Costa Ronin
Australian actor, born in the Soviet Union
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| Intro | Australian actor, born in the Soviet Union | |||
| Places | Australia Russia | |||
| is | Actor Television actor | |||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |||
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| Birth | 3 February 1979, Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Urban Okrug, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia | |||
| Age | 45 years | |||
| Star sign | Aquarius | |||
| Residence | Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Urban Okrug, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia; New Zealand; Australia; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA | |||
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Biography
Konstantin "Costa" Ronin (Russian: Константин Ронин; born 3 February 1979) is a Russian-born New Zealand actor and cinematographer, best known for appearances in Red Dog, as Gregorovich on the SBS drama East West 101, as Oleg Igorevich Burov in the FX drama The Americans and as Yevgeny Gromov on Homeland.
Early life and education
Costa Ronin was born in Kaliningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia). In his youth, he moved to Wellington, New Zealand with his mother and studied international relations and political science at Victoria University, before moving to Perth, Australia for further tertiary education and, later, to Sydney.
At the age of 15, Ronin commenced working and learned about American culture at a radio station that taught English through music.
Personal life
Growing up in Kaliningrad, Ronin was taught to sail by his father and grandfather at the age of 5 and remains passionate about it. Ronin is also an avid motorcyclist.
Ronin resides in Los Angeles, having previously lived in Surry Hills, Sydney.
Ronin's grandmother lives in Australia.