Chris Petrovski

Chris Petrovski is an American actor born in Bitola, North Macedonia, known for his role as Dmitri Petrov on the television series Madam Secretary.[1]

Life and career

Petrovski's parents brought him to New Zealand while he was still a baby. While still in high school in New Zealand, Petrovski obtained an agent and was hired as an extra in a production of Spartacus: War of the Damned. For a time, he attended high school at New Zealand's One Tree Hill College, where he performed a role in the school's production of Hamlet. Petrovski graduated from the Unitec Institute of Technology's acting program in New Zealand. He then obtained a scholarship and moved to Los Angeles, California, to attend Stella Adler Acting Academy, from which he graduated.[1] In 2013, he portrayed George Shank in the film All Cheerleaders Die.[2] In 2014, he starred in the film Coldwater.[3] In 2017, he performed alongside Alexandra Chelaru in the Menzingers' "After the Party" music video, directed by Kyle Thrash.[4][5]

On Madam Secretary, Petrovski portrayed Dmitri Petrov (seasons 2 & 4; guest season 3, guest season 5), a 24-year-old Russian Army captain who studied at the National War College.[6]

Filmography

Film

Chris Petrovski film roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Finding Dad Chris [7]
2012 Live to Tell Brandon Short film [8]
2012 Pushing Eternity John Short film [9]
2013 All Cheerleaders Must Die George Shank [10][11]
2013 Coldwater Gabriel Nunez [10][11]
2013 An Easter Bunny Puppy Jasper [11][12]
2013 Loss of Life Ricky [1]
2014 Soledad Jordan [11]
2015 H8RZ Ricky [12]
2016 Barrio Carlos [13]
2016 In the Moment Corey / Cory [14]
2016 Tourbillon Markus [10]
2017 The Body Tree Brandon [15]
2017 Sable Colton [10][11]
2018 National Justice
2018 Breaking Brooklyn Corey [11]
2019 Catching Up Zeke Tomlinson
2019 Paradise City Alistair
2019 The Shed Marble
2020 The Drummer Manny
2020 How to Say I Love You At Night Paul
2021 Bolivar Jake
2022 Listen Ziv
2022 Ray Donovan: The Movie Young Sean Walker
2024 Chief of Station Nick Malloy
TBA The Boy in the Iron Box Filming [16]

Television

Chris Petrovski television roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Spartacus: War of the Damned Slave
2015–2019 Madam Secretary Dmitri Petrov Recurring (seasons 2, 4, 6); guest (season 3) [17][18]
2019 The Blacklist RAT Episode: "The Cryptobanker (No. 160)
2023 Average Joe Dmitri Dzhugashvili
2023 FBI Valon Sula Episode: "Torn"
2023–2024 NCIS Lev Trotski 2 episodes
2023 The Rookie: Feds Vorovin Episode: "Seeing Red"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Healey, Catherine (August 5, 2018). "On the road to stardom". East & Bays Courier. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "All Cheerleaders Die (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ Tallerico, Brian. "Coldwater Movie Review & Film Summary (2014) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com.
  4. ↑ "News". AlexandraChelaru.
  5. ↑ Thrash, Kyle (March 23, 2017). "The Menzingers - "After The Party"". YouTube. Epitaph Records. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise (August 5, 2015). "Yolonda Ross Joins The Get Down; Chris Petrovski In Madam Secretary". Deadline. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Finding Dad". YouTube. June 15, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Chris Petrovski – A Profile – by featured writer Jeremy Mullin". 27PR Media. September 2, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Pushing Eternity Official Teaser Trailer". YouTube. July 5, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Chris Petrovski". SiNEMiA | Private Movie Club. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chris Petrovski | Movies and Filmography | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Chris Petrovski". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Narrative Shorts 1 • NVFF18 • NOV 7 – 11". www.nvff.org. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  14. ↑ "In the Moment Press Clip". YouTube. March 27, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  15. ↑ "The Body Tree Riffs Slender Man, Steals Art From Evil Dead – Bloody Disgusting". bloody-disgusting.com. January 29, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  16. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (October 16, 2025). "Guillermo Del Toro-Produced 'The Boy In The Iron Box' Netflix Movie Rounds Out Ensemble Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Madam Secretary - CBS.com". CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Go Behind The Scenes Of Madam Secretary's New Episode, "Shutdown"". CBS. Retrieved February 16, 2018.