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Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (March 11, 1989 β June 19, 2016) was an American film and television actor, known for portrayingΒ Pavel ChekovΒ in theΒ Star TrekΒ reboot series, and for several other prominent roles.
Born to aΒ RussianΒ JewishΒ family inΒ Leningrad, Yelchin relocated to the United States as an infant.Β He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television roles and the Hollywood filmsΒ Along Came a SpiderΒ andΒ Hearts in AtlantisΒ (both 2001). His role as Jacob Clarke in theΒ Steven Spielberg miniseries Taken was significant in furthering his career as a child actor.Β He later appeared on the television seriesΒ HuffΒ and appeared in the filmsΒ Terminator SalvationΒ (2009),Β Charlie Bartlett (2007),Β Fright NightΒ (2011), The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012), andΒ Only Lovers Left AliveΒ (2013).
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 thriller Green Room (2015). As a voice actor, he voiced Clumsy Smurf in the live-action Smurfs films (2011β2013) and lead role James 'Jim' Lake Jr. on the Netflix animated series Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016β2018). He maintained an active career until his accidental death in 2016 when he was fatally injured by his SUV.
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