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Anton Yelchin

Mar 11, 1989 - Jun 19, 2016 (27 years old) in Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) was an American film and television actor, known for portraying Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek reboot series, and for several other prominent roles.

Born to a Russian Jewish family in Leningrad, Yelchin relocated to the United States as an infant. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television roles and the Hollywood films Along Came a Spider and Hearts in Atlantis (both 2001). His role as Jacob Clarke in the Steven Spielberg miniseries Taken was significant in furthering his career as a child actor. He later appeared on the television series Huff and appeared in the films Terminator Salvation (2009), Charlie Bartlett (2007), Fright Night (2011), Like Crazy (2011), The Smurfs (2011), The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) and Only Lovers Left Alive (2013). He appears in Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and and Star Trek Beyond (2016).

Yelchin frequently worked on independent and lower-profile films, headlining the romantic drama Like Crazy (2011), the 2011 remake of Fright Night, the supernatural thriller Odd Thomas (2013), the romance 5 to 7 (2014), the horror comedy Burying the Ex (2014), the neo-noir The Driftless Area (2015), and the horror thriller Green Room (2015). As a voice actor, he voiced Clumsy Smurf in the live-action Smurfs films (2011–2013) and lead role James "Jim" Lake Jr. on the Netflix animated series Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016–2018). He maintained an active career until his accidental death in 2016 when he was fatally injured by his SUV.

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Known For

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Criminal Minds
Nathan Harris
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Keith Tyler
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Honest Trailers
Pavel Chekov (archive footage)
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
Stewart
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Without a Trace
Johnny Atkins
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Judging Amy
Davis Bishop
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The Practice
Justin Langer
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ER
Robbie Edelstein
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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Jim Lake Jr. (voice)
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Ensign Pavel Chekov

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