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Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 11, 1989
Died Jun 19, 2016 (27)
Birthplace Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 i ... nfant. 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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Filmography

Thoroughbreds

Thoroughbreds

2018

as Tim

We Don't Belong Here

We Don't Belong Here

2017

as Maxwell Green

Porto

Porto

2017

as Jake Kleeman

Dark

Dark

2017

as Milton Schultz

Rememory

Rememory

2017

as Todd

Rise

Rise

2016

as Basil

Green Room

Green Room

2016

as Pat

Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond

2016

as Ensign Pavel Chekov

Broken Horses

Broken Horses

2015

as Jacob Heckum

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang

2015

as Dr. Jack Stewart

Court of Conscience

Court of Conscience

2015

as Father James

The Driftless Area

The Driftless Area

2015

as Pierre

Unity

Unity

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Experimenter

Experimenter

2015

as Rensaleer

Automobile Waltz

Automobile Waltz

2014

as James

The Apprentice

The Apprentice

2014

as Wayne

5 to 7

5 to 7

2014

as Brian Bloom

Burying the Ex

Burying the Ex

2014

as Max

Dying of the Light

Dying of the Light

2014

as Milton Schultz

Rudderless

Rudderless

2014

as Quentin

Cymbeline

Cymbeline

2014

as Cloten

Odd Thomas

Odd Thomas

2013

as Odd Thomas

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

2013

as Clumsy Smurf (voice)

Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness

2013

as Ensign Pavel Chekov

The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2

2013

as Clumsy Smurf (voice)

Movie 43

Movie 43

2013

as Wayne (deleted segment "The Apprentice")

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

2012

as The Albino Pirate

Like Crazy

Like Crazy

2011

as Jacob Helm

Fright Night

Fright Night

2011

as Charley Brewster

The Beaver

The Beaver

2011

as Porter Black

The Smurfs

The Smurfs

2011

as Clumsy Smurf (voice)

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol

2011

as Clumsy (voice)

Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation

2009

as Kyle Reese

Star Trek

Star Trek

2009

as Ensign Pavel Chekov

Charlie Bartlett

Charlie Bartlett

2008

as Charlie Bartlett

Middle of Nowhere

Middle of Nowhere

2008

as Dorian Spitz

New York, I Love You

New York, I Love You

2008

as Boy in the Park

Fierce People

Fierce People

2007

as Finn Earl

Alpha Dog

Alpha Dog

2006

as Zack Mazursky

House of D

House of D

2005

as Tommy

Jack

Jack

2004

as Jack

Rooftop Kisses

Rooftop Kisses

2002

as Charlie

A Time for Dancing

A Time for Dancing

2002

as Jackson Michaels

Delivering Milo

Delivering Milo

2001

as Milo

Hearts in Atlantis

Hearts in Atlantis

2001

as Robert 'Bobby' Garfield

Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider

2001

as Dimitri Starodubov

15 Minutes

15 Minutes

2001

as Boy in Burning Building

A Man Is Mostly Water

A Man Is Mostly Water

2000

as Augie

Geppetto

Geppetto

2000

as Featured

Geppetto

Geppetto

2000

as Fighting Kid at School

Thoroughbreds

Thoroughbreds

2018

In Memory Of

Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond

2016

In Memory Of

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Television Credits

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

as Jim Lake Jr. (voice)

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Dec 23, 2016

Huff

as Byrd Huffstodt

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Nov 07, 2004

Taken

as Jacob Clarke (Child)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Dec 02, 2002

Taken

as Jacob Clarke

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 02, 2002

The Practice

as Justin Langer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 04, 1997

Criminal Minds

as Nathan Harris

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

Judging Amy

as Davis Bishop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1999

ER

as Robbie Edelstein

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Stewart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 2000

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Keith Tyler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Without a Trace

as Johnny Atkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2002

Celebrity Big Brother

as Self - Houseguest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 2001

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