Oleg Stefan
After graduating from high school in 1976, he entered the Shchepkin Theatre School in Moscow. As a second-year student, he played two roles on the stage of the Maly Theatre. In 1979, his television and film career began. After graduating from theatre school in 1980, he was accepted into the troupe of the Academic Maly Theatre of the USSR, where he played with such actors as Smoktunovsky, Tsarev, Ilyinsky, Zharov, the Solomin brothers, and Martsevich. He worked on radio, television, and in cinema. He toured many cities in the Soviet Union with his solo concert program. In 1985-1986, he served in the ranks of the USSR Armed Forces in the Moscow region in the engineering troops. On the stage of the Maly Theatre, he played in more than 20 plays. Some of them are: Long Day's Journey into Night, Agony, Cyrano de Bergerac, and The Shore. In early 1992, Stefanko emigrated to the United States. Living in New York, he mastered new professions: waiter, taxi driver, bartender, car dealer; security guard, kickboxer; was engaged in the sale of insurance policies. At the same time, he worked in the modeling business, theater, played on the stage of the "Theater of New York City". In New York, Oleg starred in his first American film. In 1994, he moved to Los Angeles, worked in television and film. He was accepted into two American acting guilds: SAG - Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. In Los Angeles, he continued his education at the "L.A. Actors Circle Theater School". Having received American citizenship, he changed his last name to Oleg Stefan. Under this name, he starred in 14 Hollywood films, working with such actors as Robert De Niro, Michael York, Gene Hackman, Sigourney Weaver, Jude Law, James Belushi, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Vincent Perez, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkinson, Denis O'Hea and others. He later returned to Russia, where he continued acting. Oleg Stefanko gained wide fame for his role as Leonid Zubov in the TV series "The Forester". In total, Stefanko has 76 film and television works, in 54 of which he played the leading roles. Personal life: First wife - Larisa Stefanko, Daughter - Kristina, Son - John (Ivan), born in the late 1990s. It was decided to call him Ivan. But after some time his name was changed to John, as it sounds better to Americans. Second wife - Anna Stefanko.
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Credits
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The Invite FutureVadim★ NR
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Tetris 2023Belikov★ 7.7
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★ 8.2
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Виктор Васильевич Астахов★ NR
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Два плюс два 2015Евгений Алексеевич Артамонов★ 10
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The Americans 2013Anatoli Victorovich★ 7.9
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Forester 2011Zubov★ 6.5
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Duplicity 2009Boris Fetyov★ 5.9
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Zeta Group 2 2009Aleksey Dmitrievich Timofeev★ 7
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★ NR
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The Apocalypse Code 2007Mayk Khatchins★ 4.8
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Major Vetrov 2007Major Vetrov★ 1
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Zeta Group 2007Aleksey Dmitrievich Timofeev★ 7
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★ NR
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The Good Shepherd 2006Ulysses / Stas Siyanko★ 6.3
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Countdown 2006Martin★ 3.9
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Film Festival 2006★ NR
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Family Name 2006Vozdvizhensky★ 3.2
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Alias Albanian 2006★ 1
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Breakthrough 2005генерал-полковник Селиванов★ 4.7
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Space Race 2005★ 7.2
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Silent Partner 2005The Client★ 5.2
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Gentlemen Officers 2004Sergey Aleksandrovich Fedotov★ 7
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Ian Hunter Commissioner★ 5
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Russian Leader★ 4.6
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Pacific Blue 1996Szigmond★ 5.3
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JAG 1995Uri Lentoff★ 7.3
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Frasier 1993Vladimir★ 7.7
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Black Devil 1993★ NR
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The Master of East 1992★ NR
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Hotel "Eden" 1991спасатель★ 4
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The Last Bunker 1991Kalinichenko★ NR
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The Bay of Death 1991Юра Медунов★ 9.3
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Nude with a Hat 1991Zuev★ 3.5
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It 1990Dmitriy Prokofyev★ 4.9
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Aborigine 1988Олег, командир стройотряда★ 6
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Точка возврата 1987★ NR
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I Believe in Love 1987★ NR
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Battle for Moscow 1985старший лейтенант Манчич★ 5.9
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The Rivals 1985★ 3
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капитан Джон Манглс★ 7
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captan John Mangles★ 7.7
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The Precipice 1984Vikentyev★ NR
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★ NR
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Streak of Luck 1983★ 5.5
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Via Gobi and Khingan 1981Vanya Sokolov★ 4
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1-ый чиновник★ NR
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Village Story 1981★ NR
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Poor Masha 1981Kolya★ 1
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Control Strip 1980рядовой/ефрейтор Рудзик★ 8