Ravil Isyanov

Ravil Akhmedullovich Isyanov (Russian: Равиль Ахмедуллович Исьянов; 20 August 1962 – 29 September 2021) was a Russian actor who appeared in over 70 film and television roles, primarily in the United States. He was most well known for his role as Anatoli Kirkin on NCIS: Los Angeles.

Ravil Isyanov
Равиль Исьянов[1]
Born
Ravil Akhmedullovich Isyanov

(1962-08-20)20 August 1962[1]
Voskresensk, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR,Soviet Union[2]
(now Voskresensk, Russia)
Died29 September 2021(2021-09-29) (aged 59)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materMKhAT Studio-School (1990)
OccupationActor
Years active1992–2021
SpouseErika Isyanov
Military career
AllegianceSoviet Union
Service/branchSoviet Air Force

Biography

Isyanov was born in Voskresensk (Moscow Oblast) on 20 August 1962, and served in the Soviet Air Force for two years. He worked for two seasons at a regional theatre in Khabarovsk, before enrolling in the MKhAT Studio-School in Moscow, under Alexander Kalyagin, graduating in 1990.[2] He also studied three summers overseas at the British American Drama Academy's "Midsummer at Oxford" program in England. He began his professional career as an ensemble member of the Theatr Clwyd in Wales.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he decided to stay in Britain on his work visa, and continued working there. He made notable film appearances in the Nicolas Roeg-directed Two Deaths and the James Bond film GoldenEye, both in 1995. He had a supporting role as Cornelius in Kenneth Branagh's epic adaptation of Hamlet, released the following year.

In 1998, Isyanov moved to Los Angeles, where he lived and worked until his death.[2] Isyanov died on 29 September 2021, at the age of 59, following a 17-month battle with cancer. [3][4]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Back in the USSR Georgi
1995 Two Deaths Lieutenant
Hackers Russian Hacker
GoldenEye MiG Pilot
1996 Hamlet Cornelius
1997 The Saint Tretiak Guard
The Jackal Ghazzi Murad
1999 The Omega Code Rykoff
2000 Octopus Casper
Doomsdayer Viktor Dorestoy Uncredited
2001 The Shrink Is In Dino
Along Came a Spider FSB Agent Lermontov
Arachnid Henry Capri
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker Igor Suslov
2003 Holes Morris Menke
2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Curtis
2006 The Good German General Sikorsky
2008 Defiance Viktor Panchenko
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Alexi Voskhod
2016 Sniper: Ghost Shooter Andrei Mashkov
2020 No Escape The Waiter
2022 25 Cents Per Minute Peter Posthumous release
Blonde Billy Wilder

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Stalin Yakov Dzhugashvili Television film
1994 EastEnders Marku 2 episodes
1997 The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous Boris Levitsky
1998-1999 Seven Days Dr. Josef Vukovitch / Deputy Commander Anton Kuriyov
2000 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Monk Episode: "No Place Like Home"
2001 JAG Capt. Leopold Karnik Episode "Iron Coffin"
2001-2003 Alias Luri Karpachev
2005 Space Race Valentin Glushko
2006 24 Bierko's Technician season 5
2006 NCIS Robert John Stevens / Nikolai Puchenko Season 4, Episode 4
2007 Prison Break Wyatt season 3
2009 Fringe season 2 Tomas Episode "Earthling"
2009-2011 The Mentalist Ulis Oratni / Charlie Chaplin
2010 Bones Dimitri Vladov
2013 Touch Landlord
NCIS: Los Angeles Anatoli Kirkin Recurring Role (2013–2021)
Burn Notice Vladimir Duboff
2014 The Last Ship Admiral Konstantin Nikolayevich Ruskov
2016 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Anton Petrov Season 3, 2 Episodes
2017 The Americans Ruslan
Glow Gregory, manager of the Dusty Spur motel

References
  1. Ravil Isyanov - kinoteatr.ru
  2. "Ravil Isyanov - TV.com". TV.com. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. "Ravil Isyanov Dies: 'NCIS: Los Angeles' & 'The Americans' Actor Was 59". 13 October 2021.
  4. Горел звездой. На 60-м году жизни не стало нашего земляка, талантливого актера Равиля Исянова (in Russian)
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