Nikolai Nikolaeff

Nikolai Nikolaeff
Born
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Nikolai Nikolaeff is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series Sea Patrol,[1] Power Rangers Jungle Fury and Daredevil.

Early life

Nikolaeff was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and is of Russian and Ukrainian descent.[2] He began acting at the age of 12 and enrolled into the Victorian Youth Theatre. He attended school at Caulfield Grammar School, and at age 16 landed a lead role in Crash Zone, which led to a number of roles in other children's television series.[3][4][5][6][7] He took an arts degree at Monash University Caulfield.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2003SubteranoTodd
2005StealthRussian Fighter Pilot No. 2
2006ForgedJudaShort film
2007Valentine's DayJodie
2009KinVladSupporting role
2018Mile 22[8]Aleksander
2019TogoDan Murphy
2023Last Voyage of the DemeterPetrofsky

Television

YearTelevision seriesRoleNotes
1999–2001Crash Zone[9]Mike HansenMain role, 26 episodes
1999–2004Blue HeelersAiden Wiltshire/Stephen Chernov2 episodes
1999High FlyersNick1 episode
2000Round the TwistSnorrison2 episodes
2000Pig's BreakfastNick3 episodes
2000Eugenie Sandler P.I.Bogdan1 episode
2003The Saddle ClubDrew Regnery19 episodes
2004StingersSlug1 episode
2005Scooter: Secret AgentEd1 episode
2005–2006Wicked ScienceJack BaileySupporting role, 26 episodes
2006Penicillin: The Magic BulletJamesTelevision film
2008Canal RoadVladimir2 episodes
2008Mark Loves SharonRobbie Kane1 episode
2008Power Rangers Jungle FuryDominic/Rhino Ranger14 episodes
2009The PacificRear Echelon Man1 episode
2009–2011Sea PatrolLeo "2Dads" Kosov-Meyer40 episodes
2013Camp[10][11]David "Cole" ColemanMain role, 10 episodes
2015DaredevilVladimir6 episodes
2016The OAMr. Azarov4 episodes
2017FargoDrug DealerEpisode: "The Law of Non-Contradiction"
2018SixPrince[8]9 episodes
2019NCIS: New OrleansLuca OsmanEpisode: "The River Styx, Part I"
2020NCISXavier ZovotovEpisode: "On Fire"
2022Stranger ThingsIvan4 episodes

Video games

Year Film/TV Role Notes
2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Private Desmond "Des" Wilmot
2023 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Andrei Nolan
2025 Battlefield 6 Lucas Hemlock

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shearer, Geoff (20 May 2009), "Nik's new role is plain sailing", Courier Mail
  2. ↑ Pai, Akshay (23 May 2018). "Six Season 2: Nikolai Nikolaeff on being 'the Russian Guy' and how he learned to keep his "head down and arse up"". Meaww. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nikolai Nikolaeff". Sea Patrol. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Petski, Denise (26 July 2017). "'Six': Jaylen Moore Promoted, Nikolai Nikolaeff & Katherine Evans Join Season 2 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Hatchett, Keisha (11 March 2015). "Netflix's 'Daredevil' adds Peter Shinkoda, 'Dexter' and 'SVU' alums". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Kit, Borys (30 June 2021). "David Dastmalchian, Liam Cunningham Join Amblin Horror Thriller 'Last Voyage of the Demeter' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Gray, Peter (10 August 2023). "Interview: Nikolai Nikolaeff on Dracula: The Last Voyage of the Demeter, being approved by Spielberg, and working with his "villainous" face". The AU Review. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 White, Naomi (25 August 2018), "The BAD BOY", The Daily Telegraph
  9. ↑ Hood, Danielle (27 May 2001), "Return of the crash-test smarties", Herald Sun
  10. ↑ "Camp is given the boot", The Daily Telegraph, 7 October 2013
  11. ↑ Brewer, Kyla (21 July 2013), "Fresh Air and Fresh Faces: NBC Takes Viewers to 'Camp'", The Repository
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