'Homeland' Enlists 'The Americans' Actor for Season 7". Variety. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  12. ↑ ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Adds Rumer Willis, Margaret Qualley and Damon Herriman (Exclusive)


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