Anton Yelchin
Known For
Acting
Born
1989-03-11 in Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Died
2016-06-19
Biography
Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (March 11, 1989 – 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 (2011–2013) and lead role James 'Jim' Lake Jr. on the Netflix animated series Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016–2018). 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.
Most Known For
Criminal Minds
as Nathan Harris
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Stewart
ER
as Robbie Edelstein
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Keith Tyler
The Practice
as Justin Langer
Without a Trace
as Johnny Atkins
Judging Amy
as Davis Bishop
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
as Jim Lake Jr. (voice)
Celebrity Big Brother
as Self - Houseguest
Terminator Salvation
as Kyle Reese
Star Trek
as Ensign Pavel Chekov
Taken
as Jacob Clarke
Taken
as Jacob Clarke (Child)
Star Trek Beyond
as Ensign Pavel Chekov
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Ensign Pavel Chekov
The Beaver
as Porter Black
Delivering Milo
as Milo
Huff
as Byrd Huffstodt
The Smurfs
as Clumsy Smurf (voice)
15 Minutes
as Boy in Burning Building