Pasha D. Lychnikoff
Russian actor
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The basics
Quick Facts
| Intro | Russian actor | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Actor | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | 16 February 1967, Moscow | |
| Age | 57 years | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
The details
Biography
Pavel Dmitrievich Lychnikov (Russian: Павел Дмитриевич Лычников; born February 16, 1967), usually credited as Pasha D. Lychnikoff, is a Russian television, voice, film and theatre actor, who lives and works in the United States.
Life and work
Lychnikoff was born in Moscow, where he later received formal training at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (also known as GITIS from 1934 to 1991).
In the early 1990s, Lychnikoff moved to the United States. Since his subsequent move to Los Angeles, he has appeared in many TV movies and series and feature films. He is noted for his roles as the telegraph operator Blazanov in HBO's Deadwood series and as Russian mobster Vadim Youchenko in the movie Trade. He also appears as Howard Wolowitz's Russian cosmonaut crewmate Dimitri on the popular TV series The Big Bang Theory.
Lychnikoff has also made several stage appearances in Russia and the U.S. His self-written play The Shelter, which he also directed, was nominated for the Californian Ovation Award in five categories, and Lychnikoff's performance in it received positive reviews from a number of critics.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Crash Dive | Newton | (video) |
| Playing God | Andrei | ||
| Air Force One | Prison Guard | ||
| 1998 | Bad Cop, Bad Cop | (made for television) | |
| Skip Chasers | |||
| 2000 | Bob, Verushka & the Pursuit of Happiness | Illya | |
| 2003 | The Flannerys | (made for television) | |
| 2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Andrei/Load Boxer | |
| 2006 | Miami Vice | Russian FBI Agent | |
| 2007 | Trade | Vadim Youchenko | |
| A Thousand Years of Good Prayers | Boris | ||
| Charlie Wilson's War | Russian Helicopter Pilot #1 | ||
| 2008 | Reservations | Tomas | |
| Cloverfield | Russian Man on Street | ||
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Russian Soldier #2 | ||
| 2009 | The Perfect Sleep | Vassily | |
| Star Trek | Romulan Commander | ||
| 2010 | The Odds | (made for television) | |
| Grace Bedell | David Mann | (short) | |
| 2011 | Mia and the Migoo | Staravitch (voice) | English version |
| Valley of the Sun | K.K. | ||
| Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Dimitri/Distributor | ||
| 2012 | Chernobyl Diaries | Doctor | |
| 2013 | A Good Day to Die Hard | Cabbie | |
| The Advocates | (made for television) | ||
| 2014 | Rage | Chernov | |
| 2015 | Rodina | Kosmos | |
| 2016 | Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich | Major Aleksandr Kulkov |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | Dimitri | Episode: "Burnin' Love" |
| 1997 | Dark Skies | Josef | Episode: "White Rabbit" |
| Michael Hayes | Dubov | Episode: "Death and Taxes" | |
| C-16: FBI | Cyril | Episode: "Russian Winter" | |
| 1998 | Brooklyn South | Dimitri Gort | Episode: "Fools Russian" |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Episode: "A Touch of Evil" | ||
| 1999 | Nash Bridges | Vladimir Yodka | Episode: "Power Play" |
| 2000 | NYPD Blue | John Shenkov | Episode: "Everybody Plays the Mule" |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Monk | Episode: "No Place Like Home" | |
| 2001 | Big Apple | Mitya | 6 episodes |
| 2002 | The Agency | Russian Mob Boss | Episode: "The Understudy" |
| Alias | Zoran Sokolov | Episode: "Passage: Part 1" | |
| Without a Trace | Prisoner | 2 episodes | |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Victor Ratsch | Episode: "Evidence of Things Unseen" |
| She Spies | Bar Manager | Episode: "Crossed Out" | |
| Threat Matrix | Konstantin Noskeno | Episode: "Cold Cash" | |
| 10-8: Officers on Duty | Raymond Castoff | Episode: "Lucy in the Sky" | |
| 2005–2006 | Deadwood | Blazanov | 16 episodes |
| 2006 | The Shield | Mikula Popovich | Episode: "Trophy" |
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Yuri Sokov | Episode: "Past Imperfect" |
| 2008 | Chuck | Viktor Federov | Episode: "Chuck vs. The Undercover Lover" |
| My Own Worst Enemy | Nikolai Yelnikov | Episode: "The Night Train to Moscow" | |
| 2009 | Leverage | Head Goon | Episode: "The Ice Man Job" |
| Lie to me | Jones | Episode: "Grievous Bodily Harm" | |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mr. Brooks / Anton Petrov | Episode: "Ace" |
| The Defenders | Mr. Nicolec (Jewelry Store Owner) | Episode: "Las Vegas v. Reid" | |
| Undercovers | Warner Kaminsky | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | The Cape | Russian Commander | Episode: "Kozmo" |
| CHAOS | Alexei Dratchev | Episode: "Love and Rockets" | |
| 2012 | Bent | Vlad | 6 episodes |
| The Big Bang Theory | Dimitri Rezinov | 5 episodes | |
| Eagleheart | Holst | Episode: "Exit Wound the Gift Shop" | |
| 2013 | New Girl | Buyer 1 | Episode: "A Father's Love" |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Michael Zirov | Episode: "Descent" | |
| Childrens Hospital | Bad Guy #1 | Episode: "Blaken" | |
| 2014 | Gang Related | Slotko Yegenev | 2 episodes |
| The Blacklist | Berlin's Assistant | Episode: "Monarch Douglas Bank (No. 112)" | |
| 2015 | Allegiance | Vaso Matiashvilli | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Ray Donovan | Ivan Belikov | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Shameless | Yvon | 5 episodes |
Video and computer games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead | ||
| Freedom Fighters | |||
| 2005 | Medal of Honor: European Assault | Cherryenko/Additional Voices | |
| 2006 | SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault | Additional Voice Over Talent | |
| 2008 | Dark Sector | Soldier/Civilian | |
| Tom Clancy's Endwar | |||
| 2010 | Singularity | Additional Voices | |
| 2012 | Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes | Drulg | |
| 2013 | Battlefield 4 | Dimitri "Dima" Mayakovsky |