Alec Utgoff
Alec Vladimirovich Utgoff ( Russian Олег Владимирович Утгоф / Oleg Wladimirowitsch Utgof; born March 1, 1986 in Kiev , Soviet Union ) is a British actor of Ukrainian origin. He gained international fame through the role of the scientist Dr. Alexei from the third season of the Stranger Things series .
life and career
Alec Utgoff was born the son of a cardiac surgeon and a conductor in Kiev in what was then the Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic . His brother Alan works as a financial advisor and, like his parents, lives in Ukraine to this day . At the age of eleven, Utgoff moved to London . At an early age he decided to pursue an acting career and after school he attended the renowned Drama Center London . In 2010 he graduated with a Master of Arts . In the same year he took his first role in front of the camera with a guest appearance in the series Spooks - In the sights of MI5 and the small role of Fedka in the feature film The Tourist .
In 2012 he appeared as Josif in the thriller The Seasoning House . This was followed by roles in the sci-fi - horror film Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz and in the TV movie legacy . In 2014 he played the role of Aleksandr Borovsky in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit . Between 2013 and 2014 he was in the series The Wrong Mans as Dimitri in a supporting role. Since then, there have been small roles in the films Mortdecai - Der Teilzeitguner , San Andreas , Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation and Traitors Like Us . He achieved his international breakthrough through the role of scientist Dr. Alexei from the third season of the Netflix original production Stranger Things .
In addition to Ukrainian , Utgoff is also fluent in English and Russian .
Filmography (selection)
- 2010: Spooks - In the sights of MI5 ( Spooks , TV series, episode 9x06)
- 2010: The Tourist
- 2011: The Why Men (short film)
- 2012: The Seasoning House
- 2013: Common People
- 2013: Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz
- 2013: Legacy (TV movie)
- 2013–2014: The Wrong Mans - Wrong Time, Wrong Place ( The Wrong Mans , television series, six episodes)
- 2014: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
- 2015: Mortdecai - The part-time crook (Mortdecai)
- 2015: San Andreas
- 2015: Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
- 2015: Riverdale (TV series, episode 1x03)
- 2016: Our Kind of Traitor (Our Kind of Traitor)
- 2016: Power Monkeys (miniseries, six episodes)
- 2017: Lotus (short film)
- 2019: Stranger Things (TV series, four episodes)
- 2020: Dracula (Miniseries, Episode 1x02)
Web links
- Alec Utgoff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alec Utgoff in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alec Utgoff . In: Famousbirthdays . 11th July 2019.
- ↑ Stranger Things: Who plays Dr Alexei? Who is actor Alec Utgoff? July 11, 2019, accessed on July 11, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Utgoff, Alec |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Utgoff, Alec Vladimirovich; Utgof, Oleg Vladimirovich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor of Ukrainian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kiev , Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic , Soviet Union |