Ivan Shvedoff (; born 21 September 1969) is a Russian actor.

Biography

Shvedoff was born in Leningrad (now

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

) in the

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. Shvedoff first started his acting career as a theater actor in the Theater of Youth Creativity (1979-1986). He studied acting at the

Saint Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (), formerly known as St Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, formerly Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinema (LGITMiK), is a theatre school in Saint Petersburg. It is the oldest Russian ...

from 1987 to 1991, and made his film debut in '' The Chekist'' in 1992. Shvedoff has lived in

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since the late 1990s. He has appeared in several Hollywood films usually as Russian or Eastern Bloc characters, including ''

Enemy at the Gates ''Enemy at the Gates'' (''Stalingrad'' in France and ''L'Ennemi aux portes'' in Canada) is a 2001 war film directed, co-written, and produced by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on William Craig (author), William Craig's 1973 nonfiction book ''Enemy ...

'', ''

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'' and '' Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol''. He was also a Russian dialog coach for

Matt Damon Matthew Paige Damon ( ; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. He was ranked among ''Forbes'' most bankable stars in 2007, and in 2010 was one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He has received va ...

in '' The Bourne Identity''.

Filmography

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* * 1969 births Living people Russian male film actors Male actors from Saint Petersburg Russian State Institute of Performing Arts alumni {{Authority control