Adam Tsekhman

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Adam Tsekhman
Born (1980-01-15) January 15, 1980 (age 44)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Education Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Alma mater Columbia University
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Adam Tsekhman is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Gary Green on the television series Legends of Tomorrow . [1] [2]

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Early life

Adam Tsekhman was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but raised in Toronto, Ontario. [3] [4] His parents were Ukrainian immigrants of Jewish descent [4] who came to Canada in the early 1970s. While studying finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, he developed a passion for acting, and joined a theatre troupe one of his friends was working at. After graduating from Wharton, Tsekhman wanted to pursue a career in investment banking and attended an interview with Lehman Brothers, but changed his mind and went to Columbia University where he graduated with a Masters in Fine Arts in Theatre Acting. [5]

Career

After graduating from Columbia University, Tsekhman landed a role in the Russian TV series Zona. [5] He received a best lead actor in a series nomination at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, but lost to Kiefer Sutherland for 24 . Tsekhman then moved to Los Angeles to work on other films and TV series. [3] In 2014, he featured in the Yiddish-language film Tsili as a Jewish refugee named Marek. [6] In 2017, Tsekhman was cast in the third season of The CW's Legends of Tomorrow as Gary Green. Initially intended to appear only for three episodes, he later became a recurring character, [7] and was promoted to the main cast during its sixth season. [8] In 2019, Tsekhman joined the thriller film Dreamland (later retitled Crisis ) as an Armenian gangster named Armen. [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014 Tsili Marek [6]
2018 Dragged Across Concrete Behzad [11]
2021 Crisis Armen [9]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006ZonaDennis Warren
2009 FlashForward Vladimir Petrov
2010 24 Suvarov's Aide
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Grigore Comescu [12]
2012 Rizzoli & Isles Steve Bogart [12]
2013 The Mentalist Horatio Jones [13]
2014 You're the Worst Venti [14]
2015 Bones Mustache / Johnny [15]
2015 NCIS Omar Hassan [15]
2016 Hawaii Five-0 Rasheed [12]
2017 2 Broke Girls Pete [12]
2017 Transparent Eyal [12]
2017–2022 Legends of Tomorrow Gary Green Recurring role (seasons 3–5)
Main cast (season 6–7)		 [8]
2018 Supergirl Episode: "Elseworlds, Part 3" [16]
2018 iZombie Squirelly GuyEpisode: "Chivalry Is Dead"
2018 Six Yuri Petrov [11]
2019 The Twilight Zone Officer Foster

Video games

YearShowRoleNotes
2010 SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 Additional voices
2015 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Soldiers
2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Russian soldiers
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Anton Charkov
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Additional voices

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