Oleg Stefan Oleg Stepanovich Shtefanko (Russian: Оле́г Степа́нович Штефанко́; born September 7, 1959) is a Soviet and Russian actor who became popular in Russia after moving there to study acting. He later became an American film actor after emigrating to the United States.

Oleg Stefan
Born
Oleg Stepanovich Shtefanko

(1959-09-07) September 7, 1959 (age 65)
CitizenshipSoviet Union →
  • United States
  • Russia
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
AwardsMerited Artist of the Russian Federation (2020)

Biography

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He studied acting in Moscow, graduated in 1980, then became a member of Moscow Maly Theater.[1] He starred in several Soviet movies until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

In 1992, Oleg Stefan emigrated to the United States. There he has appeared in a number of 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 came back to the Russian entertainment industry appearing in leading and supporting roles in several movies made in Moscow.

In 2005 he received a nomination for Gold Nymph Award as Best Actor at the 45th International Festival of Television Films in Monte Carlo.

Filmography

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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

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  1. ^ "Олег Штефанко: Биография". olegshtefanko.ru. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
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