Anton Yelchin

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Anton Viktorovich Yelchin
Date of birth	March 11, 1989
Place of birth	Leningrad, USSR
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998-present

Anton Yelchin is a Russian born actor, the son of figure skaters Irina Korina and Viktor Yelchin. He was born in Leningrad (now known as St. Petersberg, Russian Federation) and raised in the USA^[1]. He started acting at age 9, doing various bit parts in minor films and stage productions. He made his transition to major film work with his role in Along Came a Spider in 2001, and will portray "Ensign Pavel Chekov" in the 2009 remake of Star Trek.

In addition to his acting work, Anton also plays acoustic guitar and is a big fan of Blues. He is currently enrolled in The University of Southern California studying film production.

Contents 1 Terminator Salvation 2 Awards 3 Filmography 4 References/Notes

Terminator Salvation

Anton will portray a teenage Kyle Reese in the upcoming McG film Terminator Salvation, making him the fifth actor to take on the role ^[2].

Awards

• Best Performance in a Feature Film for Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
• Leading Young Actor at the Young Actor Awards (2002)

Filmography

• 15 Minutes - Boy in Burning Building (2001)
• Along Came a Spider - Dimitri Starodubov (2001)
• Hearts in Atlantis - Bobby Garfield (2001)
• Taken - Jacob Clarke (2002)
• House of D - Tommy Warshaw (2005)
• Fierce People - Finn Earl (2005)
• Alpha Dog - Zach Mazursky (2007)
• Charlie Bartlett - Charlie Bartlett (2008)
• Middle of Nowhere - Dorian Spitz (2008)
• You and I - Edvard Nikitin (2008)
• Star Trek - Pavel Chekov (2009)
• Terminator Salvation - Kyle Reese (2009)

References/Notes

1. ↑ Anton's parents were disallowed from competing in the Olympic games for the Russian team due to their Jewish heritage, and had hopes of competing for the US team.
2. ↑ Actors who have played Kyle Reese:
   Michael Biehn - The Terminator
   Jonathan Jackson - "Dungeons & Dragons", "Goodbye to All That"
   Unknown (age 5) - "What He Beheld"
   Skyler Gisondo (age 8) - "What He Beheld"
   Anton Yelchin - Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins