In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Dmitriyevich and the family name is Lychnikov.
| Pasha D. Lychnikoff | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pavel Dmitriyevich Lychnikov (1967-02-16) February 16, 1967 (age 57) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Other names |
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| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Pavel Dmitriyevich Lychnikov (Russian: Павел Дмитриевич Лычников; born February 16, 1967) is a Russian-American television, voice, film and theatre actor, who lives and works in the United States.
Early life and education
Lychnikoff was born in Moscow. His father was a professor at the Plekhanov Moscow Institute of the National Economics and his mother worked as a flight attendant. He later received formal training at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (also known as GITIS from 1934 to 1991).
Career
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, as Russian mobster Vadim Youchenko in the movie Trade, as an Mi24 Hind Helicopter pilot in Charlie Wilson's War, and as Dima in Battlefield 4. He also appears as Howard Wolowitz's Russian cosmonaut crewmate Dimitri in the 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
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Yad skorpiona | ||
| 1997 | Crash Dive | Newton | (video) |
| 1997 | Air Force One | Russian Prison Guard #1 | |
| 1997 | Playing God | Andrei | |
| 1998 | Bad Cop, Bad Cop | (made for television) | |
| 1998 | 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 | Uncredited |
| 2006 | Miami Vice | Russian FBI Agent | |
| 2007 | Trade | Vadim Youchenko | |
| 2007 | A Thousand Years of Good Prayers | Boris | |
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Russian Helicopter Pilot #1 | |
| 2008 | Reservations | Tomas | |
| 2008 | Cloverfield | Russian Man on Street | |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Russian Soldier Roosevelt | |
| 2008 | Mia and the Migoo | Staravitch | English version, voice |
| 2009 | The Perfect Sleep | Vassily | |
| 2009 | Star Trek | Romulan Commander | |
| 2010 | The Odds | (made for television) | |
| 2010 | Grace Bedell | David Mann | Short |
| 2010 | Valley of the Sun | K.K. | |
| 2011 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Dimitri / Distributor | |
| 2012 | Chernobyl Diaries | Doctor | |
| 2013 | A Good Day to Die Hard | Cabbie | |
| 2014 | Rage | Chernov | |
| 2015 | Rodina | Kosmos | |
| 2016 | Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich | Major Aleksandr Kulkov | |
| 2018 | Siberia | Boris Volkov | |
| 2020 | No Escape | Andrei | |
| 2020 | Last Moment of Clarity | Karl | |
| 2022 | Bullet Train | Alexei Ilyin |
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 Versus 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 | 3 episodes |
| Shameless | Yvon | 5 episodes | |
| 2017 | The Brave | Ivan Sokolov | Episode: "The Seville Defection" |
| 2018 | MacGyver | Boris | Episode: "Hammock + Balcony" |
| Insomnia | Koval | 8 episodes | |
| Six | Anzor | Episode: "FUBAR" | |
| 2019 | Good Girls | Nico | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | FBI: International | Paul Kovács | Episode: "Left of Boom" |
| S.W.A.T. | Maxim | Episode: "Zodiac" | |
| Stranger Things | Oleg | 3 episodes | |
| Law & Order: Organized Crime | Daniel Rublev | Episode: "Gimme Shelter – Part One" | |
| Law & Order | Daniel Rublev | Episode: "Gimme Shelter – Part Three" | |
| Bosch: Legacy | Baba | Episode: "Chain of Authenticity" | |
| 2023 | True Lies | Grozdan | Episode: "Public Secrets" |
| 2023 | Average Joe | Nicolai Dzhugashvili | Main Cast |
Video and computer games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead | Additional voices |
| 2003 | 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 |
| 2008 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Additional voices |
| 2007 | Tom Clancy's Endwar | |
| 2010 | Singularity | |
| 2012 | Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes | Drulg |
| 2012 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | Russian Infantry |
| 2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Additional voices |
| 2013 | Metro: Last Light | |
| 2013 | Battlefield 4 | Dimitri "Dima" Mayakovsky |
| 2016 | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | Additional voices |
| 2019 | Metro Exodus | Bridge Dweller, Child of the Forest, Tribal, Bandit |
| 2020 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Maxim Antonov (Model Actor) |
References
- "Лычников Дмитрий Семенович". RUSPERSON. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- Biography about Pasha D. Lychnikoff on the official website of Artistdirect
- "Павел Лычников: «Если повезет, то встретится синяя птица»". MY WAY. December 6, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- Short-biography of Pasha D. Lychnikoff on his IMDb-profile
- IO Interactive. Freedom Fighters. Electronic Arts. Scene: Ending credits, 4:29:08 in, VOICE ACTORS.
External links
Categories:- Male actors from Moscow
- Living people
- 1967 births
- Russian Academy of Theatre Arts alumni
- Soviet emigrants to the United States
- Russian emigrants to the United States
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- American male video game actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors