Alex Ozerov (born 1992) is a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his performance in the short film '' Pyotr495'', for which he won the
Canadian Screen Award
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for Best Lead Performance in a Digital Program or Series at the
7th Canadian Screen Awards
The seventh annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 31, 2019, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2018.Tula, Russia. As a young child he lived in Garbolovo, a
military townlet
In military of Russia and some other post-Soviet states (as well as in the former Soviet Union
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outside
Saint Petersburg
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as his father was a paratrooper in the army. His parents separated when he was six years old and he lived between his mother in
England
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and his father in
Ukraine
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. He moved to
Kitchener, Ontario
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, when he was thirteen after his mother met a man living in Canada. They later settled in
Toronto
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The Forward
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'', April 27, 2017.
Career
He had a couple of small roles in television before being cast in his first major role, as Trevor in the 2012 film '' Blackbird''. He has since appeared in the films ''
Guidance
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* Guidance (web series), ''Guidance ...
Coconut Hero
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National Post
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'', March 17, 2016. and ''
Natasha
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Notable people
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* Natasha Allegri (born 1986), American creator, ...
'', and the television series '' Bitten'', '' Freakish'', ''
The Americans
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'', ''
Orphan Black
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'', ''
Cardinal
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**''Cardinalis'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae
***Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of ...
Sydney Meyer
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, his co-star in the series ''Slasher: Flesh and Blood''.