Oleg Stefan

Oleg Stefan
Born
Oleg Stepanovich Shtefanko

(1959-09-07) September 7, 1959
Chistyakovo, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipSoviet Union →
  • United States
  • Russia
OccupationActor
Years active1977–present
AwardsMerited Artist of the Russian Federation (2020)

Oleg Stefan né Oleg Stepanovich Shtefanko (Russian: Оле́г Степа́нович Штефанко́; born September 7, 1959) is a Soviet and Russian actor who gained popularity in Russia after moving there to study acting. He later established himself as an American film actor following his emigration to the United States.

Biography

Oleg Stefan was born in Chistyakovo, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR to a Slovak father and Russian mother from Lipetsk Oblast.[1]

He studied acting in Moscow and graduated in 1980, subsequently becoming a member of the Moscow Maly Theater.[2] He starred in several Soviet films until the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991.

In 1992, Oleg Stefan emigrated to the United States. Since then, he has appeared in several popular television series, including Frasier and JAG. He also had a role in Robert De Niro's The Good Shepherd opposite Matt Damon.

After 2003, Oleg Stefan returned to the Russian entertainment industry, taking on leading and supporting roles in several Moscow-produced films.

In 2005, he received a nomination for the Gold Nymph Award as Best Actor at the 45th International Festival of Television Films in Monte Carlo.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1980Control StripRudzik
1981Poor MashaKostya
1981YouthSemyon KruglovEpisode "Visit"
1981Through the Gobi and KhinganVanya Sokolov
1981Village StoryYevgeny
1983Red Bells IIOfficer
1983Immortality ExamCadet
1983RuptureVikentiev
1984Scarecrowepisode
1985In Search for Captain GrantCapt. John ManglesTV film
1985The RivalsSergei Drozdov
1986Believe in LoveVolodya
1987AboriginalOleg
1989ItDmitry Prokofiev
1991Last BunkerKalinichenko
1991Nude in a HatZuyev, a journalist
1991Death BayYura Medunov
1992Master of the EastAndrei
1993Hostages of the DevilSergey Ivanovich
1996Pacific BlueZigmondTV Series
2001HeartbreakersKremlin Band Leader
2001Megiddo: The Omega Code 2Russian President Kachitsky
2003FrasierVladimirTV Series
2003According to JimSashaTV Series
2005Space RaceAlexei LeonovTV Series
2005Silent PartnerThe Client
2006Break-throughCol. Gen. Selivanov
2006Ultimate ForcePyotrEpisode "Changing of the Guard"
2006Film Festival, or Port EisensteinActor Blok
2006Family NameVozdvizhensky
2006Moscow MissionMartin
2006The Good ShepherdUlysses / Stas Siyanko
2007The Apocalypse CodeMike Hutchins
2009DuplicityBoris Fetyov
2011-2018ForesterLeonid Matveevich ZubovTV Series
2016The AmericansAnatoly ViktorovichTV Series
2017ChervoniyVoron
2019The Bus Number 13Janitor
2023TetrisNikolai Belikov

References

  1. ↑ "Олег Штефанко - биография" (in Russian). 24smi.org. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
  2. ↑ "Олег Штефанко: Биография". olegshtefanko.ru. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
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