Oleg Stefan
Born
Oleg Stepanovich Shtefanko

(1959-09-07) September 7, 1959
CitizenshipSoviet Union →
  • United States
  • Russia
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
AwardsMerited Artist of the Russian Federation (2020)

Oleg Stefan Oleg Stepanovich Shtefanko (Russian: Оле́г Степа́нович Штефанко́; born September 7, 1959) is a Soviet and Russian actor who became popular in Russia after moving there to study acting. He later became an American film actor after emigrating to the United States.

Biography

He studied acting in Moscow, graduated in 1980, then became a member of Moscow Maly Theater.[1] He starred in several Soviet movies until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

In 1992, Oleg Stefan emigrated to the United States. There he has appeared in a number of popular television series, including Frasier and JAG. He also had a role in Robert De Niro's The Good Shepherd opposite Matt Damon.

After 2003, Oleg Stefan came back to the Russian entertainment industry appearing in leading and supporting roles in several movies made in Moscow.

In 2005 he received a nomination for Gold Nymph Award as Best Actor at the 45th International Festival of Television Films in Monte Carlo.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1980Control StripRudzik
1981Poor MashaKostya
1981YouthSemyon KruglovEpisode "Visit"
1981Through the Gobi and KhinganVanya Sokolov
1981Village StoryYevgeny
1983Red Bells IIOfficer
1983Immortality ExamCadet
1983RuptureVikentiev
1984Scarecrowepisode
1985In Search for Captain GrantCapt. John ManglesTV film
1985The RivalsSergei Drozdov
1986Believe in LoveVolodya
1987AboriginalOleg
1989ItDmitry Prokofiev
1991Last BunkerKalinichenko
1991Nude in a HatZuyev, a journalist
1991Death BayYura Medunov
1992Master of the EastAndrei
1993Hostages of the DevilSergey Ivanovich
1996Pacific BlueZigmondTV Series
2001HeartbreakersKremlin Band Leader
2001Megiddo: The Omega Code 2Russian President Kachitsky
2003FrasierVladimirTV Series
2003According to JimSashaTV Series
2005Space RaceAlexei LeonovTV Series
2005Silent PartnerThe Client
2006Break-throughCol. Gen. Selivanov
2006Ultimate ForcePyotrEpisode "Changing of the Guard"
2006Film Festival, or Port EisensteinActor Blok
2006Family NameVozdvizhensky
2006Moscow MissionMartin
2006The Good ShepherdUlysses / Stas Siyanko
2007The Apocalypse CodeMike Hutchins
2009DuplicityBoris Fetyov
2011-2018ForesterLeonid Matveevich ZubovTV Series
2016The AmericansAnatoly ViktorovichTV Series
2017ChervoniyVoron
2019The Bus Number 13Janitor
2023TetrisNikolai Belikov

References

  1. "Олег Штефанко: Биография". olegshtefanko.ru. Retrieved 2016-07-24.


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