Pavel Dmitriyevich Lychnikov (; born February 16, 1967) is a Russian-American television, voice, film and theatre actor, who lives and works in the United States.

Early life and education

Lychnikoff was born in

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. His father was a professor at the Plekhanov Moscow Institute of the National Economics and his mother worked as a

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. He later received formal training at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (also known as GITIS from 1934 to 1991).

Career

In the early 1990s, Lychnikoff moved to the United States. Since his subsequent move to Los Angeles, he has appeared in many TV movies and series and feature films. He is noted for his roles as the telegraph operator Blazanov in HBO's TV series '' Deadwood'', as Russian mobster Vadim Youchenko in the movie ''

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'', as an Mi24 Hind Helicopter pilot in '' Charlie Wilson's War'', and as Dima in ''

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''. He also appears as Howard Wolowitz's Russian cosmonaut crewmate Dimitri in the TV series ''

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''. Lychnikoff has also made several stage appearances in Russia and the U.S. His self-written play ''The Shelter'', which he also directed, was nominated for the Californian Ovation Award in five categories, and Lychnikoff's performance in it received positive reviews from a number of critics.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video and computer games

! Year ! Title ! Role , - , 2003 , '' Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead'' , rowspan="2", Additional voices , - , 2003 , '' Freedom Fighters'' , - , 2005 , '' Medal of Honor: European Assault'' , Cherryenko/additional voices , - , 2006 , '' SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault'' , Additional voice over talent , - , 2008 , '' Dark Sector'' , Soldier/Civilian , - , 2008 , '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3'' , rowspan="3", Additional voices , - , 2007 , '' Tom Clancy's Endwar'' , - , 2010 , , '' Singularity'' , - , - , 2012 , , '' Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes'' , Drulg , - , 2012 , '' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier'' , Russian Infantry , - , 2012 , '' Call of Duty: Black Ops II'' , rowspan="2", Additional voices , - , 2013 , , '' Metro: Last Light'' , - , 2013 , , ''

'' , Dimitri "Dima" Mayakovsky , - , 2016 , , '' Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'' , Additional voices , - , 2019 , , '' Metro Exodus'' , Bridge Dweller, Child of the Forest, Tribal, Bandit , - , 2020 , , '' Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War'' , Maxim Antonov (Model Actor)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lychnikoff, Pasha D. Male actors from Moscow Living people 1967 births Russian Academy of Theatre Arts alumni Soviet emigrants to the United States Russian emigrants to the United States American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American male video game actors American people of Russian descent 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors