Marius Stan (scientist)

Marius Stan is a Romanian scientist and actor from Urziceni, currently a senior scientist at the Applied Materials division at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, where he uses Artificial Intelligence to design materials. Stan is best known for playing car wash owner Bogdan Wolynetz in the AMC television series Breaking Bad.[1]

Marius Stan
Born
Urziceni, Romania
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest (BS)
Romanian Academy (PhD)
Occupation(s)Scientist, actor

Education

In 1986, Stan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of Bucharest. In 1997, he earned a PhD in chemistry from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Romanian Academy.[2]

Career

Stan was a scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico before moving on to the Argonne National Laboratory, a national research laboratory jointly operated by the University of Chicago and Department of Energy, in 2010.[3][4] From 2013 to 2015, Stan served in the Office of Nuclear Energy within the United States Department of Energy. Stan is also a writer of short fiction and poetry.[5]

Acting

Stan was living in Albuquerque, New Mexico during the filming of the first season of AMC's Breaking Bad. His two children hoped to be extras in the series, so Stan sent the producers a family photo. Stan's wife and children were picked to be extras, but to Stan's surprise, the producers liked his look and wanted him for a speaking role: the owner of the car wash where Walter White works. The character of Bogdan Wolynetz and the scenes featuring him were further developed, and he would appear in four more episodes.[6]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008; 2010–2011 Breaking Bad Bogdan Wolynetz 5 episodes
2009 Crash Imran Episode: "You Set the Scene"

References
  1. "Marius Stan". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  2. Marius Stan profile, Argonne National Laboratory, accessed October 19, 2019.
  3. "Reddit AMA: Marius Stan, energy researcher and Breaking Bad actor | Department of Energy". Energy.gov. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  4. "Breaking bad: Argonne scientist proves quite a character in 'Breaking Bad' - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  5. "Marius Stan | Argonne National Laboratory". www.anl.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  6. "Breaking bad: Argonne scientist proves quite a character in 'Breaking Bad' - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
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