Ivan Shvedoff

Ivan Shvedoff (Russian: Иван Шведов; born 21 September 1969) is a Russian actor.

Ivan Shvedoff
Иван Шведов
Born (1969-09-21) 21 September 1969
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Websitehttp://www.shvedoff.com/

Biography

Shvedoff was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in the Russian SFSR.

Shvedoff first started his acting career as a theater actor in the Theater of Youth Creativity (1979-1986).

He studied acting at the Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy from 1987 to 1991, and made his film debut in The Chekist in 1992. Shvedoff has lived in Prague since the late 1990s.[1]

He has appeared in several Hollywood films usually as Russian or Eastern Bloc characters, including Enemy at the Gates, The Bourne Supremacy and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. He was also a Russian dialog coach for Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1992The Chekist
1992Rin
1993Gadael LeninSasha
1994Frantsuzskiy valsBoleslav
1995Pribytie poezda(segment "Exercise No.5")
1996The SuccessorSalesperson
2000England!Valeri Sikorski
2001Enemy at the GatesVolodya
2003Distant LightsKolya
2003Cert ví procKvido
2003ZuckerbrotMitja
2004Love in ThoughtsGast im Moka Efti
2004Traffic AffairsSylvester
2004Das ApfelbaumhausArkady
2004The Bourne SupremacyMoscow Policeman
2005Almost HeavenStrike
2007Almaz Black BoxIvan Romanenko
2007Prostye veshchiVasin
2007The Calling GameIrms Kollege Peter
2009The Bone ManIgor
2010Mamas & Papas
2010The AlbanianSlatko
2010We Are the Nightvan Gogh
20114 Days in MayTrubizin
2011Mission: Impossible – Ghost ProtocolLeonid Lisenker
2014A Hitman's Solitude Before the ShotJassen
2014WinterkartoffelknödelSkender Gashi
2014Alles ist LiebeFinnischer LKW-Fahrer
2015FremdkörperPjotr
2015Child 44Artur's Father
2015AbschussfahrtDetective Stanek
2015Buddha's Little FingerShurick
2015Bridge of Spies2nd Soviet Interrogator
2016Fly Away HomeFeldwebel
2016SiblingsStephan
2016Stefan Zweig: Farewell to EuropeHalpern Leivick
2017Babylon BerlinAlexej Kardakow9 episodes
2019The AftermathColonel Kutov

References

  1. Willoughby, Ian (7 February 2015). "My Prague – Ivan Shvedoff". Radio Prague. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. Willoughby, Ian (24 February 2014). "Ivan Shvedoff: Prague-based actor is "Mr. Eastern Bloc" in Western movies". Radio Prague. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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