Adam Tsekhman

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Adam Tsekhman
Born (1980-01-15) January 15, 1980 (age 45)
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

References

  1. ↑ dmichaels (May 8, 2013). "Salad Days With Russian Dressing". The Jewish Exponent . Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Adam Tsekhman". TrunkSpace. May 29, 2019. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "About". Adam Tsekhman. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Poliakov, Rita (August 13, 2014). "How Toronto-born actor ended up in Amos Gitai film". The Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Nakamoto, Jessica (November 23, 2018). "Interview: Adam Tsekhman Talks "Legends of Tomorrow", Writing Comedy, and Chasing Chickens". Aesthetic Magazine. Toronto. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "'Tsili': Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter . September 2, 2014. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ Kramer, Bryna (October 17, 2018). "Exclusive Interview with Legends of Tomorrow's Adam Tsekhman". Talk Nerdy With Us. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  8. 1 2 Agard, Chancellor (October 1, 2020). "Legends of Tomorrow promotes Adam Tsekhman to series regular for season 6". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  9. 1 2 N'Duka, Amanda (March 18, 2019). "'Legends of Tomorrow's Adam Tsekhman Joins Gary Oldman & Armie Hammer In 'Dreamland'". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  10. ↑ Hopson, Travis (December 19, 2020). "'Crisis': First Look At Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly, And Armie Hammer In Opioid Crisis Drama". Punch Drunk Critics. Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  11. 1 2 Papadatos, Markos (May 13, 2018). "Adam Tsekhman talks 'Legends of Tomorrow,' upcoming projects (Includes interview)". Digital Journal. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Adam Tsekhman Filmography". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  13. ↑ "The Mentalist : Little Red Corvette (2013)". AllMovie . Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  14. ↑ Murthi, Vikram (August 14, 2014). "You're The Worst: "PTSD"". The A.V. Club . Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  15. 1 2 "Rising Star Lands Roles on CBS Hit NCIS and Fox Drama Bones". PRWeb . May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  16. ↑ Bryant, Jacob (December 12, 2018). "'Elseworlds, Part 3' Recap: 2019 'Arrowverse' Crossover Theme Revealed". Variety . Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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