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Anton Yelchin

1989-03-11

The Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Yelchin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

6.682 average rating
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Star Trek Into Darkness

7.326 average rating
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The Smurfs

5.8 average rating
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Star Trek Beyond

6.8 average rating
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Terminator Salvation

6.064 average rating
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Star Trek

7.43 average rating
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Along Came a Spider

6.3 average rating
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The Smurfs 2

5.8 average rating
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New York, I Love You

5.9 average rating
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Only Lovers Left Alive

7.225 average rating
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Fright Night

6.2 average rating
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

6.499 average rating
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Hearts in Atlantis

6.735 average rating
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Odd Thomas

6.9 average rating
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The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

6.8 average rating
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Rudderless

7.2 average rating
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House of D

6.2 average rating
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Burying the Ex

5.5 average rating
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Alpha Dog

6.7 average rating
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15 Minutes

5.9 average rating