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Costa Ronin
Ronin at the Peabody Award, May 2015
Born
Costa Ronin

(1979-02-03) 3 February 1979 (age 45)
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present

Costa Ronin (born 3 February 1979) is a Russian-born Australian actor and cinematographer, best known for appearance in Red Dog, as Gregorovich on the SBS drama East West 101, and as Oleg Igorevich Burov in the FX drama The Americans.[1]

Early life and education

Ronin was born in Kalinigrad in the former Soviet Union in 1979.[2] 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[2] and, later, to Sydney.[3][4]

At the age of 15, Ronin commenced working and learned about American culture at a radio station that taught English through music.[3]

Filmography

Year Project Role Notes References
2011 Red Dog Dzambaski Feature film
2014–present The Americans Oleg Igorevich Burov TV series (Recurring) [1][2][3]
2014 Extant Anton TV series (Episode: "Shelter")
2015 Agent Carter Anton Vanko TV series (Episode: "Now Is Not the End") [5]
2015 Agent X Misha Voronsky TV series (Episode: "Fidelity")

Personal life

Growing up in Kalinigrad, Ronin was taught to sail by his father and grandfather at the age of 5 and remains passionate about it.[3] Ronin is also an avid motorcyclist.[6]

Ronin resides in Los Angeles.[2][6] Ronin used to live in Surry Hills, a suburb in Sydney, Australia.[7]

Ronin's grandmother lives in Australia.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Potts, Kimberly (8 May 2014). "The Americans Star Costa Ronin on Oleg and the Spy Game: "We Have to Remember, Nothing Is What It Seems"". Yahoo! TV.
  2. ^ a b c d e Amatangelo, Amy (14 May 2014). "Catching Up with the The Americas' Costa Ronin". Paste.
  3. ^ a b c d Gomez, Adrian (4 May 2014). "Americans actor talks character, riding in NM". Albuquerque Journal.
  4. ^ "Costa Ronin - Resume" (PDF). Costa Ronin.
  5. ^ Khatchatourian, Maane (8 November 2014). "Americans Star Costa Ronin Joins Agent Carter". Variety. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b Devine, Christine (18 April 2014). "Questioning a "KGB Agent": The Americans Actor Costa Ronin". myFOXla.com. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Stardom Awaits Talented Screen Students". if.com.au. 30 January 2008.